• Job Description

  Req#: 552712

  OMB NO: 1625-0120

  Expiration Date: 01/30/2025

  
  

  Announcement #: 6336

  Opening Date: 27 June 2025 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-1702-03

  Closing Date: 11 July 2025 Work Schedule: Temp Full Time* (30-40 hours/week)

  Position: CDC Education Technician (2) Salary: $24.16-$31.40/hour

  Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Petaluma, CA

  Child Development Center

  *Not to Exceed 1 Year

  DUTIES :

  Incumbent serves as the Education Technician "Working Team Leader", in a Coast Guard Child Development Center (CDC). In that capacity, the incumbent will provide oversight and leadership of CDC direct caregivers and teachers in the care and education of children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Serves as a primary substitute in the absence of scheduled direct care staff.

  Skills in communicating effectively and at appropriate levels with children, parents, staff, and supervisor about a variety of subject matters relating to the early childhood field.

  Knowledge of child development norms, behaviors, growth, and progress necessary to accomplish assigned duties and responsibilities which promote a child's physical, social emotional, creative, and intellectual growth and development.

  Provides appropriate, specialized developmental care and instruction for children enrolled in CDC. Performs daily planning activities and provides oversight in a designated classroom. Plans and/or organizes activities for holidays and other special occasions.

  Works with parents to promote understanding of their child's growth and development and encourages parent’s participation in center whenever possible. Maintains records of progress in areas such as growth and motor skills development. Prepares progress reports for each child to meet scheduled requirements and discusses reports with the director and the child's parents or guardians. Observes and reports significant individual and group behavior of children to management and parents.

  Conducts parent/teacher conferences and works with parents whenever possible to promote an understanding of the growth and development of their child. Encourages parent participation in school programs and attends parent group and other school functions. Participates in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other activities aimed at promoting professional growth.

  Maintains files of approved programs of instruction, to include updating and maintaining training. requirements for direct childcare staff.

  Monitors each assigned room to ensure operations and developmental care is provided IAW with CG policies, procedures and accreditation standards.

  Assists training and curriculum specialists with specialized tasks for on-going staff training. Training which is unique and specific to the field of early childhood education.

  Other duties as assigned.

  You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated .

  QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED :

  Minimum :

  1. Professional knowledge of the goals, principles, objectives, practices and theories of early childhood education acquired through formal education or a combination of education and experience equivalent to a major in child development or early childhood educational specialties.

  2. Knowledge of child development norms, behaviors, growth and progress necessary to implement meaningful activities,

  3. Assigned duties and responsibilities which promote a child's physical, social, emotional, creative and intellectual

  4. growth and development.

  5. Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis. Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.

  6. Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.

  7. Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.

  8. Valid Driver’s license.

  Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

  1. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

  USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

  By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

  • Paid Annual and Sick Leave
  • Holiday Pay
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Savings Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid Parental Leave

  OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION :

  • Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
  • Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position. Additionally, you may be required to meet specific job-related qualifications or certifications as a condition of your employment.
  • Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
  • This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

  HOW TO APPLY

  Additional Information on how you will be evaluated:

  Your resume or application must clearly demonstrate the required experience and/or education. Experience includes both paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer service through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, community, student, social, committee, sports, or internships). Volunteer work can help develop essential skills, competencies, and leadership experience that may translate directly to paid employment. Your resume is the primary tool used to assess your qualifications. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to provide clear, specific, and detailed descriptions of your experience.

  You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice. It is recommended the resume clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You should also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors.

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  CDC Education Technician Temp FT NTE 1 Year – 6336

  Petaluma, CA, US

  Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

  PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

  Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

  Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

  Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

  Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.

  Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

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