### Naval Medical Command
#### Few vacancies in the following location:
* Yokosuka, Japan
##### Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent
Opened Friday 7/8/2016 (4 day(s) ago)
** Closes Friday 7/15/2016 (3 day(s) away)
## Job Overview
### Summary
The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless. Civilian careers-where purpose and patriotism unite!
The selectee for this position serves as an Early Childhood Special Educator in the Educational and Developmental Intervention Services Program (EDIS), U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
To learn more about the living and working conditions in the overseas area go to: http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=MI:ENTRY:0
1. Select the link "View a directory of installations".
2. Select a branch of service Navy or Marine Corp.
3. Select the military base installation.
4. Select Go.
First priority consideration will be given to preference eligible veterans.
Second priority consideration will be given to military spouse and family member preference eligibles residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily.
Military Spouses and family members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference.
Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member.
### Duties
* Perform and interpret detail developmental screenings, initial evaluations and on-going assessments of children birth to three years of age.
* Provide written and oral reports of screening, evaluations, and assessments.
* Plan and direct a comprehensive early childhood special education program.
* Prepare and organize appropriate curriculum and materials in order to implement daily lesson plans.
* Incorporate evaluation, assessment, planning and management procedures, which match the needs of the child /learning with the instructional environment.
### Travel Required
* Occasional Travel
* Travel is dependent upon position description and availability of funding. The position may require travel 2- 5 days on a quarterly basis away from the duty location.
### Relocation Authorized
* Yes
* Relocation expenses for candidates outside of the commuting area (i.e. PCS) are authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations and Department of Navy Policy. Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable command policy and available command funding.
## Job Requirements
### Key Requirements
* You must be a US Citizen.
* Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. www.sss.gov
* Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
* Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* See Other Information section for additional requirements.
### Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
Applicants must meet the following qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
Basic Qualification Requirements:
Applicants must possess a degree from an accredited college or university that included or was supplemented by a major study in Special Education or Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Special Education.
OR
Possess a 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.
In addition, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the **GS-09**grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing Early Intervention Services emphasizing on early identification, diagnosis, evaluation, assessment, and education treatment/intervention of children from birth to 36 months of age with developmental delays/disabilities; counseling staff and family members; and developing and instructing training and workshops on special education.
OR
Successfully completed 3-years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a
Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Possess combination of specialized experience and education that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal 100 percent.
This position has a Selective Placement Factor (screen-out) which will also be used to determine minimum qualifications for this position. Applicants not possessing this Selective Placement Factor will be found ineligible for this position.
The Selective Placement Factor is: Current licensed/certified teacher with emphasis in Early Childhood Special Education in one of the 50 States or U.S. Territories.
**(NOTE: A copy of your license/certificate MUST be submitted with your resume. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration).**
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/general-education-and-training-series-1701/
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. 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.
As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire. To preview this questionnaire and determine if your experience matches the required skills for this position, click the following link: View Assessment Questions
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility.
**EDUCATION:**
**Are you using your education to qualify?** For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned). See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade. This requirement is called time-in-grade. All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
**REQUIREMENTS:**
A Secret security clearance is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a position offer or removal. If you possess a security clearance, please indicate the level and termination date in your resume.
Selectee must possess a valid, current state driver's license and willing to obtain and maintain U.S. Forces, Japan Operator's permit.
Selectee must be able and willing to work an uncommon tour of duty ( includes weekend, nights, or holidays as required.
Selectee must be able and willing to obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
The incumbent's work is active. Evaluations and intervention/treatments require standing, sitting (in chairs and on the floor), light to moderate lifting, walking, bending, climbing, kneeling, squatting, crawling, jumping and/or running, all on a recurring basis.
The incumbent will travel to intervention locations, between EDIS sites, DODDS locations and military treatment facilities, sometimes for extend periods, and work with children and families. Sedentary activities include report preparation and attendance at meetings.
The work environment includes DoD Dependents Schools, hospitals and community facilities and may involve exposure to adverse weather while traveling between sites. Work may require travel away from normal duty station on a quarterly basis to attend conferences or meetings.
The incumbent is frequently in contact with patients having infectious/communicable diseases and appropriate infection and adults with communicable disease could inadvertently result in physical illness to the incumbent.
The incumbent also works in a potentially hostile environment in which exposure to children and adults with behavior disorders or emotional disturbances could inadvertently result in physical injury or harm to the incumbent.
Work hours may include some evening or weekend times in order to be responsive to the unique needs of both the program and eligible families.
### Security Clearance
Secret
## Additional Information
### What To Expect Next
When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements for which you requested consideration.
Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. However, applicants with adjudicated preference will be referred first. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
Stay informed of changes to your application status by signing up for automatic email alerts at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Applicant/Application/ListApplications.
#### BENEFITS
Department of the Navy offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, a 401K-type retirement plan, and an Employee Assistance Program. More information can be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Benefits/Pages/Default.aspx
In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage. For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position. http://cpol.army.mil/library/permiss/2801ss.html
### Other Information
This Position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Recruitment incentives are authorized.
Relocation incentives are authorized.
Tour of duty will be** 36**months.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
"Pay retention will be granted to the selectee recruited outside the area who accepts a downgrade when there is no step in the lower grade that equals or exceeds his/her current rate of basic pay."
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
**Selectee must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26 Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230:**
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf .
Civilian employment in the competitive service in foreign areas shall be limited to a period of 5 continuous years unless interrupted by at least 2 years of physical presence in the United States of non-foreign area.
**For more Foreign Overseas recruitment information:**
http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/OverseasRecruitmentinformationForeign.pdf (http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/OverseasRecruitmentinformationForeign.pdf)
The Department of the Navy uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
**Important Information for Applicants with Family Members With Special Medical or Educational Needs:**
http://www.public.navy.mil/donhr/employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/FarmMembersspecialMedicalEducational
**Military Spouse Preference (MSP):**http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/MilSpousePrefStatement.pdf
**Federal Annuitant Information:**
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
**Veteran's Preference Information:**
http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/Vet%20PreferenceStatement.pdf
**ICTAP Applicants:**
To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating of 85 or higher. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/ICTAPStatement.pdf
**Overseas Family Member Preference:**http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/OverseasFamMemberPrefEligible.pdf
*Salary Range:* $51,811.00 to $67,354.00 / Per Year
*Series & Grade:* GS-1701-11/11
*Promotion Potential:* 11
*Supervisory Status:* No
*Who May Apply:* United States Citizens
*Control Number:* 444099200
*Job Announcement Number:* SW61701-11-1744126P3381958D