Education Specialist

Summary

Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?

You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

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Overview

Accepting applications
Open & closing dates

07/25/2022 to 08/08/2022

Salary

$56,551 - $86,074 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 09 - 11

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Waseca, MN 1 vacancy

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel may be required for training.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

11

Job family (Series)

1701 General Education And Training

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Other

Drug test

Yes

Announcement number

WAS-2

Control number

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This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

THIS IS A DELEGATED EXAMINING ANNOUNCEMENT OPEN TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS. ??? Duty Location: FCI Waseca, MN

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Duties

Responsible for performing a variety of functions requiring professional knowledge in the field of education and training.

Duties may encompass various teaching/coordination responsibilities in regard to academic and occupational programs for education services. This includes providing direct classroom instruction, planning and conducting individualized instruction, and coordination of such areas as literacy, English as a second language, vocational/occupational/related trades training, adult continuing education, advanced education, release preparation, parenting/leisure and wellness/life skills programs and others.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship is Required.
See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
Selective Service Requirement:

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1)this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: Click Here

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: Click Here

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements:

Degree - that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

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Combination of Education and Experience - courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above.

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In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, applicants must also have the following:

Education:

GL-09: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.

GS-11: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

Graduate education must provide the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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Experience:

GL-09 and GS-11: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience could include:

GL-09:

Experience administering standardized educational group tests and other individual diagnostic and/or assessment instruments, and analysis of results.
Experience in planning, developing and conducting an instructional program based on assessment data, knowledge of teaching strategies, learning styles, and availability of resources.
Experience in planning, designing curricula, and coordinating instructional programs, which may include such areas as: Literacy/GED, Adult Continuing Education, English as a Second Language, vocational trades, and/or advance education.

GS-11:

Experience developing and administering standardized educational group tests and other individual diagnostic and assessment instruments, and analysis of results.
Experience in planning, developing and conducting individualized instructional programs based on assessment data, knowledge of teaching strategies, learning styles, and availability of resources.
Experience in planning, designing curricula, and coordinating a variety of programs, which may include such areas as: Literacy, Adult Continuing Education, English as a Second Language, vocational trades and advance education.

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Combination of Education and Experience:

GL-09 and GS-11: Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. This experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Additional information

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution..... click apply for full job details