Early Childhood Special Educator

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About the Position: This position is located at the Stuttgart US Army Health Clinic.

The incumbent will work as an Early Childhood Special Educator for Early Intervention Services (EIS) of the Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) program, and provides EIS to infants/toddlers and their families.

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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 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 Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment 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 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: 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.

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 screening and evaluating children using standardized testing materials; providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers with complex developmental delays and disabilities, including genetic syndromes, sensory impairments, neuromuscular disorders, cognitive delays, and autism spectrum disorder; conducting developmental assessments; creating and implementing family-centered intervention plans; and coordinating evaluations and support with multidisciplinary teams.

Preferable master's degree in early child education professional license.

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:

• Identify children in the local area of responsibility (AOR) who may require early intervention services.
• Participate with a multidisciplinary team in conducting developmental assessments of children who may have complex developmental needs.
• Coordinate with an interdisciplinary team, including the parents, for the development of Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).
• Conduct family interviews and administers, scores, and interprets individually appropriate assessment measures.
• Provide consultation and technical assistance to other early intervention team members and agencies
• Coordinate services across agency lines for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.