0300 TEACHER (MIXED SECONDARY) in Ramstein, Germany

Summary About the Position: This position is a Full-Time 0300 Teacher (Mixed) – 0320 Social Studies/0360 Business/9008 AP US History position located at Ramstein High School, Ramstein, Germany. This vacancy is for the 2024/2025 School Year. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, please follow this link: https://webapps.dodea.edu/eas/ DO NOT apply via USAJOBS. Applications submitted through USA Jobs will not be accepted. Responsibilities Plan, develop, and organize long-range lesson plans and daily class work to ensure in-depth learning within the timeframe allotted to meet the course/curriculum content standards. Selects, adapts, or modifies teaching methods or materials that experience indicates will be most effective in teaching the assigned grade level(s) and subject matter. Support, counsel, and motivate students to meet or exceed grade-level standards. Adheres to and, when applicable, implements safety and security procedures. Under the general supervision of the School Principal, the Teacher develops lesson plans independently within the framework of approved curriculum standards, course outlines, texts, and guidelines. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens To qualify, you must meet the education requirements described below: State or Territory Certification/License. A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state’s equivalent (as DoDEA determines comparable to DoDEA’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. A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association 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. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors, and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the minimum academic preparation requirement.) Student Teaching or an Internship. Student teaching or an internship as part of an approved teacher education program in an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of an approved student teaching or internship program, applicants may be given credit for one year of successful full-time employment as an educator. Since that one year of employment substitutes for a course, no credit may be given for pay purposes. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the student teaching requirement.) (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the student teaching requirement.) Requirements: 0320 Teacher (Social Studies) – A major in social studies or a minimum of 30 semester hours in the field of social studies is required. Course work must include U.S. history, world history, political science, and physical geography. A minimum of 12 semester hours of upper level course work in social studies is required. A minimum of 3 semester hours is required in the specific subject area assigned. 0360 Teacher (Business) – A major in business or a minimum of 30 semester hours in the field of business is required. Course work must include one accounting course, a minimum of 12 semester hours in upper level business courses and a minimum of 9 semester hours in computer science courses. 9008 AP US History – Teachers assigned to teach Advanced Placement (AP) courses must complete, for each course they are assigned to teach, a 5-day (or its time equivalent) AP College Board sponsored or endorsed training. All current AP teachers and any teacher aspiring to teach AP courses will be required to submit verification that they have completed the required AP College Board training for each specific AP course they are assigned to teach. AP teachers who have not previously completed the AP College Board training will be required to complete and submit the appropriate training to the DoDEA HQ Licensure Unit prior to teaching an AP course. Education Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. 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: a. The work must be evaluated and interpreted by a current member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). This website provides a list of current organizations who can perform your evaluation. You must select and work directly with one of these organizations. b. 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 c. 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 Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are not considered Ordinarily Resident under the applicable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). An ordinarily resident is anyone who has lived in the host country longer than the allowed number of days without being a member of the forces assigned, civilian component or a family member of either the aforementioned or who has obtained a work permit for any duration. Ordinarily Resident restrictions apply and vary depending on the host nation. 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. Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilities will vary by location. For positions in a foreign country, that country’s laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee’s same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position. Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton [email protected] This position is covered by the FEA bargaining unit. You can find more information about this vacancy in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.