### Naval Medical Command
#### Few vacancies in the following location:
* Camp Foster, Japan
##### Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent
Opened Wednesday 8/24/2016 (1 day(s) ago)
** Closes Friday 9/2/2016 (8 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!
This is a **RE-ADVERTISEMENT** of Announcement Number: **SW61701-11-1721584N2346545D**. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.
This position serves as an** Early Childhood Education Specialist** at** Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) at the directorate for Medical Services, Naval Hospital Okinawa, 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 detailed evaluation of dependents and make recommendations for treatment.
* Provide cognitive and developmental activities and special instructions to child family.
* Provide written and oral evaluation of response to intervention services.
* Prepare abd organize materials in order to implement daily lesson plans.
* Develop guidelines for in-service training if early intervention staff on best practice as outlines by current research and publications in the field of early intervention.
* Complete initial and periodic health assessment as required by the US Naval Hospital, including maintenance of immunization records an any other annual requirements as required by the US Naval Hospital.
### Travel Required
* Not Required
### 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 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 Requirements: Applicants must possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that included or was supplemented by a major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as Early Childhood 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 described above.
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.
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 a 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.
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
**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.
In accordance with DODI 8500.2 (dated February 6, 2003), this position requires access to DOD Information Technology (IT) assets and therefore mandates a designation of IT Level III with the appropriate back ground investigation with appropriate background investigatin (NAC) commensurate with that level.
Selectee must possess a State issued license/certification in "Special Education/Early Intervention, Infant & Toddler Developmental Specialist, OR Early Childhood Education license in one of the 50 states as a service provider to infants and toddlers with disabilities."
The incumbent's work is active and requires standing, sitting (in chairs or on the floor), and light lifting. -Evaluations may require walking, bending climbing, kneeling, squatting, crawling, jumping, and/or running on a recurring basis.
Sedentary activities include report preparation and attendance at meetings.
The work environment consists of EDIS, the preschool facilities, the child care facilities, the family's home, family child care provider homes, and other early intervention program delivery sites and clinics.
The incumbent is frequently in contact with patients with infectious / communicable diseases and appropriate infection control procedures are utilized.
The incumbent also works in a potentially hostile environment when working with children with traumatic brain injury, children with emotional disturbance, and children with behavioral problems.
Children and families may have acute or chronic illnesses, active infectious diseases (including cytomegalovirus, herpes, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, and HIV infection or AIDS) or congenital anomalies.
In accordance with DODI 8500.2 and SECNAV M5510.30, this position requires privileged access to Information Technology (IT) assets and therefore mandates a designation of IT Level II with the appropriate background investigation and security clearance commensurate with IT Level II. Access to IT Level II systems require incumbent to complete a Standard Form (SF) 86 and must be able to maintain a Secret Clearance. A favorable ANACI (Access national Agency Check and Inquiry) background investigation is required for a non-critical sensitive position with access to the network system.
### 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
### Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
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.
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
For those applicants located outside of the commuting area, a service agreement may be negotiated in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation and applicable Department of the Navy policies.
Tour of duty will be** 24**months.
Relocation incentives are authorized.
Recruitment incentives are authorized.
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.
Selectee must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26Jul12 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 or non-foreign area.
**For more Foreign Overseas recruitment information:** http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/OverseasRecruitmentinformationForeign.pdf
For more Local Foreign Overseas recruitment information:
http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/ForeignOverseasLocalRecruitmentInformation.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
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
Veteran's Preference Information:
http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/Vet%20PreferenceStatement.pdf
Overseas Limited Appt: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/OverseasLimitedApptEligibility.pdf
Overseas Military Spouse Preference: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/MilSpousePrefStatement.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:* 448686600
*Job Announcement Number:* SW61701-11-1721584N2346545D