Air Force Personnel Center seeks a Child Development Director to plan, organize, and supervise all aspects of a Child Development Center. This role involves managing operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and overseeing the growth of children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of a Child Development Center, ensuring the programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Provides oversight in the care of full day, part day, and specialized settings. Assesses and determines requirements for program equipment and materials. Ensures cognitive, physical, and emotional growth of children ages 6 weeks to 5 years or those with physical, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and function on an age comparable to those previously stated. Responsible for the financial operation of the Child Development Program, the facilities, grounds, equipment, health and safety. Ensures program meets established financial goals. Prepares and executes appropriated and non-appropriated funding budgets. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate staff and/or supervisors.
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Professional and Scientific Positions.
Basic Requirement or Individual Occupational Requirement:
For consideration at the GS-11 level:
For consideration at the GS-12 level:
Federal Time-in-Grade (TIG) Requirement: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements. One year at the GS-09 level is required for GS-11; one year at the GS-09 level is required for GS-12.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
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I am a current permanent or former federal employee with less than 52 weeks break in the competitive service and I am applying for this position to be considered as a:
All current federal employees must have a minimum performance rating of acceptable or higher to be considered for placement. Current federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration. Note: Failure to select one of the below responses will render you ineligible for further consideration.
Serve as an assessor, observer, or representative for other national child care organizations.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or specialized experience you possess to meet the basic requirements of a Child Development Specialist. Your resume must support the response you select.
In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, select the one statement that best describes the education and/or specialized experience you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Child Development Specialist, at the GS-1701-11 grade level. Your resume must support the response you select.
Responsible to assist in planning, administering, supervising, carrying out and evaluating early childhood development and preschool programs designed to promote children's physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth from infancy to school age.
Applicants interested in overseas locations should review information regarding the exceptional family member program. Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with DSSR and applicable Federal Overseas Regulations. Selectees who physically reside permanently in the U.S. during the recruitment process may be eligible for Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, Post Allowance, Home Leave, etc.
Submit your application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/30/2026. Required documents include resume (max 2 pages), transcripts, and applicable supporting documents (e.g., DD-214, SF-50).
The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Child Development Director in long-range and day-to-day administration of a comprehensive Child Development Program.
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