Education Program Specialist (Environmental)

Duties 

You will:

• Develop grant proposals that incorporate the Agency's programmatic priorities to encourage new ways of expanding environmental education.
• Assist the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC) and the environmental education awards programs.
• Determine the requirements for environmental education programs and provide recommendations on priorities with respect to time and resources available, projected schedules, and relationships to the objectives of the total training program.
• Develop, design, and implement a curriculum guide and processes for EPA's environmental education content.

You will spend 25-50% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

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You must be a U.S. citizen.

You must meet time-in-grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: This requirement remains in effect through 01/18/27.

If you are selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period if appointed as Competitive Service or a two-year trial period if appointed as Excepted Service.

This position is designated as Moderate Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25. If you are selected for this position and plan to use your driver's license or identification card during the onboarding process (i.e., for employment eligibility verification or to obtain your EPA identification card), the document must be a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license or identification card that includes the REAL ID-compliant star marking, or must be an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL). You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding. 

Qualifications

NOTE: You must meet qualification requirements, including any requirements described in the Education section, by the closing date of this announcement.

In addition to the basic entry education requirements, you must have specialized experience and/or directly related education as described below:

To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must have 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level defined as developing training materials and educational resources; leading, delivering, and facilitating training and educational programs; and analyzing, evaluating, and/or reporting on the effectiveness of educational programs.

You will need the following competencies in order to perform the duties of this position successfully:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork
• Critical Thinking
• Strategic Thinking
• Leadership
• Planning and Evaluating
• Program/Project Management/Evaluation
• Creativity and Innovation
• Written Communication
• Communications and Media
• Oral Communication

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.

Education

You must have one of the following:

1. Bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of this position, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses.
2. Combination of education and experience: at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of this position, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience must reflect the level and kind described in C below.
3. Four years of experience that demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and practices underlying the work of this series. This experience must have been of such character and diversity to demonstrate that you possess an understanding of the field comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university.
4. At least 1 full academic year of professional teaching experience. This experience is defined as full and primary responsibility, under general supervision, for instruction of assigned students in an accredited school or institution. This includes responsibility for preparing and presenting lessons and for evaluating students' progress, including a determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria.

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