Home Living Specialist

Created at: May 07, 2025 00:00

Company: Bureau of Indian Education

Location: Pine Ridge, SD, 57770

Job Description:

This position is part of the Pine Ridge School, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Home Living Specialist will organize, implement and evaluate an innovative, coordinated home living program for the BIE school dormitory.
Who May Apply: Applicants with Indian Preference All U.S. Citizens Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Education Requirement: To qualify for a pay level, you must have completed the degree requirement and if stated the required semester hours at the next level of education from an accredited university in a related field of study. Basic Education Requirement for Pay Level 11-17: Applicants will have successfully completed a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree which includes or is supplemented by a minimum of 24 semester hours in education, counseling or psychology, of which 12 semester hours will be in guidance, counseling or psychology courses directly related to education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts) Pay Level Requirements: To qualify for a pay level, you must have completed the degree requirement and if stated the required semester hours at the next level of education from an accredited university in a related field of study. Pay Level 11 requires a Bachelor's Degree Pay Level 12 requires a Bachelor's Degree and fifteen semester hours towards a Master's Degree Pay Level 13 requires a Bachelor's Degree and thirty semester hours towards a Master's Degree Pay Level 14 requires a Master's Degree Pay Level 15 requires a Master's Degree and fifteen semester hours towards a Doctorate Pay Level 16 requires a Master's Degree and thirty semester hours towards a Doctorate Pay Level 17 requires a earned Doctorate Pay tables for Bureau of Indian Education Title 25 positions can be found at https://www.bie.edu/topic-page/education-pay-table-archives Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated and ranked based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected in the assessment questionnaire. Applicants will be further evaluated according to the degree to which they possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. Qualifications and Indian preference eligibility will be determined on the basis of information submitted. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
As a Home Living Specialist CY-1710-11, your typical work assignments may include the following: Oversee the entire dormitory operation, including staff supervision, budget and finance, and student programs. Responsible for the supervision of residential program staff, ensuring Federal personnel policies and regulations are adhered to. Including development of performance standards, leave requests, certifying timesheets, employee orientation, personnel issues, etc. Administer short and long range planning, organizing, controlling, execution, maintenance and coordination of the dormitory's budget activities. Analyze organizational and operational problems and develop timely and economical solutions within limited program resources. Responsible for the development, management, and coordination of the dormitory budget and finances. Responsible for acquisition and proper utilization of services, supplies, materials, equipment and coordinating necessary facilities required to accomplish the mission of the residential program. Oversees the maintenance of records and filing operations for dormitory functions to assure compliance with Bureau/Departmental policies. Responsible for managing multi-faceted counseling program. Will need to become knowledgeable and and compliant with personnel provisions as outlined in 25 CFR, 62 BIAM, Collective Bargaining Agreement, and other Bureau/Departmental personnel policies and procedures.


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