Education Services Specialist

About the Position: This Education Services Specialist role is responsible for promoting, managing, and executing the Department of Defense (DOD) Student Testing Program (STP), primarily centered around the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program (CEP). This position is supervisory as a Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) supervisor. Evaluate existing operations in the Student Testing Program (STP) to makes recommendations for improvement. Deliver comprehensive briefings to provide critical updates on testing milestones, subcommittee activities, and program participation rates. Synchronize promotional initiatives with neighboring Military Entrance Processing Centers (MEPS) to optimized marketing outcomes across state and regional sectors. Initiative institutional growth of the Student Testing Program (STP) by securing commitments from nonparticipating schools. Provide interpretation of test results to testing program participants (i.e., students, parents, school officials and members of the education community. Provide briefings to testing program participants (i.e., recruiters, school counselors, and educators) on all matters related to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test. Maintain business relationships with members of the education community to publicize and gain support for the program. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Coordinating activities for educational programs or student services; 2.) providing oversight of standardized testing or assessment programs within assigned organization; 3.) developing partnerships with the education community (i.e., school districts, colleges, universities, workforce agencies, or community organizations) to promote programs; and 4.) delivering educational briefings to provide information on education programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Adult Education or Adult Educational Counseling. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Individual Occupational Requirements: 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 areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below. Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests. 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. Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. 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. Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems. 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/