About the Position: This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity, Department of Defense Education Activity-Southeast District, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.

Duties

Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to PK-12 CONTENT educators/educational leaders. Guide leadership/leadership team(s) in the school-wide implementation planning (this includes professional development, time for job-embedded learning, and scheduling). Foster professional practice improvement of teachers in a PK-12 CONTENT learning environment. Implement PK-12 CONTENT instruction within student-centered learning environments (such as the physical space, academic, social, and emotional learning opportunities, and daily structure). Advise educators in leveraging interpreted data to improve teaching effectiveness.

Requirements

• 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.
• One year trial period may be 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.
• You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
• You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDEA location.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirement: The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. ISS positions must meet the following three criteria: (1) Minimum Education Requirement, (2) Specialized Experience Requirement, (3) Professional Licensure Requirement. (1) Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required for all Instructional System Specialist (ISS) positions. (2) Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in general education for grades PK-12 Content area. Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing. training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training. (3) Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards in general education for grades PK-12. Information on DoDEA teaching categories and requirements is located at: https://www.dodea.edu/offices/human-resources/work-dodea/teaching-categories-and-requirements You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education Consultation, Coaching and CollaborationInstructional ImplementationInstructional Program AdministrationNeeds/Occupational AnalysisStaff and Faculty Development

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address HEKYKY DoDEA Southeast District - Fort Knox 7441 Custer Road Bldg 2670 Fort Moore, GA 31905 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk