Lead Education Services Specialist

Air Education and Training Command • Lackland AFB, TX

8h

About The Position

The Lead Education Services Specialist serves as the single point of contact for planning, administering, developing, and evaluating the installation education services program. The position serves as Assistant Education & Training Section Chief and first-level supervisor, with immediate personnel management responsibilities for employees assigned to the Education Services section. It oversees professional educational and vocational guidance and testing services, assists with administration of the section’s annual operating budget, and represents the section to installation and functional-area organizations.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must complete the initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s).
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must meet the positive education requirements for the OPM 1740 occupational series.
• Successful completion of a full four-year course of study at an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree, including at least 24 semester hours in relevant education-related subject areas; at least one course must be in tests and measurement or adult education.
• Submit a copy of transcripts with the application when using education to qualify.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, including knowledge of education theories and practices, guidance counseling, civilian and military training programs, budget procedures, resource requirements, and safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations.
• Meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements; for GS-12, one year at the GS-11 level is required for applicable merit-promotion applicants.
• Knowledge of education theories and practices for secondary, adult, and continuing education, and guidance counseling methods.
• Knowledge of civilian and military programs, policies, and requirements for administering comprehensive training services.
• Knowledge of budget regulations and procedures for administering training funds and overseeing resource needs, including facilities, equipment, supplies, and service contracts.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations and procedures.
• Skill in planning, developing, and directing adult education and training programs and adjusting them to meet changing needs within existing resources.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small- to medium-sized organization.
• Foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education requirements, with supporting evidence provided by the applicant.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours.
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Assistant Education & Training Section Chief and exercise immediate supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Oversee professional educational and vocational guidance and testing services.
• Assist with administration of the Education and Training Section’s annual operating budget.
• Plan, direct, organize, and control the work of employees assigned to the Education Services section.
• Represent the Education and Training Section with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Plan, develop, and direct adult education and training programs, assess needs, and make program improvements within available resources.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families.
• PCS relocation may be paid if authorized, in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and Air Force regulations.

What This Job Offers

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