Educational Technician

• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This vacancy is for a GS-1702-5, Educational Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, BASE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia.

You will serve as an Educational Technician and be responsible for performing duties as the team leader for childcare activity rooms for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. The technician will mentor and coach teachers and caregiver on providing age-appropriated developmental childcare. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include:
Providing appropriate, early education developmental care and instruction for children enrolled using CG Child Developmental Services and National Accreditation standards and guidelines. Partnering with parents to promote understanding of child growth and development. Providing job training and orientation for new caregivers. Developing a system and coordinating directives with CDC clerical team for compliance.

Participating in special needs assessment process and the development of a child's accommodation plans. Or Four years education above high school;
Or A combination of post-high school education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:
If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript:
If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN

EDUCATION:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions…