Transitional Teacher (Early Childhood).

About the Role

As a Transitional Teacher (Early Childhood), you will provide instruction at the professional level in various settings such as a classroom, team teaching, or as a remedial/special services teacher. You will plan, implement, and evaluate instructional activities under established guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare yearly instructional outlines and daily lesson plans covering relevant units of study, specifying objectives, activities, and evaluative methods for both group and individual programs.
• Teach students by selecting, developing, adapting, and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques using available resources to ensure academic achievement.
• Provide learning experiences in assigned subject areas to develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills tailored to the needs and interests of all students.
• Continuously evaluate individual and group academic progress using criterion-referenced tests, periodic standardized tests, oral tests, and other relevant evaluative methods.
• Use alternative instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Make progress reports to parents and confer with parents and other concerned individuals.
• Maintain required records in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Maintain control of assigned class and handle discipline independently, except for chronic or extreme behavior problems.
• Counsel individual students within established guidelines, using background information to provide an effective instruction-learning cycle related to students' behavior and progress.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered under the Military Selective Service Act.
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires.
• Must possess a valid driver's license if required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle.
• Must be willing to enroll in an Alternative Licensure program to obtain and maintain valid Teacher licensure/certification in the State where the position is located and in the specialty field identified.
• Will be placed on provisional status for three contract terms while enrolled and participating in the Alternative Licensure program.
• This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Probationary period is one academic year (two full academic semesters).

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited educational institution.
• Provide proof of enrollment in a local State's alternative teaching licensure/certificate program within 90 days of the start date of the position.
• Enrollment should be for the appropriate endorsement/subject field as identified in the job announcement (e.g., elementary, mathematics, special education, chemistry) in the State where the position is located.
• Applicants with DODEA certification can work with States directly for reciprocity licensure and are not required to enroll in an Alternative Licensure program unless the State stipulates such.

To meet the education requirements, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts. Official or unofficial transcripts (photocopy or original) may be submitted. Advisement or web-printouts are not acceptable. Official transcripts are required upon selection.

Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For foreign education, credentials must be evaluated by a private organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education programs.

Pay

Pay setting is based on degree and limited to Pay Level 14. Pay setting is determined after the 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.

Education must be in coursework related to the topic being taught or general teaching methodologies. Experience is considered for determining appropriate pay increments for comparable experience. The 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 the school calendar for the location, referred to as Modified Hourly/Date Rate (MHR/MDR). Neither the MHR nor the MDR are negotiable.

Benefits

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Various health, dental, and life insurance options.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid leave, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit/Union - Federation of Indian Service Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 4521.