<p>Summary</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.</p> <p>The primary purpose of this position is to provide appropriate, specialized developmental care and instruction for children in the Child Development Center (CDC). Performs basic oversight and supervision for a designated classroom for ages 6 months through 5 years. May be designated as the supervisor on duty, as needed.</p> <p>Learn more about this agency</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.</p> <p>The primary purpose of this position is to provide appropriate, specialized developmental care and instruction for children in the Child Development Center (CDC). Performs basic oversight and supervision for a designated classroom for ages 6 months through 5 years. May be designated as the supervisor on duty, as needed.</p> <p>Learn more about this agency</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>04/13/2026 to 06/30/2026</p> <p>Salary $34,799 - $56,039 per year</p> <p>Final salary, to include locality adjustment, will be determined based on the location of the position for which selected.</p> <p>Pay scale & grade GS 5 - 7</p> <p>Locations</p> <p>Many vacancies in the following locations:</p> <p>Eielson AFB, AK</p> <p>Elmendorf AFB, AK</p> <p>Maxwell AFB, AL</p> <p>Little Rock AFB, AR</p> <p>Show morefewer locations (70)</p> <p>Davis Monthan AFB, AZ</p> <p>Luke AFB, AZ</p> <p>Beale AFB, CA</p> <p>Edwards AFB, CA</p> <p>Los Angeles, CA</p> <p>March AFB, CA</p> <p>Travis AFB, CA</p> <p>Vandenberg AFB, CA</p> <p>Air Force Academy, CO</p> <p>Buckley AFB, CO</p> <p>Denver, CO</p> <p>Peterson AFB, CO</p> <p>Schriever AFB, CO</p> <p>Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC</p> <p>Dover AFB, DE</p> <p>Eglin AFB, FL</p> <p>Homestead AFB, FL</p> <p>Hurlburt Field, FL</p> <p>MacDill AFB, FL</p> <p>Patrick AFB, FL</p> <p>Tyndall AFB, FL</p> <p>Dobbins AFB, GA</p> <p>Moody AFB, GA</p> <p>Andersen Air Base, GU</p> <p>Hickam AFB, HI</p> <p>Mountain Home AFB, ID</p> <p>Scott AFB, IL</p> <p>Grissom AFB, IN</p> <p>McConnell AFB, KS</p> <p>Barksdale AFB, LA</p> <p>Hanscom AFB, MA</p> <p>Westover Air Reserve Base, MA</p> <p>Andrews AFB, MD</p> <p>Selfridge ANG Base, MI</p> <p>Arden Hills, MN</p> <p>Whiteman AFB, MO</p> <p>Columbus AFB, MS</p> <p>Keesler AFB, MS</p> <p>Malmstrom AFB, MT</p> <p>Fort Bragg, NC</p> <p>Pope AFB, NC</p> <p>Seymour Johnson AFB, NC</p> <p>Grand Forks AFB, ND</p> <p>Minot AFB, ND</p> <p>Offutt AFB, NE</p> <p>Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ</p> <p>Cannon AFB, NM</p> <p>Holloman AFB, NM</p> <p>Kirtland AFB, NM</p> <p>Nellis AFB, NV</p> <p>Niagara Falls, NY</p> <p>Youngstown, OH</p> <p>Altus AFB, OK</p> <p>Vance AFB, OK</p> <p>Pittsburgh, PA</p> <p>Charleston AFB, SC</p> <p>Shaw AFB, SC</p> <p>Ellsworth AFB, SD</p> <p>Dyess AFB, TX</p> <p>Fort Sam Houston, TX</p> <p>Fort Worth, TX</p> <p>Goodfellow AFB, TX</p> <p>Lackland AFB, TX</p> <p>Laughlin AFB, TX</p> <p>Randolph AFB, TX</p> <p>Sheppard AFB, TX</p> <p>Langley AFB, VA</p> <p>Fairchild AFB, WA</p> <p>McChord AFB, WA</p> <p>Warren AFB, WY</p> <p>Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>None - This position may be filled at either of the advertised grades</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>1702 Education And Training Technician </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk</p> <p>Trust determination process</p> <ul> <li>Suitability/Fitness </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No</p> <p>Announcement number CYP-EDTECH-12942742-05-07 Control number 866042100</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Federal employees - Competitive service</p> <p>Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.</p> <p>Federal employees - Excepted service</p> <p>Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.</p> <p>Internal to an agency</p> <p>Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.</p> <p>Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)</p> <p>Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.</p> <p>Land and base management</p> <p>Current or former employees of a base management agency.</p> <p>Veterans</p> <p>Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference</p> <p>Military spouses</p> <p>Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <ul> <li>Provides age appropriate developmental care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age. </li><li>Uses initiative to design and implement a variety of activity plans to stimulate and sustain the interest of children and to contribute to their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. </li><li>Prepares and implements screening procedures and enrollment procedures for children with special needs. Communicates with parents and other agencies providing specialized services to these children to assist in the preparation and implementation of specialized intervention programs, as necessary. </li><li>Provides technical guidance and leadership to junior employees assigned to assist with program activities and participates in special projects. </li><li>Arranges room and play materials to accommodate the daily schedule. Sets up and displays bulletin boards. </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Citizenship Required. Must be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or equivalent. </li><li>Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov </li><li>Agency Check (LAC) and a National Agency Check with inquiries (NACI) is required. </li><li>If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/ </li><li>This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program </li><li>The position may have been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee may be required to pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. </li><li>Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. </li><li>Works an uncommon tour of duty. May be required to perform other duties in support of extended mission requirements based on the scope of the mission during times of conflict or staffing shortages. </li><li>Must be able to obtain and maintain certification for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid, rescue breathing, and Food Handlers Training. </li><li>Disclosure of Political Appointments </li><li>Full/part-time employees occupying direct childcare positions are eligible for discounts IAW DAF AFSVC/CC Memo, 30 Sep 22; first child 100% / each additional child 25%. Other assigned CYP and FCC personnel are eligible for 25% discount. </li><li>Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. </li><li>Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. </li><li>IAW 34-144 and DoD Certification requirements, a pre-employment physical examination with a renewal at least every 3 years and specified immunizations are required. Must be physically and behaviorally capable of performing the duties of the job. </li><li>This position has been identified as having "regular contact with children". In accordance with (IAW) Public Law 101-647 Section 231, Public Law 102-190, Section 1094, and DoD Instruction 1402.05, background checks are required. </li><li>DD Form 2981 Basic Criminal History and Statement of Admission, Installation Records Check, FBI fingerprint, and Tier 1 with a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check will be completed on any person selected for this position. </li><li>Positions in non-foreign overseas locations may be eligible for a Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) which is subject to change without notice </li><li>May be locally, or command designated as Mission Essential (ME); performing a Mission-Critical Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions. (DoDI 3020-42) </li><li>May be required to report for duty at normal times when the base is closed or delayed reporting and remain on duty during phased or early release. </li><li>The work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle. Incumbent must possess and be able to maintain an appropriate, valid driver's license. