Child Development Specialist

Air Force Materiel Command

Edwards Air Force Base (CA)

On-site

USD 50,000 - 112,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Air Force Materiel Command in California at Edwards Air Force Base seeks candidates for the DHA Recent Graduates Program to develop broad gauged individuals capable of handling change within the Air Force environment, especially in the Manpower and Organization career field.

Responsibilities include assisting the director/assistant director of the child development center in developing, administering, and evaluating age-appropriate educational activities for children.

Qualifications

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education may be used to meet requirements but you must prove equivalency to a U.S. education.

Responsibilities

Performs tasks to assist the child development center director/assistant director in developing, administering, and evaluating on-going programs of age-appropriate individual and group educational activities for children.
Develops, administers, and evaluates programs of activities for children in alignment with the center's objectives.

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is to develop broad gauged individuals who can deal effectively with change complexity within the Air Force environment as it relates to the Manpower and Organization career field.

Key Responsibilities

Performs tasks to assist the child development center director/assistant director in developing, administering, and evaluating on-going programs of age-appropriate individual and group educational activities for children.

Requirements & Education

Any individual who was awarded a degree by an institution of higher education from a PUBLIC or other non-profit institution not more than two years before the date of appointment meets the basic eligibility requirement to apply for the DHA Recent Graduates Program; OR Any individual who has completed a period of obligated service in a uniformed service of more than four years and was awarded a degree by an institution of higher education from a public or other non-profit institution not more than four years before the date of appointment of such person, meets the basic eligibility requirement to apply for the DHA Recent Graduates Program.

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Please submit copies of all transcripts, to include transferred hours-official copies are not required at time of application. If selected, you will be required to provide official copies of all transcripts. NOTE: Degree Audits are not accepted.

If you qualify based on undergraduate, or higher level education, and you have not graduated prior to applying for this position, you may be offered a position, contingent upon your final grade point average or class ranking. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air Force Materiel Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $49960 - $112053/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Graduates' hiring path.