Education Technician; Tutor

Summary

This position is part of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Department of the Interior (DOI). As a Education Technician (Tutor) you will be responsible for coordinating tutoring services between SIPI's non-academic and academic programs to further enhance student learning and student support.

As a Education Technician (Tutor), GS-1702-7, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision:

• Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.
• Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
• Research or recommend textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring.
• Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
• Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students.
• Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.

This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Therefore, no transcripts are required.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. To determine if you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your application to determine your level of experience. Please follow all instructions carefully, you must complete all required steps in the process.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of any additional assessment(s) required for this position. This position requires successful completion of the following assessment:
Structured Resume Review. This assessment measures the critical competencies that are required to successfully perform the job in the following areas:
Customer Service Education and Training Files & Records Math, Science & English

Note:

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration. Errors or omissions may affect your qualification. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action. If you meet the minimum qualifications requirements for this position, your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures.

Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:
Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within each of these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-preference eligibles. Best Qualified:
Applicants that possess all of the job related competencies identified as important for successful job performance. Well Qualified:
Applicants that possess a majority (i.e., more than half but not all) of the job related competencies needed for successful job performance. Qualified:
Applicants meet the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements but do not meet the definition of Best Qualified or Well Qualified as described above. Indian Preference candidates not within reach on a Delegated Examining certificate of eligibles may be appointed using the Excepted Service Schedule A hiring authority. To preview the announcement questionnaire, : (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/