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>In order to qualify, you must meet the general and/or specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Clerical and Administrative Support Positions.</p> <p>FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE GS-05 LEVEL</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-04, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of an extensive body of child development program rules and procedures requiring extended training and experience to plan and perform a wide variety of interrelated child care assignments and resolve a wide range of problems; knowledge of early child development theory, methodology, and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social, and nutritional development to effectively interact with the children and design and implement activity plans and specialized programs depending on the individual needs of the child; knowledge of Child Development Center procedures to ensure processes such as receiving children from parents ;maintaining accurate count of children, and seeing children home at the end of the day are properly carried out, and to ensure established procedures for preventing, treating, and reporting all child injury, illness, and/or abuse are adhered to; ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with others to interact effectively and appropriately with the children and ensure effective communication with parents; ability to communicate effectively and be an effective role model to provide technical guidance and leadership to lower graded employees.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>EDUCATION: Successful completion 4-years of education above the high school level, in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite, obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. NOTE: you must submit a copy of your transcripts.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of post high-school education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of training in Early Childhood Education </li><li>Knowledge of Child Development Center Regulations, procedures, programs, processes and operations </li><li>Knowledge of early child development theory, methodology, and practices relating to physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. </li><li>Ability to ensure the safety and hygiene of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement of space, and proper management of equipment. </li><li>Ability to develop creative and innovative activity and special program plans </li><li>Ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with others and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. </li><li>Ability to gather, maintain and compile pertinent data </li></ul> <p>FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE GS-06 LEVEL:</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems.</p> <p>FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE GS-07 LEVEL:</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems.</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems.</p> <p>Examples of specialized experience include comprehensive knowledge of child development program rules and procedures extending training and experience to plan and perform a wide variety of interrelated childcare assignments and resolve a wide range of problems. Extensive knowledge of early child development theory, methodology and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social and nutritional development to effectively interact with the children and adapt activities from OSD approved curricula as necessary for the individual needs of the child. Knowledge of child development program procedures to ensure processes such as receiving children from parents, maintaining accurate count of children, seeing children home at the end of the day are properly carried out. Ensure established procedures for preventing, treating and reporting all child injury, illness and/or abuse and neglect are adhered to.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>EDUCATION: 1 year of graduate-level education from an accredited college or university which is directly related to the work of the position. NOTE: you must submit a copy of your transcripts.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of graduate-level education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of early childhood education, as well as practical knowledge of elementary education/youth development, or related field to promote and foster effective working relationships with children. </li><li>Knowledge of physical, intellectual, social, emotional and nutritional stages of development of young children in applying basic child development principles, concepts and practices. </li><li>Knowledge of comprehensive child development requirements, policies, procedures, and processes. Knowledge of appropriate early childhood guidance, practices, techniques and programs to include safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. </li><li>Skill in communicating factual and procedural information clearly, orally and in writing. </li><li>Ability to ensure the safety and hygiene of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement or space and proper management of equipment. </li><li>Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. </li><li>Ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with others and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. </li><li>Ability and skill to lead subordinate employees and foster effective working relationship with others </li></ul> <p>FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.</p> <ul> <li>One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-06 level. </li><li>INTERNAL CANDIDATES: One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. </li><li>EXTERNAL CANDIDATES: One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. </li></ul> <p>TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.</p> <p>FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.</p> <p>Additional information</p> <p>PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.</p> <p>VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.</p> <p>Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on</p>