Teacher (English)

Department of War Education Activity • Camp Lejeune, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Brewster Middle School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). The teacher plans, develops, and organizes long-range lesson plans and daily class work to support in-depth learning within the allotted timeframe and meet curriculum content standards. The teacher selects, adapts, or modifies teaching methods and materials to effectively teach the assigned grade levels and subject matter. The role also involves supporting, counseling, and motivating students to meet or exceed grade-level standards, drawing on knowledge of individual students’ personalities, backgrounds, and interests when discussing learning, achievement, and conduct. The teacher follows applicable safety and security procedures and helps create a school climate conducive to learning, achievement, and citizenship. Other duties may be assigned.

Applicants must apply through the DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS); applications are not accepted through USAJOBS. The announcement directs applicants to select temporary employment, a full-time work schedule, school year 2026/2027, and Brewster Middle School—Camp Lejeune, NC as the target location.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• A conferred bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution is required.
• At least 40 semester hours of general education coursework across fields such as English, history, social studies, mathematics, fine arts, languages, science, philosophy, and psychology are required.
• At least 18 semester hours of professional teacher education coursework in relevant areas such as learning processes, tests and measurement, educational philosophy, psychology, social foundations, teaching methods, and curriculum are required.
• A minimum of 24 semester hours in English/Language Arts is required, including coursework in English literature, American literature, and composition (writing process).
• At least 9 semester hours of upper-level English coursework are required.
• A valid, fully professional state teaching license in the relevant content area, or an equivalent license accepted by DoDEA, is required. For full reciprocity, the license must be unencumbered. The announcement describes alternatives involving Praxis I and II or seven years of PreK–12 teaching, subject to the stated minimum education and qualification requirements.
• Student teaching or an internship in an approved teacher education program at an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of such a program, one year of successful full-time employment as an educator may substitute, without pay credit for that year.
• Foreign degrees and coursework must be evaluated through one of the accepted procedures described in the announcement before acceptance.
• A Tier 1 investigation with Childcare Checks and a suitability/fitness determination based on a background investigation are required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for the Selective Service Requirement.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Applicants must submit the required online EAS application and official transcripts; a copy of the applicable state or territory teaching certification/license or DoDEA license is also listed among the application documents.
• Applicants must complete all required EAS application sections and upload required documentation; eligibility documents and veteran-preference documentation are required when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and organize long-range lesson plans and daily class work to promote in-depth learning and meet curriculum content standards within the allotted timeframe.
• Select, adapt, or modify teaching methods and materials for effective instruction in the assigned grade levels and subject matter.
• Support, counsel, and motivate students to meet or exceed grade-level standards.
• Use knowledge of individual students’ personalities, backgrounds, and interests when discussing learning issues, achievements, and classroom conduct.
• Adhere to and, when applicable, implement safety and security procedures.
• Contribute to a school climate conducive to learning, achievement, and citizenship.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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