Education Specialist

Who May Apply: Applicants with Indian Preference All U.S. Citizens Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Required Education, Experience and Certification: Education: Bachelor's degree in appropriate education field (or related areas such as those required under Public Law 95-142) with a minimum of 12 semester hours of course work in particular area of specialization. In absence of identified area of specialization, the minimum coursework must be in education theories, methodologies, and/or practicum. Applicants must provide copies of official or unofficial transcripts that identify student name, school name, and degree conferred. Applicants must NOT submit transcripts directly received from colleges or universities as these digital PDF files are either portfolios or encrypted with restrictive permissions. USAJOBS portal does convert such files or flatten all pages, it will upload only one page (normally the transcript key only). OPM has provided steps/job aid for how applicants can validate PDFs. See OPM's updated online resources Applicant Online Help. BIE HR Office recommends use "Microsoft print to PDF" as new file and upload that "flat" pdf to application submission. AND Experience: (2) Years of related experience. Qualifying experience is teaching experience or other professional education experience related to the position. Specialist is required to be current in all pertinent education legal issues relative to the area of specialty. Certification: Must also possess State certification appropriate to the education/topic field. Emergency and provisional certificates may be accepted under the conditions that the State certification authority has issued. Applicants MUST submit a copy of current and valid professional certification or licensure with application package or will be rated ineligible. It must reflect legal name, issue date, expiration date, and endorsements (as applicable). DODEA certifications are NOT acceptable substitutes for State certification Appropriate topic/field may be identified by parenthetical to the position title; in absence of parenthetical the certification must be in education appropriate for primary or secondary schools. Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated and ranked based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected in the assessment questionnaire. Applicants will be further evaluated according to the degree to which they possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. Qualifications and Indian preference eligibility will be determined on the basis of information submitted. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.