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About the Position: This position is for a Mixed Secondary School Teacher (Elementary and Middle School Music) position at Elliot Elementary at BEAUFORT / SOUTHCAROLINA for Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, please follow this link: https://webapps.dodea.edu/eas/login.cfm
DO NOT apply via USAJOBSApplications submitted to USAJOBS WILL NOT receive consideration.
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Duties
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• Maintain accurate individual and class records using the school information system
• Document student progress using formative and summative assessment tools
• Establish a positive learning environment with clear expectations for success and behavior
• Plan and organize standards-based lessons to ensure in-depth learning and meet curriculum goals
• Collaborate with parents and educators to meet the individualized learning requirements of each student
• Provide effective strategies to assist students in mastering or exceeding grade level content standards
• Differentiate instruction for individual student learning styles/needs
• Integrate approved technology to enhance instruction and improve the quality of learning

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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.
• 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.

Qualifications
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
0095 - Teacher, Kindergarten (ECE)
A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in early childhood education (Prekindergarten, Kindergarten or Early Childhood) is required. Coursework must include methods of teaching emerging literacy and methods of teaching mathematics for early childhood, kindergarten, or pre-kindergarten.
0470 - Teacher, Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12)
A minimum of 24 semester hours in the special education which includes 12 semester hours directly related to teaching students who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Types of course work include hearing-impaired, speech language and literacy development, audiology and speech, communication modalities including American Sign Language (ASL), characteristics of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and curriculum and instruction for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. An unencumbered professional teaching license in hearing impaired or its state equivalent will be considered to have fulfilled these requirements.
0101-0103 - Teacher, Grades 1-3 (ES)
A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in elementary education courses is required. A methods of teaching in each reading, math, language arts is required. One additional methods of teaching in either social studies or science is required.
State or Territory Certification/License. A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoWEA determines comparable to DoWEA's teacher categories) will be accepted as fulfilling all qualifications for professional teaching education and certification in content areas. To receive full reciprocity the license must be unencumbered, which means a license that is not revoked, suspended, or made probationary or conditional by the state licensing board of education. The Praxis I and II or seven years of teaching at the Prek-12 level can be substituted in lieu of an unencumbered license and will require all minimum education requirements, a student teaching/internship and full qualification standards must all be met. Applicant's claiming military spouse preference under the MSLRA will receive consideration for an encumbered license.
Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements. At least a conferred bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution 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. The DoWEA Licensure Unit will evaluate state teaching certificates and official transcripts before final job offers are made.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education
Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. 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

• DoWEA Employment Application System (EAS) - To apply go to:
  https://webapps.dodea.edu/EAS/login.cfm
  EAS allows educators seeking employment with the Department of WAR Education Activity (DoWEA) 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 DoWEA applicants may view their applications online and make changes to their application at any time.
  To view your application:
  - View application: click here https://webapps.dodea.edu/EAS/login.cfm
  - Once there, log on as a returning user (not as a new applicant) with your user name 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.
  1. Online EAS application - Required
  2. Official Transcripts - Required
  3. Copy of State or Territory Certification/License or DoWEA License
  4. 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.
  *Photocopy of all OFFICIAL undergraduate and graduate 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 official 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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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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