Instructional Systems Specialist (Student Information Systems)

US Department of War Education Activity; Quantico (VA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) in Quantico, Virginia, oversees a virtual high school program under the DoDEA Americas-Mid Atlantic District. The position requires a Master’s degree in Education and specialized experience with Student Information Systems (SIS) to guide instructional implementation, curriculum development, and program evaluation for K-12 education.

Qualified applicants will have at least two years of SIS experience, be certified or certifiable under current DoDEA

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education is required.
• Specialized experience includes teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and training in PreK-12.
• Minimum 2 years of specialized SIS experience.
• Applicants must meet DoDEA licensure/certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Instructional Implementation.
• Instructional Materials & Curriculum Development.
• Instructional Program Evaluation.

Skills

Instructional Implementation

Curriculum Development

Educational Evaluation

Education

Master's degree in Education

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at the Department of Defense Education Activity, DoWEA-Americas-Mid Atlantic District, Virtual High School in Quantico, Virginia.

Description of the Working Environment:

Work is performed in an office setting.

Who May Apply:

• U.S. Citizens
• Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA)
• Civilian Employee (Current DoWEA)
• Current Department of War (DoW)
• Civilian Employee (DoW Transfer)
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA)
• Employee (Excpt Svc DoWEA)
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Employee (Excepted Svc DoW)
• Current Excepted Service Employee (Excepted Service)
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 (E.O.12721)
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 (E.O.13473)
• Non-Department of War (DoW)
• Transfer (Non-DoW Transfer)
• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities (Unique Auth)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoW MRNG)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement (PPP DoW MRNG Dis)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible (PPP DoW RG)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Minimum Education Requirement:

A Master's degree in the field of Education. The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

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-l2th grade education and training. This position requires a minimum of 2 years of specialized experience working with Student Information Systems (SIS).

Examples of acceptable specialized SIS experience include: Experience in collecting, managing, extracting and analyzing data for the support and evaluation of school education programs; experience developing reports, filters, queries, etc. and retrieving and presenting data from data management systems; experience working cooperatively with others by serving as the subject matter expert for all SIS program modules and other management information systems; experience training and supporting educational managers, teachers, etc. in the use of data management systems, including registration, scheduling, attendance, and grading systems.

Professional Licensure/Certification Requirement:

Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards in any PreK-12th grade endorsement area.

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:

• Instructional Implementation
• Instructional Materials & Curriculum Development
• Instructional Program Evaluation