TRAINING AND CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The mission of the United States Air Force is: To fly, fight, and win ... Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide: 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans AF DCIPS Interchange AF Internal Employee DoD Transfer (Excluding Air Force) Former Federal Employees (Reinstatement) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Employee National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA) Non-AF DCIPS Interchange Non-Appropriated Fund Non-DoD Transfer Other (Interchange Agreements) Overseas - Excepted Service Family Member Overseas - Family Member Preference Overseas - Military Spouse Overseas Family Member Preference with Veteran Preference Overseas Military Spouse Preference with Veteran Preference People with Disabilities, Schedule A PPP DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Veterans Employment Opportunities Act Veterans Recruitment AuthorityMajor Duties: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as lead early childhood education specialist for all Child and Youth Programs including child development centers, preschools, family day care, school-age, special needs programs, volunteers, hourly care programs, food service and custodial support. Serves as consultant over other unique children's programs such as Extended Duty Child Care and youth programs, to include teen programs. The Training and Curriculum Specialist (T&C) position is required by the Military Child Care Act and ensures the equality and consistency of developmental programming and age-appropriate activities within assigned program areas. In addition, the position ensures that child abuse and neglect is recognized, reported and prevented. This position has the ultimate responsibility for programs meeting National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Council on Accreditation (COA) and National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) accreditation criteria and DoD Child Development/School Age Programs Certification standards. Oversees the flight training program and development of appropriate curricula for child development centers, preschools, family child care programs, school-age, and other unique children's programs. Serves as lead training and curriculum specialist. Provides assistance to other training and curriculum specialists regarding assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, deadlines and time frames for completion. Performs training and curriculum specialist assignments: Assumes more difficult assignments than normally performed by lower graded staff specialists. Supervises the training and curriculum specialists. Assigns work to ensure full coverage of all training activities provided by the Child & Youth Programs Flight.