Educational Program Manager

Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, Exhibits and Education Division of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C. Responsibilities The Capitol Visitor Center is a jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol legislative branch agency. The candidate creates and implements professional development programs for educators, develops and implements distance learning programs and products and assists in the Capitol Visitor Center's delivery of onsite programs for student and general public audiences. The candidate provides leadership of a team to deliver educational programming and must have flexibility in work schedule, including work on weekends, evenings and holidays. The person in this position will: Perform administrative and technical supervisory functions for a collective staff of 2 or more employees. Perform human resource management functions including establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff members. Develop and implement training program for volunteers in collaboration with Volunteer Coordinator. Manage a Teacher Advisory Group, to include holding regular sessions, recruiting new members, determining new topics for discussion, developing agendas and performing all prepatatory work. Manage Teacher Workshops through development and implementation of goals, projects, and programs of the Exhibits and Education Division. Develop, research, plan and write content for a Teacher Academy program in conjunction with area partners. Develop, manage and implement a remote access on-line learning program. Design and deliver programs for schools and other groups. Provide operational liaison with school groups for student programs. Schedule school and public groups, staff and volunteers for booked programs. Evaluate the overall school group experience at the CVC. Collaborate with Training Division and Visitor Services Division to develop methods for improving school group experience. Develop content for website, signs, handouts, brochures and other products pertaining to public programs and educational products of the Capitol Visitor Center. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be able to pass a drug test. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. A citizen of the United States; A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.” You must be able to pass a drug test and background check. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-11 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. You must meet 2 out of 3 of the specialized experience to qualify. Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. You must meet all the specialized experience to qualify. Specialized experience for this position includes: Leading a team of educators in a museum or similar learning environment to develop and implement historical and/or civics oriented, object-based informal programming for youth, families and K-12 students, including supervising program development and implementation, managing more than one staff member, writing performance appraisals, assigning work, resolving conflicts, and improving performance; Initiating and developing partnerships with educational institutions that support professional development programs for teachers; Designing K-12 curriculum based resources or programs for use in museums or similar informal learning environments, and for use in distance learning or as online resources in the content areas of United States civics, history, and/or government Education Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC’s suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.