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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all U.S. Citizens who reside in the commuting area of the school.

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Duties

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Replaces the classroom teacher during absences to provide instruction which is compatible with the school- and system-wide curricular goals, and adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations.
Plans, organizes, and presents information and instruction which helps students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.
Interacts effectively with students, co-workers, and parents.
Carries out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as needed.
Reports to and is supervised by the principal.
You must respect the privacy and sensitivities of students and parents by controlling and restricting personal information to those with a "need to know."

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Substitute teachers are only needed when there is a Teacher absence, and there is no guarantee of regular or recurring work hours. You will only be paid for the time you are called to and report for work.
Temporary appointments with intermittent work schedules do not provide any benefits such as health insurance, life insurance, retirement or leave accrual. Temporary appointments do not confer personal competitive status as a Federal employee.
This position requires candidates to reside within the local commuting area in which the position is located.
This position is covered by the Dual Compensation Act which prohibits an individual from receiving pay from more than one position for more than an aggregate of forty (40) hours of work in one calendar week.
Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) positions are not covered under the Dual Compensation Act. If you have a NAF job, you may still be eligible to work as a Substitute without regards to the 40-hour calendar week limitation.
This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so and periodic re-verification check of multiple agency records.
You must be at least 18 years of age to be appointed to this position.

Qualifications

This announcement will be used to fill Substitute positions within Puerto Rico, and your level of education or teaching certification status determines which of three levels you qualify for. When the Principal requests to hire more Substitute teachers at a school, candidates from all three levels will be referred for consideration and selection. When you submit your application, you will be required to identify your level of education and submit required supporting documentation.

In order to qualify for this Substitute position, you must meet one of the education requirements described below.

Level 1 - Certified Teacher: To qualify as a Level 1 Teacher (Substitute), you must have a valid, unexpired teaching certificate in any field and issued by any state/territory in the United States. Please note you must attach a copy of your teaching certificate AND a copy of your official transcripts (in English).

Level 2 - Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) or higher: To qualify as a Level 2 Teacher (Substitute), you must possess a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. Please note you must attach a copy of your transcripts (in English).

Level 3 - Associate's Degree (AA) or 60 semester hours or more: To qualify as a Level 3 Teacher (Substitute), you must possess an Associate's degree OR have successfully completed 60 semester hours at a college/university. Please note you must attach a copy of your transcripts (in English).

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

Positions will be filled from this announcement on an as-needed basis. Multiple vacancies will be filled from the applicant pool that apply to this announcement. Selectees will be appointed on a temporary basis for the length of the school year. Depending on when applicants complete all required pre-employment conditions, you may not be appointed to this position until the next school year.

MILITARY SPOUSES: Because this is a temporary position with an intermittent work schedule, applying and accepting a Substitute position does not forfeit an applicant's eligibility for Military Spouse Preference (MSP).

Additional Requirements

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) does not apply to positions filled under this announcement.

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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This announcement is considered a Standing Register. It is not used to fill a specific vacancy and, instead, gathers applications from many applicants over time who will be referred to the hiring manager when vacancies exist. Some schools may require many Substitutes throughout the school year and many applicants are hired regularly whereas some smaller schools may not require as many Substitutes. You will have a chance to identify your preference in specific school(s) during the application process.

IMPORTANT:Your application is valid for 3 months. To extend its validity, you must resubmit your application for a new 3-month period.

You may apply to as many or as few schools as you wish, but you will only receive one job offer for one specific school. This school will become your home school, but, when applicable, other schools within the area often share Substitutes so you may have the opportunity to work at different schools as well.

Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will initially be reviewed for completeness and used to determine whether you meet the minimum eligibility and qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If eligibility and qualification requirements are met, candidates' applications may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. The hiring manager may contact you directly for an interview.

If an incomplete application package is submitted or if you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration until you re-submit your application.

Required Documents

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You must submit supporting documentation with your application to receive consideration. Failure to submit required documentation will result is an ineligible rating. If your application is rated as ineligible due to missing documentation, you must re-submit your application to receive consideration for future referral lists.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Your application will not be considered for this position if you submit a photograph in your application package.

