Note: Highly recommend interested applicants submit application packet prior to the 1st cutoff to ensure you receive consideration for vacant positions. Referral lists will be issued after the first cut-off date to selecting officials and each cut-off date thereafter until all vacancies are filled.
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 09-055
OPENING DATE: August 5, 2009
FIRST CUT-OFF DATE: September 10, 2009
Subsequent Cut-off Dates: 1st day of the following months until all positions have been filled.
CLOSING DATE: July 01, 2010
POSITION: Instructional Systems Specialist (various), Pay Schedule AD-1750-10
SALARY RANGE: $72,971 - $99,482
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CUT OFF DATE to be considered. if received after the cut-off date - applications will be considered for the following cut-off date.
LOCATION: DoDEA – Pacific District Superintendent’s Office, Guam District, Agana Heights, Guam
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a DoD Field Activity responsible for the oversight of two school systems, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS). DoDEA employs more than 12,000 individuals responsible for educating approximately 90,000 students in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The mission of DoDEA is to provide a quality education from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve for the eligible minor family members of DoD military and civilian personnel on official assignments.
WHO MAY APPLY: Current DoDEA-wide permanent educators
Payment of travel and transportation expenses is authorized.
Duties and Responsibilities: These positions are part of the instructional support staff in District Offices. Each educator serves as the specialist responsible for programs supporting the development of skills in the defined educational program areas. The specialist assesses the district-wide effectiveness in the defined program area(s) by monitoring the implementation of curriculum/performance standards. The incumbent develops goals and standards to include those that support the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan. The incumbent integrates data from system- wide testing programs, accreditation reports, and supervisory field observations into comprehensive needs statements for the assigned area of responsibility as a basis for the development of system-wide action plans to implement curriculum and program standards. In the program area(s), the educator directs the systematic review of curriculum/performance/program standards, and methodology for the program area. Identifies training needs in the area(s) of responsibility. The incumbent trains curriculum liaisons, specialists and other leaders in the methods for implementing and maintaining effective instruction and assessment both in the existing curriculum and in initiatives for curriculum improvement Provides information to the Deputy Superintendent for Instruction; the Area Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; and District Superintendents regarding program needs, status, and recommendations for improvement. Represents DoDEA in meetings at various agencies and departments of the Federal government relating to the areas of educational expertise. Monitors the quality of program services to ensure compliance with professional quality assurance standards.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Three years of experience in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, guidance counseling, educational administration, or comparable activities, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in education and training;
Professional Education Requirement: A Masters’ degree is required for all Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) positions.
NOTE: All applicants must address the appropriate KSAs for the content area for the position(s) that you are applying for under this announcement. A separate narrative statement addressing the KSAs is required as an attachment to your application. Include in the write-ups experience in and out of the Federal service that gave you the specific knowledge, skills, and/or abilities; objectives of your work; and evidence of your success (such as accomplishments, awards received, etc). The KSA’s are listed below for each content area.
Content Area Requirements:
Special Education
Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards for at least one special education teaching category (0416-0418, 0419, 0420-0422, 0423-0425, 0426-0428, 0429, 0470, 0471, 0472).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):
Candidates who meet minimum education and experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrate how well they possess the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance:
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2:
Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4:
Professional knowledge of and demonstrated successful experience with special education law, regulations, best practices, and demonstrated experience in program design, integration, and implementation of special education services in PreK-12 programs. Additionally, demonstrates experience in assessment, adaptations, modifying/accommodating curriculum, and assistive technology.
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Content Areas:
- Math
- Math/Science
- Social Studies/Science
- English Language Arts
- English Language Arts/Social Studies
- ECE (all content)
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards as a Teacher, Pre-kindergarten (0090 -0095) through Grade 3 (0101-103).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrate how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2: Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4:
Professional knowledge of and demonstrated successful experience with Early Childhood Education (ECE), grades PK-3rd English Language Arts/Social Studies/Math/Science content standards, research-based best practices demonstrated through experience in developing integrated academically rigorous curriculum programs. Demonstrates ability to collect and analyze data to write program evaluations for ECE English Language Arts/Social Studies/Math/Science.
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Middle School/High School
Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards for Elementary Education (0104-0106); Math (Categories 240/340); Science (Categories 230/330); English Language Arts (categories 0412/0413); or Social Studies (Categories 0220/0330) and at least one other teaching category.
Middle School/High School Content Areas:
- Math
- Science
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
ISS MS/HS Math/Science (Grades 4-12): Applicants must currently be certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards for Math (0240/0340) and for Science (0230/0330);
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance.
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2:
Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4:
Professional knowledge of and demonstrated successful experience with DoDEA Pre-K – 12 mathematics content standards, curriculum, instructional goals, procedures, and learning theory in mathematics. Ability to apply mathematical terminology and instructional technology as part of the instructional program. Experience in analyzing and reporting data to effect changes in the instructional program.
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ISS MS/HS English/Language Arts/Social Studies (Grades 4-12): Applicants must currently be certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards for English/Language Arts (0210/0310) and Social Studies (0220/0320).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2:
Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4:
Professional knowledge of and demonstrated successful experience with ELA education grades 4-12 and including knowledge of DoDEA PK-12 ELA content standards, current theory, research, the use of technology to enhance student learning.
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School Information Specialist
Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards as a Teacher under the current DoDEA standards as an Educational Technologist and/or Information Specialist (category 0485, 0480, 0481, and 0482) and one other program area.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance.
- KSA #1:
Knowledge of student information application software systems. Describe your experience with systems that support the collection, maintenance and reporting of K-12 school and district educational management data.
- KSA #2:
Skill in providing training and support to K-12 educational managers, teachers and support staff in the use of student data management systems, including registration, scheduling, attendance and grading programs.
- KSA #3:
Skill in the collection, management, extraction and analysis of data for the support and evaluation of school, district, and area wide educational programs.
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Education Technologist
Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards as a Teacher under the Educational Technologist and/or Information Specialist categories (0485 or 0480, 0481, 0482) and one other program area.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2:
Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4: Comprehensive knowledge of technology integration sufficient to assess, monitor and evaluate district and school level education technology implementation activities.
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Continuous School Improvement (CSI):
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) determined necessary for successful job performance.
- KSA #1:
Comprehensive knowledge of current Pre-K through 12th grade instructional theory, research, best practices and content/performance standards for the subject matter, including Federal laws, DOD policies, and DoDEA standard operating procedures governing the curriculum program within the DoDEA education system.
- KSA #2:
Knowledge of staff development and demonstrated skill in staff development design, training facilitation and the use of job embedded models and other strategies in order to provide professional development advice and guidance to staff. Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in the subject matter field in a geographically dispersed school district.
- KSA #3:
Knowledge of instructional program evaluation methods and principles sufficient to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the curriculum program is required. Ability to analyze program data that informs staff development needs for curriculum area and to implement comprehensive staff development activities, to include evaluation and follow up.
- KSA #4:
Professional knowledge of and demonstrated successful experience with 1) professional standards for educational assessment, accreditation, and program evaluation; 2) development, use, and interpretation of various quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and report writing for district and school evaluations to support systemic evaluations as part of the continuous school improvement process, 3) displays and interprets statistical metrics and statistical analyses of educational assessment and other data to support instruction, evaluation, decision-making.
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PAY, BENEFITS AND WORK SCHEDULE:
Positions are Full-time/Permanent Year-round.
Pay retention may be authorized.
Incumbent may be eligible for Government/Military housing at prescribed rental rates, depending on availability. Cost of Living Allowance, and other overseas benefits may be authorized. Eligibility will be determined at time of position offer. Applicants who are currently employed overseas and are not receiving allowances and benefits may not be eligible for such allowances. Locality pay does not apply in the Guam area. Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to this non-foreign overseas area.
Medical Care: Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met. Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis. Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. For additional information, please contact the POC in this announcement.
Special Education Services: The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) provides education including special education to children of DoD civilians who are eligible to attend DoDDS schools. However, most schools are not staffed for all special needs. For additional information, please visit http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/specialEduc.cfm or contact the Department of Defense Education Activity, Student Services Branch, at 703-588-3147/3148.
Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19 at http://www.dtic.mil/whs//directives/corres/pdf/131519p.pdf for overseas positions.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14R.
Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area.
Pre-appointment overseas physical examination may be required for selected candidate.
Selectee must sign a mobility agreement.
Initial overseas tour of duty for Okinawa, Japan is 2 years.
Pre-appointment overseas physical examination may be required for selected candidate.
Selectee must sign a mobility agreement.
Initial overseas tour of duty for Guam is 2 years.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
1. Résumé, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)* http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf, or any other written format.
- Applications must include the total employment period, i.e., starting and ending dates (month and year) for each work experience, paid and unpaid, related to the job for which you are applying, including the hours per week.
- Also include a description of your duties and accomplishments, your employer’s name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number, and salary. If you are currently employed, you must indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.
2. Declaration for Federal Employment (Optional Form 306). http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf,*You can also find forms at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp
3. Supplement on plain paper in narrative format that concisely addresses each of the ranking factors. Limit to one page to each KSA. Make sure you respond to the specific KSAs listed under each Content Program Area Requirements for the above school level positions, that you applying for under this announcement. Address work experience, education, and training which clearly demonstrates how well you possess each KSA.
4. Complete the attached Availability Statement for Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) Positions form and submit along with your application packet.
5. DoDEA Certification or College Transcripts.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CUT-OFF DATES OR THE CLOSING DATE.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.
WHERE TO APPLY:
- By mail to the DODEA -Pacific Human Resources Division, Guam District, Unit 35007, Building 290, APO AP 96376, or
- Applications may be attached to an email and sent electronically to GuamHR@pac.dodea.edu. On Email applications, please indicate the announcement for which you are applying on the subject line of your email.
Please note that the Point of Contact/Human Resources Office is located in Okinawa, Japan and phone calls are overseas long distance. The telephone number for information (dialing from the continental United States) is: 011-81-6117-44-5941 or DSN 644-5941. |
