Education Assessment Specialist (Special Populations)
What you'd do
About the Position: This position falls under the DoDEA HQ Education Directorate Assessment Branch - located at the Mark Center Building in Alexandria, VA.
Major duties
Provides leadership in the implementation of accessibility features, assessment accommodations, and alternate assessments. Serves as a DoDEA expert on special populations assessment and conducts ongoing technical reviews of policies to ensure they reflect mission objectives, requirements, and meet professional standards. Trains assessment liaisons, specialists, and other leaders in methods for implementing effective assessment practices in the online environment both in the existing assessment and in initiatives for assessment improvement. Provides support in the administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of accessibility and accommodations for DoDEA's K-12 system-wide assessment program. Serves as a Contractor Officer's Representative (COR) and efficiently manages Office contract(s) for services and material to ensure fiscal accountability as delegated by the supervisor.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Basic Requirement for Education Assessment Specialist (Elementary Education): A. Degree: 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. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: developing special populations assessment policies and/or guidance for a PK-12 school system; evaluating the effectiveness of accessibility and accommodations for a PK-12 assessment program; designing research-based assessment materials which are aligned with educational best practices; and managing assessment contract requirements to ensure fiscal accountability. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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