Education Services Specialist

About the Position

As the Education Service Specialist the incumbent will serve as the subject matter expert for the Department of War (DoW) Student Testing Program (STP) and the ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP). You will act as the bridge between the military entrance processing mission and the civilian educational community. The incumbent will lead in developing strategic marketing plans to expand program participation across high schools, colleges, and vocational institutions.

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel
• Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program
• DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the following areas, with at least one course from (1) or (2). (1) Tests and measurement:
Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests; (2) Adult education:
Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities; (3) Educational program administration:
Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs; (4) Curriculum development or design:
Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs; (5) Teaching methods:
Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner; (6) Guidance and counseling:
Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation; (7) Career planning:
Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems; OR (8) Occupational information:
Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package).

To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled including:

• Coordinating activities for educational programs or student services
• Providing oversight of standardized testing or assessment programs within assigned organization
• Developing partnerships with the education community (i.e., school districts, colleges, universities, workforce agencies, or community organizations) to promote programs
• Delivering educational briefings to provide information on educa