Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Command for Misson Support, Director of Operational Logistics, Office of Base Operational (DOL-3), Base National Capital Region, Washington, DC. Responsibilities You will perform a normal range of lead caregiver functions and will report to the Director of the Child Development Center (CDC). Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Providing specialized developmental care and instruction for children enrolled in an early childhood setting. Performing daily planning activities and providing oversight to co-workers in a designated classroom. Maintaining records of progress in areas such as growth and motor skills development. Preparing progress reports for each child. Observing and reporting significant individual and group behavior of children to management and parents. Conducting parent/caregiver conferences. Participating in training programs, conferences, courses, and other activities aimed at promoting professional growth and mandated training hours. Observing and assessing children’s development, documenting their growth and development and behavioral concerns, maintain records of progress and milestones, communicating any concerns or areas of improvement to parents, caregivers, or supervisors. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Employees are required to obtain mandatory vaccinations. This position requires a Childcare National Agency Check with Inquiries. Must obtain a pre-employment physical and follow up physicals. Must be able to lift 40 pounds. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications You qualify for the GS-05 grade level if you possess if you possess one of the following: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the federal government. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Some examples of specialized experience are: Participating in childhood training programs, courses, conferences, and documenting development of children in the program. Caring for children in a childcare setting. Knowledge of and/or familiarity with early childhood development plans. Conducting parent/caregiver conferences. Providing specialized developmental care and instruction for children in a childcare setting. OR Education: 4 years of education above high school. Successfully completed education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. NOTE: If qualifying based on education, you must submit unofficial transcripts with your application-see Required Documents section for more details. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 410-636-3500. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation This position has physical requirements that must be met to include bending and lifting of children and equipment up to 40 pounds, healthcare screenings, and vaccinations.