Teacher (Strategic Mathematics)

US Department of War Education Activity; Catania; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Sigonella Elementary School in Sicily is seeking a part-time 0110 Teacher. The position requires a valid, fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent with reciprocity provisions for DoWEA certification and internship requirements.

Applicants should have a baccalaureate degree, professional teacher education coursework, and student teaching or approved internship. The local commuting area around Sigonella applies for eligibility.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum 18 semester hours of professional teacher education coursework.
• Candidates must meet state teaching licensure or DoWEA reciprocity requirements.

Skills

Teaching

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Professional teacher education coursework

Job description

About the Position

This position is a part-time 0110 Teacher vacancy located at Sigonella Elementary School.

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)

Who May Apply

• U.S. Citizens


• Family of overseas employees


• Military spouses

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.

(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 for 0110 Teacher, Strategic Mathematics (ES):

A minimum of 15 semester hours in mathematics is required. Course work must include a course in diagnosis and remediation of math difficulties, and a methods of teaching math. Semester hours earned from either the mathematics or education department are acceptable. Must also be certified or certifiable in DoWEA Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.

This position may require a two-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.