Education Technician; Special Education CY

Responsibilities

Incumbent will create and maintain a safe, positive learning environment to ensure the holistic development of each student and staff member through cultural, social, spiritual, physical and academic experience. Incumbent will support the Bureau of Indian Education’s mission, which is to provide high quality education opportunities from early childhood through life while considering a tribe’s need for cultural and economic well‑being.

• Completed at least 48 semester hours of study at an institution of higher education; or met a rigorous standard of quality, demonstrated through a formal State or local academic assessment test, plus 1 year of experience. Assessment test should demonstrate knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing and mathematics; (or, if appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, or mathematics readiness).

Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the BIE Job Category Standard. Refer to BIE Job Category Standards for additional qualification requirements and substitutions for education.

• Good distant vision in one eye and ability to read without strain printed material the size of typewritten characters are required, glasses permitted.
• Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, is required.
• In most instances, an amputation of arm, hand, leg, or foot will not disqualify an applicant for appointment, although it may be necessary that this condition be compensated by use of satisfactory prosthesis.
• In addition, applicants must have mental and emotional stability.
• The position requires normal physical activity with the work, field travel, and to attendance at meetings and conferences from the duty station.