Teacher Supervisor (Assistant Supervisor of Education)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System seeks educators to prepare individuals for successful community reentry, fostering a humane and secure environment and upholding public safety. Candidates must meet comprehensive qualification requirements for education, certification, and teaching experience.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree with relevant coursework and supervised teaching, or an equivalent combination of education and verified teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with supervised student teaching and coursework in psychology, human development, history/philosophy of education, and teaching methods at the position's learning level.
• For secondary positions, at least 24 semester hours in principal fields of instruction.
• Combination of Education and Experience – a full 4-year degree plus one full academic year of professional teaching experience qualifies if specific course requirements are not met.
• Teacher certification or licensure in a State, DC, Puerto Rico, or US territory is required and must be submitted with the application.

Education

Bachelor's degree with supervised student teaching and required coursework in psychology, human development, education history/philosophy, and teaching methods at appropriate level

Teacher certification or licensure in a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a US territory

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements

A. Bachelor's degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution that included or was supplemented by supervised student teaching, and at least one course in each of the following areas: general psychology, human development, history and/or philosophy of education, and teaching methods at the learning level of the position to be filled, i.e., elementary or secondary learning level. For secondary school teaching positions, applicants must also have had at least 24 semester hours (or equivalent) of course work in each of the principal fields of instruction.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience - Applicants who have completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited or pre-accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree but who do not meet the specific course requirements shown above meet minimum qualification requirements if they have completed at least one full academic year of professional teaching experience at the elementary or secondary school level as appropriate to the position to be filled.

Professional teaching experience is defined as full and primary responsibility for the instruction of assigned students under general supervision in a recognized or accredited school or other accredited educational institution. This includes responsibility for preparation and presentation of lessons and the evaluation of students' progress throughout the learning period, including a determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria.

OR

C. Teacher certification or licensure in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

NOTE: If you are using the above to qualify, you MUST submit proof of certification or license for verification. Your documentation MUST be uploaded at the time you apply.

AND

Education:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

OR

Experience:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade-level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

• Experience in assisting in organization, planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of educational programs which may include Adult Continuing Education, General Education Development, English as a second Language, special learning needs programs and others.
• Experience in overseeing the work of instructors who provide educational services under contract.
• Experience in evaluating academic and/or vocational programs and making
  recommendations based on changing developments.
• Experience in assigning duties to subordinates in order to accomplish
  goals and objectives.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**