Education Technician

Description:

This position functions as an Education Technician for the STVHCS Education Service and works directly under and in support of the Designated Learning Officer for Education. This position serves a the Management Support Coordinator of all training activities undertaken by our under the auspices of the Education Service. This position also assists in the development and implementation of programs under the authority of Employee Education Section.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/02/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: maintaining accurate information within a training system, handling immediate changes or updates, and providing training to users; using audio/visual equipment effectively to maximize user learning experiences; and analyzing the success of the education program offerings while solving education delivery methods when issues arise.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .

Continuation of Major Duties:

• Manages purchase order processing to include order entry and tracking of status for training space rental, obligations attendant on training event, contracts for hired speakers, and necessary and frequent follow-up with Procurement and Contracting personnel regarding fulfillment of orders.
• Contains a certificate as a Contracting Officers Representative for the responsible execution of purchase and contracts related to education.
• Maintains equipment and supply inventories.
• Maintains various statistical databases regarding workload, budget, equipment utilization, and individual and service-wide training records/reports.