Iss (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Department of War Education Activity; Puerto Rico; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of War Education Activity in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, seeks an ISS (Special Education Instructional System Specialist) to coach Autism Spectrum Disorder educators, guide school-wide implementation planning, and foster professional practice improvement in ASD classrooms.

The role also involves implementing ASD instruction in student-centered environments and advising teachers on data-driven methods to raise teaching effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Special Education or Education required for ISS positions.
• Specialized experience: minimum of 5 years in PK-12 education related to Special Education and autism.
• Professional licensure: currently certified or certifiable under DoWEA Special Education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching to Autism Spectrum Disorder educators and leadership teams.
• Guide school-wide implementation planning including professional development and scheduling.
• Foster professional practice improvement for teachers in ASD learning environments.
• Implement ASD instruction within student-centered learning environments.
• Advise educators on using interpreted data to improve teaching effectiveness.

Job description

Summary

About the Position: There is currently one vacancy in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.

Duties

• Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to Autism Spectrum Disorder 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 an Autism Spectrum Disorder learning environment.
• Implement Autism Spectrum Disorder 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

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 will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoWEA location.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

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: The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

ISS (Special Education Instructional System Specialist) positions must meet the following three criteria:

1. Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Special Education or Education is required for all Special Education 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 PK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in Special Education. This position also requires a minimum of 2 years of experience teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
3. Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoWEA standards in any Special Education certification area. Information on DoWEA 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 Collaboration
• Instructional Implementation
• Instructional Program Administration
• Needs/Occupational Analysis
• Staff and Faculty Development

Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas

1. Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.

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

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Be advised that effective Jan. 1 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html.
• Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify Scott Rodberg [e-mail]
• This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

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.

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