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In order to qualify, you must meet the basic requirement and specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1701, General Education and Training series. BASIC REQUIREMENT for GS-1701: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, as appropriate to the position to be filled. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: which includes courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as child development, early childhood education, home economics (early childhood emphasis), elementary education, special education, or other fields 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 four-year course of study described in A above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) Managing a large, complex child development program offering a wide range of services, in a variety of settings. 2) Applying professional knowledge of child development theory, methodology, and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social and special education needs and center management. 3) Interpreting and applying laws and regulations governing child care to include Regulatory requirements, policies and practices. 4) Providing a working knowledge of financial, budget, resource management practices and principles, and analytical and evaluative methods and techniques. 5) Applying knowledge of the USDA food program requirements. 6) Educating, counseling and advising child care providers and parents; assessing training and children's developmental needs. 7) Conducting regular and periodic audits, studies, and inspections, evaluating the results, determining the feasibility of necessary improvements and coordinating corrective action. 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. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. 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. 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. Professional knowledge of child development theory, methodology, and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social and special education needs and center management. 2. Knowledge of and the ability to interpret and apply laws and regulations governing childcare to include regulatory requirements, policies, and practices. 3. Knowledge of financial, budget, resources management practices and principles, and analytical and evaluative methods and techniques. 4. Skill in educating, counseling, and advising childcare providers and parents; assessing training and children's developmental needs. 5. Skill in effectively organizing and utilizing community resources within the program framework to augment the program to meet installation objectives. 6. Ability analyze, plan and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objective within available resources. 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.