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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Training Center, Child Development Center, Cape May, NJ. Responsibilities You would be responsible for the overall management of a Coast Guard child development center and function as the focal point for the child development services and family child care programs. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: - Assisting CDC personnel including childcare assistants as first line supervisor. - Initiating paperwork for hiring of subordinate positions, reviews/modifies job descriptions that fall in accordance with governing regulations. - Providing input into the planning and development of program/projects to meet educational needs of a well-established organization with accredited educational activities. -Assisting Director with preparing an annual budget and funding request for the CDC including both Non-appropriated and Appropriated funds budget. - Interviewing and recommending employment of child development center staff; evaluating, counseling, documenting actions, promoting, and making recommendations of dismissals of employees when necessary. - Supervising staff work schedule, approving requests for leave, recommending employees for awards, and resolving employee complaints. - Providing guidance in age-appropriate behavior and discipline to staff, maintaining required records on children, coordinating parent involvement, and communicating with parents through a monthly newsletter. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. This position requires a Care National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI). Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position. Applicant must be up to date on immunizations. Selectee will be required to have annual influenza vaccination. MUST provide copies of your transcript. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications When using education to qualify, you MUST provide copies of your transcript. To qualify applicants must meet the Basic Requirements of the position: 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 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. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement - Applicants must also meet the following: To be qualified at the GS-9 level, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level (in federal service) OR 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Some examples of specialized experience are working in a group child care or other work that demonstrated the ability to assist in the operation of a child care center; training child care employees; assisting with the development of implementation of child development programs; teaching age appropriate curriculums for children aged from 6 weeks to 5 years. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here This is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 206-820-2648. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation