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Educational Technician

Job Location

Middletown, VA, United States

Job Description

This temporary seasonal position works as an educational technician in Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP of the National Park Service (NPS). The purpose of this position is to work with schools, educators, and students to develop curriculum-based educational programs for the park. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 07/15/2025 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

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Location: Middletown, Virginia, United States

Posted Date: 6/24/2025

Job Requirements

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/15/2025. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: planning, development and presentation of environmental and curriculum-based education programs for K-12 students following established themes, learning objectives, curriculum requirements and guidelines, and utilizing teaching methods appropriate to each grade level; development and implementation of internet-based distance learning education programs such as webcasts and virtual field trips, videos, and student activities; research develop and present a variety of place-based educational programs on natural resource and/or cultural resource topics for diverse audiences. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education; OR have Superior Academic Achievement in an undergraduate degree. Major study must have been in courses directly related to the position such as education, teaching, or training and development. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, for example, six months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement) and 9 graduate semester hours in related courses (50% of the education requirement) as described above. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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June 24, 2025
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