This page gives the job description of the Education Program Specialist II (EPS II) for Human Resource Development (HRD) in a DepEd Schools Division Office. It covers the position’s salary grade, reporting line, job summary, qualification standards, and duties under each key result area. It is useful for teachers and staff who plan to apply for the post or want to understand what HRD does in the division.
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Position at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Position | Education Program Specialist II |
| Salary grade | 16 |
| Governance level | Schools Division Office |
| Unit/division | School Governance and Operations Division, Human Resource Development |
| Reports to | Senior Education Program Specialist |
Job summary
The EPS II assists the Chief and the Education Program Supervisors in maintaining the division’s HRD systems and putting their parts into practice. The goal is quality and sustainable HRD services.
Where the position belongs
The EPS II for HRD works within the School Governance and Operations Division of the Schools Division Office.
- Governance and Operations Division: Helps schools and learning centers create a good learning environment and supports the holistic development and readiness of learners. It does this through timely planning, fair distribution of resources, human resource development, technical assistance, and strong partnerships with stakeholders.
- Planning Unit: Keeps the division’s basic education information system updated, analyzes educational indicators, and produces reports. Its data guide educational plans, research, standards, and guidelines.
- Human Resource Development Unit: Makes sure the division has competent teaching and non-teaching personnel by setting up and managing HRD systems and services, and by giving technical assistance to the division office, schools, and learning centers. This is the unit where the EPS II for HRD works.
Qualification standards
These are the Civil Service Commission (CSC) prescribed qualifications for the position:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education or its equivalent, and completion of the academic requirements for a master’s degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 2 years of experience in education, research, development, implementation, or other relevant work
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
- Eligibility: RA 1080; Career Service (Professional) appropriate eligibility for a second-level position
Duties and responsibilities
The duties are grouped by key result area.
HR strategic plans and policies
- Gather data from reports, research findings, and benchmark studies as inputs to the HRD needs assessment and as the basis for HRD plans and programs.
- Help prepare reports on HRD needs and situation analysis by providing the facts and data gathered.
- Help prepare the Human Resource Development Plan of the Schools Division so that competent personnel are available when needed.
Professional and career development
- Give technical support in identifying the professional and competency development needs of individual personnel, using the system designed for this, to produce profiles of individual and group development needs.
- Give technical support in the system for preparing HR development plans of division personnel, including employees’ professional and career development plans.
Training and career development materials
- Customize training and career development manuals and handouts to fit the Schools Division Office’s situation and requirements.
- Reproduce training and development materials in print or electronic form for participants to use as reference.
- Prepare training venues and logistics, or coordinate venue arrangements, so the setting supports learning.
Scholarship and professional program coordination
- Support the screening and selection of scholarship applicants by gathering more data and collecting supporting documents for the final selection.
- Coordinate with institutions about recommended scholars and documentary requirements so scholars can attend and use the scholarship.
- Help register scholars in courses as needed.
- Help monitor, evaluate, and report on the status and progress of scholars and the benefits of scholarship programs to the agency.
Training and development records
- Gather and encode data and keep records on training participants and training and development activities, using the data capture tools designed for the system.
Succession and exit
- Generate TDIS records and documents on the performance of high-potential employees in leadership and development programs, for consideration in the candidate pool.
- Gather data to identify high-potential employees for the candidate pool for critical positions in the Schools Division Office.
- Collect records and documents of personnel in the candidate pool to build a portfolio used as reference in selection.
- Help coordinate retirement programs for employees due to retire, to prepare them and the organization for the transition.
- Gather feedback from resigning personnel on what helped or hindered their work, to improve the work climate and workplace.
Employee welfare
- Help gather data on employees’ welfare needs.
- Give technical support in preparing, designing, and (once approved) implementing programs that meet the welfare needs of different employee groups.
- Give technical support in reviewing, proposing, and coordinating reward and recognition programs.
- Give technical support in monitoring and evaluating employee welfare programs and reporting their status, progress, and impact to management.
Technical assistance
- Help give technical assistance to schools and learning centers based on their identified needs in HRD and other governance and operations matters.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the salary grade of a DepEd Education Program Specialist II?
The Education Program Specialist II for Human Resource Development is at Salary Grade 16.
Who does the Education Program Specialist II for HRD report to?
The position reports to the Senior Education Program Specialist in the School Governance and Operations Division of the Schools Division Office.
What are the qualifications for Education Program Specialist II?
Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in Education or its equivalent with completed academic requirements for a relevant master’s degree, 2 years of relevant experience, 8 hours of relevant training, and RA 1080 or Career Service (Professional) second-level eligibility.
What does an Education Program Specialist II for HRD do?
The EPS II helps run the division’s HRD systems: HRD planning, professional development, training materials and logistics, scholarships, training records, succession and exit, employee welfare, and technical assistance to schools.
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