Teacher (Mixed Specialist)

US Department of War Education Activity; South Carolina; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) invites applications for a Mixed Specialist Teacher at Elliot ES for the 26/27 school year.

Qualified candidates hold a valid state teaching license or equivalent recognized by DoWEA; licensure reciprocity may apply and Praxis may substitute. A bachelor's degree with extensive education coursework is required, plus student teaching or internship experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoWEA determines comparable).
• Prescribed licensure reciprocity rules apply; Praxis I and II or one year of full-time teaching may substitute in lieu of an unencumbered license.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Education coursework (40 SH)

Professional teacher education coursework (18 SH)

Student teaching/internship required

Job description

About the Position: This position is a Mixed Specialist Teacher located at Elliot ES. This vacancy is for the 26/27 school year.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

License or Certification: 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.

Education: At least a conferred bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution 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. The DoWEA Licensure Unit will evaluate state teaching certificates and official transcripts before final job offers are made.

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.)

FIND OUT MORE HERE: Teaching Categories and Requirements | DoWEA

0436 Middle School (MS) (Grades 6-8): A minimum of 24 semester hours in English language development or English as a second language is required. Course work should include courses such as applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, comparative cultures, and language development are required. A minimum of 6 semester hours in the theory and methodology of teaching English as a second language and a course in methods of teaching English at the elementary level is required.

0437 Elementary School (ES) (Grades 1-6): A minimum of 24 semester hours in English Language Development (ESL/TESOL) is required. Course work must include a course in sociolinguistics, and a minimum of 6 semester hours in the methods of teaching English as a second language. Must be certified or certifiable in middle school or secondary English.