Supvy Educ Prog Spec GS-1720-15 FPL GS-15 (OCTAE only Temp Prom NTE one yr)

Department of Education Headquarters • San Francisco, CA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy, in Washington, DC. OCTAE helps students gain challenging academic and technical skills and prepare for high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand occupations. The position is a temporary promotion for a period not to exceed one year, with no possibility of conversion to permanent.

The incumbent serves as a nationally recognized expert and provides professional leadership and guidance to department and outside officials in planning, developing, evaluating, and implementing educational programs. The role leads integration across education systems, provides strategic direction and technical assistance for coordinated implementation, interprets national trends and research, advises on grant programs and policy, and strengthens relationships with external organizations. The incumbent supervises professional staff and holds them accountable for high-quality results.

Requirements

• Meet the positive education requirement through one of the specified pathways: qualifying coursework and a degree; qualifying coursework combined with appropriate experience or additional education; four years of qualifying experience; or at least one full academic year of professional teaching experience.
• Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 performing at least two of the three specified duties: implementing AEFLA and Perkins V programs and recommending improvements to implementation and grant monitoring; establishing priorities and procedures and overseeing grant-program planning, initiation, monitoring, and closeout; or implementing major education programs and providing technical guidance and capacity building to education officials.
• Knowledge of the statutory and regulatory provisions of AEFLA and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V) and their implementation.
• Knowledge of adult education, career and technical education, and workforce development systems at the federal and state levels.
• Skill collaborating with others to implement grant programs supporting career, technical, and adult education.
• Skill setting clear expectations and standards for staff and addressing performance concerns in a timely manner.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Complete a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Males age 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• May be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period and a one-year probationary period.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements if a current federal employee.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and guidance to department and outside officials in planning, developing, evaluating, and implementing educational programs.
• Lead and advance integration of education systems, providing strategic direction and technical assistance to support coordinated implementation.
• Interpret and advise on national trends and research findings.
• Serve as an agency resource on grant programs and policy.
• Strengthen relationships with external organizations.
• Supervise professional staff and ensure accountability for high-quality results.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package.
• Family-friendly work environment, including excused leave for parent/teacher conferences and annual health screenings, and matching leave for community volunteer service.
• Alternative work schedules may be available.
• May be eligible for a recruitment incentive, subject to a service agreement.
• May be eligible for a relocation incentive, subject to a service agreement.
• May be eligible for student loan repayment as a recruitment incentive, subject to a service agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed