Posted 1 day ago
Secret
Unspecified
Unspecified
Pensacola, FL (On-Site/Office)
Duties
1. Reviews progress of instructor personnel; to include monitoring host-country English Language Training Program (ELTP) instructor activities and special projects.
2. Reviews academic progress and scheduling of student teachers.
3. Develops or expands plan of instruction when there is insufficient guidance.
4. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with host-country training officials and appropriate Security Assistance Officials (SAO).
5. Meets with key customer and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve issues that arise.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Professional and Scientific Positions.
In order to qualify for this EFL Specialist, GS-1701-11, you must meet one of the BASIC Educational Requirement options *AND* meet one of the ADDITIONAL Qualification Requirement options.
BASIC Education Requirement:
DEGREE: successful completion of a four-year degree that included or was supplemented by a major field in education or 24 semester hours (or equivalent) of specific course work in English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Linguistics, Foreign Languages, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or in a subject matter appropriate to the position. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
OR
COBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: with courses equivalent to a major in education or in a subject matter field appropriate to the position such as English as a Second Language (ESL); English as a Foreign Language (EFL); Linguistics, Foreign Languages, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); 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 in above. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
ADDITIONAL Qualification Requirement:
In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements above. Applicant must be one of the qualification requirement below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (or equivalent in other pay systems) in the federal service in which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is experience which includes teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), training instructors in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the adaptation and development of instructional materials and making professional recommendations for improvement of curriculum design, training materials, instructional delivery, student administration, and training program management.
OR
EDUCATION: Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work of this position. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100 percent. To combine education and experience, determine the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then determine the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
To view qualifying educational requirements and/or combination of education and experience, click on the following link:
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:
1. Knowledge of English Language Training Program (ELTP) management and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) approaches and methods.
2. Knowledge of relevant DoD, DLIELC, and security assistance policies and procedures related to English Language Training Program development and implementation to provide pedagogical and managerial guidance to DLIELC and US Embassy Security Assistance Organization personnel.
3. Knowledge to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of existing English language training programs in foreign countries including programs under outside contract.
4. Knowledge of procedures to deploy personnel to overseas locations.
5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and to negotiate agreements with high ranking officials of host country and with Security Assistance Office employees and to prepare reports and briefings on findings and recommendations.
6. Ability to analyze, evaluate, and accomplish special training studies and projects.
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.
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.
Other Significant Facts Pertaining To This Position:
A degree in English as a Second Language (ESL), bilingual-bicultural education, linguistics, English, speech, foreign languages, education, or a related specialty area and one year of experience teaching ESL/English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to adults is required. (Highly Desired)
Employee must be a native speaker or equivalent and be free of speech impediments. (Highly Desired)
Education
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 to check accreditation.
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.
Additional information
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated in the "Highly Qualified" or "Best Qualified" Category on the rating criteria for this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected, and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.
is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
For information on veteran's preference click .
120-DAY COMPETITIVE CERTIFICATE: This vacancy announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for 120-days from the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as/if additional vacancies occur during this period.
1. Reviews progress of instructor personnel; to include monitoring host-country English Language Training Program (ELTP) instructor activities and special projects.
2. Reviews academic progress and scheduling of student teachers.
3. Develops or expands plan of instruction when there is insufficient guidance.
4. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with host-country training officials and appropriate Security Assistance Officials (SAO).
5. Meets with key customer and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve issues that arise.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- Travel and relocation expenses will be paid by Navy.
- Employee must sign a mobility agreement under the provisions of the agency mobility program.
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- Must be willing and able to travel by military and commercial air to Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) locations.
- Employee must maintain current certifications.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments.
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
- 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.
- 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.
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Professional and Scientific Positions.
In order to qualify for this EFL Specialist, GS-1701-11, you must meet one of the BASIC Educational Requirement options *AND* meet one of the ADDITIONAL Qualification Requirement options.
BASIC Education Requirement:
DEGREE: successful completion of a four-year degree that included or was supplemented by a major field in education or 24 semester hours (or equivalent) of specific course work in English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Linguistics, Foreign Languages, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or in a subject matter appropriate to the position. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
OR
COBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: with courses equivalent to a major in education or in a subject matter field appropriate to the position such as English as a Second Language (ESL); English as a Foreign Language (EFL); Linguistics, Foreign Languages, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); 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 in above. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
ADDITIONAL Qualification Requirement:
In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements above. Applicant must be one of the qualification requirement below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (or equivalent in other pay systems) in the federal service in which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is experience which includes teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), training instructors in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the adaptation and development of instructional materials and making professional recommendations for improvement of curriculum design, training materials, instructional delivery, student administration, and training program management.
OR
EDUCATION: Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work of this position. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100 percent. To combine education and experience, determine the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then determine the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT TO VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
To view qualifying educational requirements and/or combination of education and experience, click on the following link:
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:
1. Knowledge of English Language Training Program (ELTP) management and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) approaches and methods.
2. Knowledge of relevant DoD, DLIELC, and security assistance policies and procedures related to English Language Training Program development and implementation to provide pedagogical and managerial guidance to DLIELC and US Embassy Security Assistance Organization personnel.
3. Knowledge to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of existing English language training programs in foreign countries including programs under outside contract.
4. Knowledge of procedures to deploy personnel to overseas locations.
5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and to negotiate agreements with high ranking officials of host country and with Security Assistance Office employees and to prepare reports and briefings on findings and recommendations.
6. Ability to analyze, evaluate, and accomplish special training studies and projects.
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.
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.
Other Significant Facts Pertaining To This Position:
A degree in English as a Second Language (ESL), bilingual-bicultural education, linguistics, English, speech, foreign languages, education, or a related specialty area and one year of experience teaching ESL/English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to adults is required. (Highly Desired)
Employee must be a native speaker or equivalent and be free of speech impediments. (Highly Desired)
Education
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 to check accreditation.
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.
Additional information
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated in the "Highly Qualified" or "Best Qualified" Category on the rating criteria for this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected, and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.
is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
For information on veteran's preference click .
120-DAY COMPETITIVE CERTIFICATE: This vacancy announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for 120-days from the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as/if additional vacancies occur during this period.
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