Supervisory Educational Technician NF-04.

Responsibilities

• Supervises an assigned team consisting of up to twelve ratios children/youth comprised of direct care professionals and volunteers.

Serves as a first-level supervisor for assigned staff.

• Conducts and reviews program evaluations of classroom and activity areas, identifying areas that need improvement and establishing and implementing corrective action plans to address deficiencies within the prescribed timeframes.
• May serve as the Manager on Duty, assuming responsibilities and duties of the program Director or Assistant Director in their absence when assigned.
• Works in conjunction with the Training Specialist and conducts written observations of assigned direct care professionals during all hours of operation and evaluates employees on established performance standards.
• Resolves complaints related to personnel concerns; gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

Requirements

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
• May work an uncommon tour of duty to include evenings, weekends, and holidays to accommodate varying program operating schedules.
• May require travel to indoor and outdoor field trips.
• This position has been identified as having regular contact with children under the age of 18.
• In accordance with Section 231 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647 codified at 34 U. S. C. 20351) and Do D Instruction

, favorably adjudicated background checks are required.

• Position is subject to immunization requirements as a condition of employment for working with children and youth.
• Employee is required to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases in accordance with recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which includes the influenza vaccine.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical and subsequent physicals, thereafter, provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease.
• Must complete all Do D and Service training requirements within the specified time including orientation, initial, and annual ongoing training requirements, and any required certifications.
• Must maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications and be able to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Incumbent must have the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
• The incumbent must have the visual and auditory capabilities to supervise children and youth to comply with sight and sound supervision requirements and to provide immediate responses when applicable.
• Incumbent is legally required to report all suspected incidents of child abuse.

Qualifications

Education

: Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in child development, early childhood education, elementary or secondary education, home economics (early childhood emphasis), elementary education, special education, or other fields appropriate to the position.

Experience

• Six months experience supervising or leading caregivers within child/youth facility-based programs.
• Experience managing in a classroom setting within child and youth programs.
• Experience implementing and overseeing a structured child and youth program curriculum.
• Demonstrated verbal communication skills gained through conducting training, delivering presentations, conducting meetings with parents and/or staff, or similar.
• Highly Preferred / Best Qualified
• At least 1 year experience supervising or leading caregivers in a child facility-based program.
• Experience with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation process.

Proof of education is required at the time of application.

For foreign education, credentials must be evaluated by a private organization or credit must be given at an accredited U.

S. institution.

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