ISS (PK-12 Content)

Department of War Education Activity • West Point, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the Department of Defense Education Activity, DoDEA-Americas-Mid Atlantic District, West Point, NY. The work is performed in an office setting. The role involves providing coaching to PK-12 Content educators and educational leaders, guiding leadership teams in school-wide implementation planning, fostering professional practice improvement, implementing PK-12 Content instruction within student-centered learning environments, and advising educators on leveraging data to improve teaching effectiveness.

Requirements

• 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 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 transportation agreement.
• You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDEA location.
• U.S. Citizens
• A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required.
• Copies of transcripts must be uploaded, including at a minimum, Bachelor's, Master's transcripts, etc.
• Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in general education for grades PK-12 content area.
• Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards in any general education for grades PK-12.
• You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration, Instructional Implementation, Instructional Program Administration, Needs/Occupational Analysis, Staff and Faculty Development.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology; Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
• Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
• Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
• Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
• Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to PK-12 Content educators/educational leaders.
• Guide leadership/leadership team(s) in the school-wide implementation planning (this includes professional development, time for job-embedded learning, and scheduling).
• Foster professional practice improvement of teachers in a PK-12 Content learning environment.
• Implement PK-12 Content instruction within student-centered learning environments (such as the physical space, academic, social, and emotional learning opportunities, and daily structure).
• Advise educators in leveraging interpreted data to improve teaching effectiveness.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior