Teacher (Elementary).

About the role

As Teacher (Elementary), you will provide instruction at the professional level as a classroom teacher, team teacher, or remedial/special services teacher according to the setting and organizational structure of the school. You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional activities under stated guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepares yearly instructional outlines and related daily lesson plans covering relevant units of study and specifying objectives, activities, and evaluative methods/instruments for both group and individual programs.
• Teaches students by selecting, developing, adapting, and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques utilizing available resources to provide academic achievement.
• Provides learning experiences in assigned subject areas which develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills appropriate to the needs and interests of all students in the classroom.
• Continuously evaluates individual and group academic progress using criterion-referenced tests, periodic standardized tests, oral tests, and/or other relevant evaluative methods/instruments.
• Uses alternative instruction to meet individual needs.
• Makes progress reports to parents, confers with parents and other concerned individuals.
• Maintains required records in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Maintains control of assigned class and handles discipline independently except for chronic or extreme behavior problems.
• Counsels individual students within established guidelines, using background information concerning each student to provide an effective instructional learning cycle as pertains to students' behavior and progress.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must possess and maintain valid Teacher licensure/certification in the state where the position is located AND in the specialty field identified by parenthetical.
• Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited education institution.
• All professional educators must possess a valid Teacher certification/licensure in the appropriate endorsement area. Emergency and provisional certificates may be accepted under the conditions they are issued by the state certification authority.
• Applicants with valid State Certification in a state other than where the position is located may be considered. If selected, they will be issued a provisional contract to outline the requirement to obtain full State Teacher Certification within two full contract terms.
• Background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to successful completion and favorable adjudication.
• Incumbent may be required, as an incidental duty, to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle; therefore, a valid driver's license is required.
• Probationary period is one academic year (two full academic semesters) during which fitness and continued employment will be evaluated.
• Male applicants born after 12-31-1959 must register under the Military Selective Service Act.

Qualifications

All applicants will be rated based upon the documentation submitted. Applications may be further evaluated by subject matter expert. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion.

Basic Education & Licensure Requirement: Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited education institution. All professional educators must possess a valid Teacher certification/licensure in the appropriate endorsement area. Emergency and provisional certificates may be accepted under the conditions they are issued by the state certification authority.

This position is also being advertised as a TRANSITIONAL TEACHER, CY-1701 which accepts applicants who are in process of obtaining state issued teaching license/certificate under ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE programs OR have only DODEA certification. Transitional Teachers will be required to obtain full state Certification within three contract terms.

Education

To meet the education requirements, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts. Official and unofficial transcripts (photocopy or original) may be submitted. Advisement or web-printouts are NOT acceptable. Official transcripts are REQUIRED UPON SELECTION. Be sure that official transcripts are not locked or encrypted when uploaded and that ALL pages (including transcript key) are viewable.

Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For further information on creditable education, visit: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation

Foreign Education: If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Pay

• Pay setting is based on degree and having 24 hours in education. Pay setting is determined AFTER selection process.
• Pay Level 11 requires a Bachelor's Degree
• Pay Level 12 requires a Bachelor's Degree and 15 graduate semester hours
• Pay Level 13 requires a Bachelor's Degree and 30 graduate semester hours
• Pay Level 14 requires a Master's Degree
• Pay Level 15 requires a Master's Degree and 15 graduate semester hours
• Pay Level 16 requires a Master's Degree and 30 graduate semester hours
• Pay Level 17 requires an earned Doctorate
• Education must be in coursework related to topic being taught or general teaching methodologies.
• Experience is considered for determining appropriate pay increments for comparable experience, including paid and unpaid experience (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps). Maximum number of years creditable for pay setting is 17.
• Per hour rate for Teacher positions will be modified from what is stated on the Pay Table based on school calendar for the location (Modified Hourly/Date Rate – MHR/MDR). Neither the MHR nor the MDR are negotiable.
• Pay tables for Bureau of Indian Education Title 25 positions can be found online.

Additional information

• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Bargaining Unit Status: Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union – Federation of Indian Service Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 4521.
• Position is EXEMPT from Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Government Quarters ARE NOT available.
• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• Travel and relocation expenses WILL NOT be paid.
• A Recruitment incentive IS NOT offered.