Educational Specialist

This vacancy is for a GS - 1701 - 7, Educational Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN PETALUMA CG MORALE WELFARE AND RECREATION BRANCH in PETALUMA, California. Qualifications: Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: Positive Education Requirement: 1. Completed a Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to this position such as child development or early childhood education. OR, 2. Have an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience, where course work would be considered to be equivalent to a major in child development or early childhood education. The total background provides the equivalent knowledge as would be gained through completion of a bachelor's degree in the field. In addition to meeting the positive education requirement above, you must also meet one of the the following to qualify at the GS-7 grade level: A. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis: Teaching young children in a preschool, early elementary school, church school, or day care center; Observing children to evaluate milestones, social interactions, and behavior; Providing input to the development and implementation of child development programs and engages with parents and children to promote well being and development of youths. OR, B. Possess at least one full year of graduate level education in child development or early childhood education or directly related fields. OR, C. Superior Academic Achievement- I meet 1 of the following: (1) In the upper one-third of my graduating class; OR (2) A GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0, as recorded on official transcript, or based on courses completed during final 2 years of curriculum; OR (3) A GPA of 3.5 or higher out of 4.0, based on average of required courses completed in major or required courses in major completed during the final 2 years of curriculum. OR, D. Possess a combination of related graduate education in child development or early childhood education or directly related fields and specialized experience as described in "A" above that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.