Teacher (Kindergarten)

**Duties**:

- Participate in DoDEA system-wide assessments programs.
- Maintain individual and class records using the school information system.
- Create school climate conductive to learning, achievement, and citizenship.
- Support students to meet or exceed grade-level standards.
- Develop lesson plans independently within the framework of approved curriculum standards, course outlines, texts, and guidelines.

**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 trial period may be required.
- 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.
- Mobility agreement MAY be required.

**Qualifications**:

- **0095 Kindergarten Teacher (Elementary School)**: A major in early childhood education or a degree in elementary education with 24 semester hours in early childhood education is required. The 24 semester hours must be in the course description or title containing early childhood, kindergarten, or pre-kindergarten training. Coursework in methods of teaching emerging literacy and methods of teaching mathematics for early childhood, kindergarten, or pre-kindergarten is required. Two years of full-time experience teaching pre-kindergarten or kindergarten may be substituted for 3 semester hours of the required early childhood education coursework.

**Education**:
**FOREIGN EDUCATION**: Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable:

- 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_.
- 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
- 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**:
DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS)
- **How to Apply**:
2. In the Target Jobs Tab: please select 0095 Teacher
3. In the Target Job tab please select SY 24/25
4. In the target location tab: please select Spangdahlem Elementary
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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- Benefits

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- Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
- Online EAS Application
- Valid State Teaching Certificate
- **Transcripts**:You must scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following transcripts (unofficial acceptable):

- Bachelor's Transcript
- Master's