Supervisory Lead Educator

Air Combat Command • Davis Monthan AFB, AZ

14d

About The Position

The Supervisory Lead Educator serves as a first-level supervisor for nonsupervisory employees assigned to a Child Development Center or School Age Care Program. The role plans, directs, organizes, and controls staff activities to ensure appropriate developmental care and instruction for children and youth. The supervisor also reinforces staff development and coordinates with managers and professional staff to support continuity and quality of services.

The position is a designated supervisory, mission-essential, and key career position with an established tour limitation of 36–60 months. The employee is subject to background checks, immunization requirements, and initial and periodic drug testing. Work may take place indoors and outdoors, may occasionally involve travel and irregular or shift hours, and requires mobility to help ensure children’s safety. A valid driver’s license, first aid and CPR certification, and a high school diploma or equivalent are required. Qualification requires the applicable education and specialized experience for the GS-1701 series, or qualifying combinations of education and experience.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must hold a certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Must have an appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Must meet the OPM qualification requirements for the GS-1701 General Education and Training series.
• Basic education requirement: a completed four-year course of study at an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree, with major study in education or an equivalent field; alternatively, qualifying education and experience providing comparable knowledge.
• Must meet one of the specialized qualification pathways: at least one year of specialized experience at GS-07 or equivalent; two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent; or a qualifying combination of graduate education and experience totaling at least 100%.
• Specialized experience includes knowledge of child and youth growth and development, program oversight, learning and recreational activities, program operations and management, food-service regulations and equipment requirements, and staff training and parent information programs.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements; one year at GS-07 is required for GS-09 consideration where TIG applies.
• Must meet knowledge and ability requirements related to child and youth development; safety and security; laws concerning detection, prevention, and reporting of child abuse or neglect; educating and advising providers and parents; assessing training and developmental needs; evaluating provider qualifications and suitability; effective oral and written communication; and adapting activities to individual children’s skills.
• Must complete required background checks, including criminal history, installation records, FBI fingerprint, and State Criminal History Repository checks; specified checks are renewed every five years, with annual review of DD Form 2981.
• Must meet immunization requirements for working with children and youth, including influenza vaccination in accordance with applicable recommendations.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must sign the required Memorandum of Understanding covering selection, restriction, outplacement, tour, and mobility agreements.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period is required if the selected applicant has not previously met this requirement.
• The work requires mobility to ensure children’s and youths’ safety and repetitive walking, standing, bending, stooping, and sitting on the floor.
• May be required to travel away from the normal duty station, including overnight travel; may occasionally work outside normal duty hours, on shifts, or irregular hours, including overtime.
• Must submit transcripts when using education to qualify; foreign education requires evidence of U.S. equivalency.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff providing developmental care and instruction in Child Development Center or School Age Care Programs.
• Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Advise and counsel employees regarding management policies, procedures, and directives.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with managers and professional staff to ensure seamless service and continuity of quality for children and youth.
• Support and reinforce developmental training for direct-care professionals.
• Conduct and review evaluations of classrooms and activity areas, identify areas for improvement, and establish and implement corrective action plans.
• Conduct quality assurance checks of classroom and activity records, including after-action plans, medication and allergy documentation, inspection checklists, temperature logs, inclusion and behavior support plans, accident and incident reports, attendance and accountability reports, and other locally required documentation.
• Serve as a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse and neglect in accordance with local policy.
• Operate a motor vehicle as required by the position.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and employment status.
• Childcare discounts for eligible employees: direct childcare employees may receive 100% off the first child and 25% off each additional child; other assigned Child and Youth Programs and Family Child Care personnel may receive a 25% discount.

What This Job Offers

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