Assistant Child Development Center Director

Pacific Air Forces • Eielson AFB, AK

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About The Position

The Assistant Child Development Center Director serves as a first-level supervisor and assists the Child Development Center Director with the center’s day-to-day operations. The role supports specialized developmental childcare and instruction for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. It develops, implements, and administers child development programs and helps provide a safe, healthy environment that stimulates and sustains children’s interest.

The position assists with administering and evaluating individual and group developmental and educational activities for staff to implement. It exercises supervisory personnel-management responsibilities, helps manage funds and resources—including developing annual NAF and APF budgets and prioritizing program requirements—and assists with administration of the USDA nutrition/food program.

The role requires a qualifying background in a child-related field and specialized experience managing early-childhood programs, or qualifying graduate education or a combination of education and experience. The employee must be able to obtain Food Handler’s, First Aid, and CPR certifications, complete required training, and maintain an appropriate valid driver’s license if driving is required. The position involves regular contact with children and requires background checks, a pre-employment physical, and specified immunizations.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the OPM qualification requirements for the GS-1701 General Education and Training Series.
• Meet the basic education requirement through a qualifying bachelor’s or higher degree with appropriate child-related study, or an acceptable combination of education and experience. For Air Force Child Development Center Director and Assistant Director positions, qualifying study includes child development, early childhood education, home economics with an early-childhood emphasis, elementary education, special education, or another appropriate field.
• Have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent, including experience managing an entire early-childhood program operating cycle such as budgeting, facility and supply management, program development and implementation, personnel selection, training and supervision, and curriculum oversight; or qualify through the stated graduate education or education-and-experience combination.
• Submit transcripts when using education to qualify.
• For the underlying child development director education criteria described in the announcement, a bachelor’s degree in a child-related field and experience working with the program’s age groups are required; an individual without a qualifying bachelor’s degree must have an associate degree and be working toward a bachelor’s degree.
• Possess professional knowledge of child-development theory, methods, and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social, and special-education needs and center management.
• Know how to interpret and apply laws and regulations governing childcare, including regulatory requirements, policies, and practices.
• Know financial, budget, and resource-management principles and analytical and evaluative methods and techniques.
• Know USDA food-program requirements.
• Have skill in educating, counseling, and advising childcare providers and parents, and assessing training and children’s developmental needs.
• Have skill in conducting audits, studies, and inspections; evaluating results; determining needed improvements; and coordinating corrective action.
• Be able to obtain Food Handler’s, First Aid, and CPR certifications and complete additional required training.
• Maintain an appropriate, valid driver’s license if required to operate a motor vehicle; an annual driving-record check is required.
• Pass required background checks, including DD Form 2981, Installation Records Check, FBI fingerprinting, and Tier 1 with a State Criminal History Repository; required checks are renewed as specified.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination, renew it at least every three years, and receive specified immunizations.
• Pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing; the position is designated as a Testing Designated Position.
• Meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements when they apply.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service.
• Be prepared for occasional work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays, and possible split shifts.
• Be able to perform physical work including standing, walking, and lifting up to 40 pounds, as well as helping arrange and maintain center and playground areas.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Child Development Center Director with daily center operations.
• Assist with administering and evaluating ongoing individual and group developmental and educational activities for staff implementation and execution.
• Exercise supervisory personnel-management responsibilities.
• Assist with managing funds and resources, including developing annual NAF and APF budgets and submitting and prioritizing program component requirements.
• Assist the director with administration of the USDA nutrition/food program.
• Help provide a safe and healthy environment for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
• Develop, implement, and administer child development programs.

Benefits

• Potential PCS payment if authorized, subject to applicable rules and agreements.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) eligibility, subject to change without notice.
• Childcare discounts for eligible employees: direct childcare employees may receive 100% for the first child and 25% for each additional child; other assigned CYP and FCC personnel may receive a 25% discount.
• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager