Early Childhood Special Educator (Training Specialist)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in the Directorate of Medicine, Early Intervention Services (EIS) Branch of the U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.

Incumbent provides early intervention-specific procedural, legislative, and educational training to all EIS staff, community partners, and to Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) personnel.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Early Childhood Special Educator (Training Specialist): A.

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as child development or early childhood education.

OR B.

Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as child development or early childhood education, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described in A above.

Master's degree with major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as child development or early childhood education preferred.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in developing an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) for infants, toddlers, and their families; providing training or education related to Early Intervention Services (EIS) to medical professionals; providing information regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or similar regulations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Provide early intervention–specific procedural, legislative, and educational training to all Early Intervention Services (EIS) staff, community partners, and medical facility personnel.
• Monitor continued compliance with Defense Health Agency (DHA) requirements to provide retraining as needed and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain record of personnel training to ensure compliance with all applicable training requirements of EIS staff.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to implement Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to meet the changing needs of the child and family.
• Provide early intervention services in natural environments, including homes, child development centers, and community settings.
• Coordinate services across agencies and inform families of their due-process rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA) and applicable DoD/DHA regulations.
• Coordinate Child Find activities to ensure infants and toddlers with special needs are identified and referred for evaluation.