Education Assessment Specialist (Special Populations)

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing assessment accommodations or alternate assessments for special populations, e.g., special education and Multilingual learners, in a PK-12 school system; providing support in the evaluation of accessibility and accommodations for special population programs, e.g., special education and Multilingual learners, in a PK-12 school system; and managing large scale assessment contracts and policy creation and implementation in an educational setting. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Developing Others Education / Training Program Administration Strategic Thinking
About the Position: This position is located with DoDEA Headquarters, Office of the Director, Education Research (Accountability & Evalauation Division Assessment Branch) in Alexandria, VA.