Education Services Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: The Military Entrance Processing Station plays a vital role in maintaining the nation's military might by ensuring that each new member of the Armed Forces: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, & Coast Guard; meets the high mental, moral & medical standards required by the DoD & the military services.

Every MEPS represents state of the art in testing, examining & processing applicants for enlistment into the Armed Forces.

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.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. ?????

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) 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/or 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: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the following areas, with at least one course from (1) or (2).

(1)Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests; (2) Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities; (3) Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs; (4) Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs; (5) Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner; (6) Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation; (7) Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems; OR (8) Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process.

Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package).

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled including: Coordinating programmatic activities to support adult education program (i.e.

Student Testing Program (STP)) marketing plans; Evaluating adult education programs (i.e.

Student Testing Program (STP)) for effectiveness and/or to recommend program improvements; Preparing briefings to public and/or management on student testing programs; Developing working relationships with the education community to promote student testing programs.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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

For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below: Education Substitution: Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a Ph.D.

degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Adult Education, or Adult Educational Counseling.

(You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education / Training Program Administration Educational Service Programs Training and Education Analysis 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-09).

If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement.

In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position. Major Duties:

• As an Education Services Specialist, you will:
• Prepare reports, briefings, and information papers pertaining to all programmatic aspects.
• Develop, implement, and disseminate Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program (CEP) policies and technical guidance.
• Develop and maintain business relationships with members of the education community to publicize and gain support for the program.
• Develop training programs and materials for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for service recruiters, school counselors, and counselor educators.
• Provide MEPS Commander status on Student Testing Program, Inter-service Recruitment Committee’s (IRC) Education Subcommittee, testing achievements or recruiter participation, etc.
• Negotiate with nonparticipating schools to initiate testing and coordinates with participating schools to improve/sustain participation in the STP within high schools, vocational/technical schools, colleges, and educational programs.
• Evaluate existing operations in the Student Testing Program (STP) and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Assist researchers in validation studies and in pilot projects relating to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).