Please include the following documents with your application:

Resume

Personal Information: Full name, mailing address, phone numbers, and email address
Education: Institution name, city, state, degree type, and date degree attained
Work/Volunteer Experience: Position title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and complete address, supervisor's name and phone number, position start and end dates, hours worked per week, rank/grade if military
Other Qualifications: Job-related training courses, skills, certificates, and licenses, honors, awards, and special accomplishments

You may include an optional Cover Letter with your application. For additional information see: "What to include in your resume" on USAJOBS.

Transcripts

Transcripts are required if you have indicated in the assessment questionnaire that you possess a teaching certificate and/or college coursework.
Transcripts should be legible and clearly indicate identifying information such as your name, the school's name, credit hours, course levels, and/or major(s), if applicable.
Transcripts must be in English or translated into English.
If your highest level of education is high school, you are not required to submit transcripts or a copy of your high school diploma or GED.

Teaching Certificate

If you have a teaching certification, please submit it with your application.

Veteran's Preference Documentation

If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 which reflects your character of discharge (Member-4), or other documentation which proves your claim.
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation certifying your expected release/retirement from active duty, your character of discharge, your rank at time of discharge, dates of active duty service, campaign or expeditionary medals received, and it must be dated within 120 days of your separation.
If you are a disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your VA Letter indicating your level of disability. Do not include any personal health information.

Re-Employed Annuitants

If you have retired from federal service and you are applying as a re-employed annuitant, you must provide supporting documentation that proves your status as an annuitant.
Hiring of Re-Employed Annuitants must meet certain criteria that justify the re-appointment of an annuitant over an external hire and are approved by DoDEA HQ.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Help

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk

Website: https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq

Address: HENCNC DoDEA Mid Atlantic Dist - DSO
P.O. Box 70089
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
US

Next steps

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration, but you may re-submit your application package with additional supporting documentation to receive additional consideration.

Required Documents

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You must submit supporting documentation with your application to receive consideration. Failure to submit required documentation will result is an ineligible rating. If your application is rated as ineligible due to missing documentation, you must re-submit your application to receive consideration for future referral lists.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Your application will not be considered for this position if you submit a photograph in your application package.

Please include the following documents with your application:

Resume

Personal Information: Full name, mailing address, phone numbers, and email address
Education: Institution name, city, state, degree type, and date degree attained
Work/Volunteer Experience: Position title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and complete address, supervisor's name and phone number, position start and end dates, hours worked per week, rank/grade if military
Other Qualifications: Job-related training courses, skills, certificates, and licenses, honors, awards, and special accomplishments

You may include an optional Cover Letter with your application. For additional information see: "What to include in your resume" on USAJOBS.

Transcripts

Transcripts are required if you have indicated in the assessment questionnaire that you possess a teaching certificate and/or college coursework.
Transcripts should be legible and clearly indicate identifying information such as your name, the school's name, credit hours, course levels, and/or major(s), if applicable.
Transcripts must be in English or translated into English.
If your highest level of education is high school, you are not required to submit transcripts or a copy of your high school diploma or GED.

Teaching Certificate

If you have a teaching certification, please submit it with your application.

Veteran's Preference Documentation

If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 which reflects your character of discharge (Member-4), or other documentation which proves your claim.
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation certifying your expected release/retirement from active duty, your character of discharge, your rank at time of discharge, dates of active duty service, campaign or expeditionary medals received, and it must be dated within 120 days of your separation.
If you are a disabled veteran, you must submit a copy of your VA Letter indicating your level of disability. Do not include any personal health information.

Re-Employed Annuitants

If you have retired from federal service and you are applying as a re-employed annuitant, you must provide supporting documentation that proves your status as an annuitant.
Hiring of Re-Employed Annuitants must meet certain criteria that justify the re-appointment of an annuitant over an external hire and are approved by DoDEA HQ.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk

Website: https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq

Address: HENCNC DoDEA Mid Atlantic Dist - DSO
P.O. Box 70089
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
US

Next steps

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration, but you may re-submit your application package with additional supporting documentation to receive additional consideration.