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Posted: April 16, 2026 (45 days ago)

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EDUCATIONAL TECHNICIAN

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Stale

Location

Salary

$40,736 - $52,957

per year

Closes

April 27, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a technician in a childcare setting for young children aged six weeks to six years, providing daily care, supervision, and age-appropriate activities in a classroom environment on a Marine Corps base in North Carolina.

The role requires ensuring children's safety, handling basic needs like feeding and diapering, and maintaining a structured routine while following strict guidelines.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in early childhood care, patience with young kids, and a commitment to creating positive, safe spaces, especially those interested in federal government work.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 level in providing care to children aged six weeks to six years in a classroom setting
  • Ability to provide safe, developmentally appropriate environments and activities for young children
  • Skills in conducting daily health checks and reporting signs of illness, abuse, or neglect
  • Experience attending to children's physical needs, such as diapering, feeding, toileting, and resting
  • Capacity to maintain control and accurate accountability of a group of children at all times
  • Knowledge of established standards, policies, procedures, and regulations for childcare
  • Ability to arrange classroom materials and prepare indoor/outdoor activities

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing safe, developmentally appropriate environments and activities directly to children ages six weeks to six years in a classroom setting.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/education-and-training-technician-series-1702-one-grade-interval-positions/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will provide care, oversight and accountability of children that complies with established standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • You will conduct daily health checks of children and notify supervisor of any marks or signs that might indicate suspicion of illness, abuse, or neglect.
  • You will attend to the physical individual needs of children (e.g. diapering, feeding, toileting, resting, etc.).
  • You will maintain control of an assigned group of children and keep accurate count of children at all times.
  • You will assist in arranging classroom and play materials to accommodate the daily schedule and activities of children and assist in providing resources and making preparations for developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor activities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/16/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12937647-26-KLG