Advanced Academic Programs Teacher and Services Resource (Middle School)

Summary

About the Position:
This part-time Advanced Academic Programs and Services Resource (Middle School) Teacher position is at Daegu Middle/High School in Taegu, South Korea.

Federal employees in Taegu, South Korea are currently entitled to receive a 15% Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. Post allowance changes frequently.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, please follow this link: DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS).

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This job is open to

Family of overseas employees

Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

Military spouses

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Differentiate instruction for individual student learning styles/needs.
• Document student progress using formative and summative assessment tools.
• Provide effective strategies to assist students in mastering grade level content standards.
• Collaborate with educational staff (such as other teachers, school-based specialists, resource personnel, and community resources) to meet student learning needs.
• Evaluate the educational progress of students.
• Demonstrate respect for each students' background experience/culture.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Two-year trial or probationary period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
• You may be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDEA location.
• Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area.
• Individuals assigned to Italy, England, or Korea, are required to obtain a visa to enter these countries.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:
U.S. Citizens
 

• Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below.

Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements. A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association is required. Academic preparation of at least 40 semester hours (SH) in general education course work distributed over such fields as English, history, social studies, mathematics, fine arts, languages, science, philosophy, and psychology is required. In addition, a minimum of 18 SH of professional teacher education course work in such areas as learning process, tests and measurement, educational philosophy, psychology, social foundations, methods of teaching and curriculum applicable to the type and level of the position for which applying is required. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors, and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the minimum academic preparation requirement.)
AND
Minimum Academic Requirements for 0434 Advanced Academic Programs and Services Resource (Middle School):
A major in gifted education or a minimum of 15 semester hours in gifted education. Coursework should include content such as nature and needs of gifted students, identification, differentiation of instruction, curriculum design, and models and strategies for teaching gifted students.
AND
Student Teaching or an Internship - Student teaching or an internship as part of an approved teacher education program in an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of an approved student teaching or internship program, applicants may be given credit for one year of successful full-time employment as an educator. Since that one year of employment substitutes for a course, no credit may be given for pay purposes.
(Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the student teaching requirement.)
AND
Testing Requirements - Applicants must submit proof of achieving DoDEA's minimum scores for the required PRAXIS tests if applicable to you. Please note that DoDEA has adopted NEW test names and qualifying scores for PRAXIS I. There is no change in requirements for PRAXIS II and both PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II must be met.

For more information about qualifications and education needed for this DoDEA mixed specialist/teacher please go to the following links:
Basic Requirements: Teaching Categories and Requirements | Human Resources | DoDEA
0434 Teacher, Advanced Academic Programs and Services Resource (Middle School): Teaching Categories and Requirements | DoDEA

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION:
Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable:

1. The work may be evaluated and interpreted by the International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credential Evaluation Service, Post Office Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665 or www.ierf.org/ or 310-258-9451.
2. The foreign institution that awarded the degree is on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or on a list endorsed by a state department of education for the purpose of teacher certification in that state (this procedure will require an English translation of the transcript and a copy of the document awarding the degree, together with an authenticated list produced by an American university or a state department of education); and
3. The work may be evaluated by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university and declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution.

Graduates of non-accredited institutions may have their undergraduate work validated by admittance to graduate school and completion of a minimum of 5 SH of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college.

Additional information

• DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS) - To apply go to: Welcome to the DoDEA Employment Application System!
• EAS allows educators seeking employment with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) the ability to submit and manage their applications in an online environment. EAS provides the applicant the ability to update their information each year.
• All DoDEA educator applicants may view their applications online and make changes to their application at any time.
• Once your complete application is received (via EAS) and the announcement has closed, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview as vacancies occur.
• - Once there, log on as a returning user (not as a new applicant) with your username and password.
• - Username - your last name and last 4 digits of your social security number, e.g. smith0000
• - Password - whatever you chose (if you forgot your password, you can click on "Forgot Your Password" on the login screen under returning user).
• The following documents must be uploaded to your online EAS application. You must submit all required documents; otherwise your application will be considered incomplete.
• Online EAS application - Required.
• Copy of All applicable scripts* uploaded to EAS application - Required.
• Copy of State or Territory Certification/License or DoDEA License uploaded to EAS-if applicable and should not be expired.
• PRAXIS test scores-if applicable
• Eligibility documentation (SF-50, DD-214, etc.) - If applicable to you (Eligibility documentation may contain: Copy of latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, if applicant has current or previous Federal civil service experience uploaded to EAS.
• *Photocopy of all applicable college/university transcripts (front and back) with announcement number stated on them. To receive the maximum allowable credit, you must include all transcripts (front and back) for each degree earned to include any additional courses currently in progress. Any transcripts submitted that are not in English or not legible will be removed from the application and will not be considered. (Transcripts must be in English).
• Applicants claiming 5-point veteran's preference must submit a copy of DD-214 (copy member 4), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Applicants claiming 10-point veteran's preference must submit DD-214 and Standard Form 15, (form available online under forms at http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf). Application for 10-Point Preference, as well as the required documentation indicated on the SF-15. Lack of supporting documentation will result in the agency's inability to recognize veteran status for this announcement.

Note: Applicants may not be considered or rated if they do not submit all of the forms indicated above and failure to submit the required forms will not be a basis for subsequent appeal or grievance.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once your complete application is received (via EAS DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS)) and the announcement has closed, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview as vacancies occur.

Additional Information regarding overseas appointments:

• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• If an employee brings a family member to an overseas location who requires medical or dental care, then the employee will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• Family member appointments will expire based on the sponsor's rotation date. Family member appointments may not exceed two months after an employee is no longer considered a family member within the local commuting area due to PCS or divorce of sponsor or, in the case of a child, the age of 23. Family members are defined according to the DODI 1400.25, Vol.1232 as: For a military member whose duty station is in a foreign area, the member's spouse or unmarried dependent child. For a civilian US employee as defined by section 2105 of Title 5, United States Code, the employee's spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried dependent child, or unmarried child of the employee's spouse or domestic partner. A family member must physically reside with his or her sponsor to receive family member preference.

Required Documents

Online EAS Application must contain:
License or Certification: You MUST submit a copy of your teaching license or certification with your application package or documentation that you meet DoDEA's requirements to be licensed to teach the positions you are applying for, or you will be rated ineligible. To determine the job-related licensure or certification, please review the Qualifications section listed above.
Transcripts: Failure to provide copies of all applicable transcripts will result in disqualification due to incomplete application. You must scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following transcripts:

• Bachelor's Transcript
• Master's Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.
• EDS Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.
• Doctorate's transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.

NOTE: Transcripts must include the date and degree was conferred. Transcripts without this information will not be reviewed and will result in disqualification. Your transcripts must clearly identify coursework required for the position you are applying for. Transcripts submitted in other languages other than English must include an official translation or will not be considered. Computer printouts of transcripts, links to transcripts, grade reports, copies of degree diplomas or certificates, and illegible copies of transcripts will not be acceptable. Receipt of these documents will result in automatic disqualification.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
 

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

APPLY NOW: DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS).

Additional Information:

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If you wish to be considered for this position you must mark in your EAS application that you will take part-time employment and you are in the local commuting area (within 50 miles or less).