School Counselor (Elementary).

Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA); Ramstein-Miesenbach; Vor Ort; EUR 48.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Department of War Education Activity seeks an experienced Elementary Guidance Counselor to develop and coordinate a comprehensive guidance program within the DoDEA framework, promoting student welfare and success.

You will provide information and guidance to students, teachers, and parents regarding academic, career, behavioral, personal, and social development as part of prevention and intervention services, and assist with course selection and scheduling for all students.

Qualifikationen

• Requires a master's degree in school counseling or a related track with practicum/internship in PreK-12 counseling.
• Experience or coursework in guidance, counseling ethics, and career planning.
• Requires licensure or reciprocity as a school counselor per state standards.

Aufgaben

• Develop, coordinate, and administer a comprehensive guidance and counseling program for DoDEA students.
• Provide information and guidance to students, teachers, parents on academic, career, behavioral, personal and social development.
• Assist with course selection and scheduling for all students.
• Conduct interviews and diagnostics to address causes of academic or behavioral issues affecting progress.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Guidance counseling

Interviewing/diagnostic procedures

Course planning & scheduling

Ausbildung

Master's degree in school counseling

Master's degree in education with 30 sem hours in PreK-12 counseling

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Duties

• Develop, coordinate, and administer a comprehensive guidance and counseling program designed to aid in the facilitation of the DoDEA educational program and to promote the welfare of the students
• Provide information and guidance to students, teachers, other school staff members, and parents relative to academic, career, behavioral, personal, and social development of students as part of prevention and intervention services
• Assist with the course selection process and scheduling for all students
• Through interviews, diagnostic procedures, research of records, discussions with teachers, parent, or guardian explore the cause of academic, behavioral, social, or other issues that are impacting upon the educational progress of individual students
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• Two-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 may be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoWEA location.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/.

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 DoWEA determines comparable to DoWEA'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.

0490 - Elementary - Guidance Counselor

A master's degree school counseling, OR a master's degree in education with 30 semester hours of graduate coursework in PreK-12 school counseling practices. Course work must include guidance and counseling in PreK-12 school, legal and ethical issues in counseling, counseling children and adolescents, administration and interpretation of tests, career counseling, and drug education. This certification requires completion of a practicum/internship. Certification as a National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) will be accepted as fulfilling these requirements.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

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:

• The work may be evaluated and interpreted by the International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credential Evaluation Service, Post Office Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665 or
• 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
• 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 semester hours of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college.

Failure to provide all the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Additional information

• All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located. Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community. (5 CFR 575.203)
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the
• 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 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 at [e-mail].
• This position is covered by the Federal Education Association (FEA) bargaining unit.
• This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.