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Location

Alexandria, VA | United States

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Job description

Summary

This position is open to AD and TP pay plan school level educators only.

Work will be performed from a remote location (home or alternate location).

This announcement will be used to fill multiple virtual summer school positions.

These positions may be increased or decreased due to student enrollment.

Job offers may be withdrawn due to student enrollment.

Please refer to Qualifications Section below for required duties.
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Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
02/20/2024 to 03/22/2024

Salary
$0.01 - $0.01 per hour

Pay scale & grade
AD 00

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:

• Alexandria, VA
• Remote job
  No

Telework eligible
Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required
Not required

Relocation expenses reimbursed
No

Appointment type
Summer -

Work schedule
Multiple Schedules -

Service
Excepted

Promotion potential
None

Job family (Series)
1710 Education And Vocational Training

Supervisory status
No

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Announcement number
ST-12324965-24-SDL

Control number
777354800

This job is open to

Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency
See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

Duties
The DoDEA Virtual High School is seeking teachers, counselors, and educational technologists for the 2024 Online Summer High School Program and for the 2024 Online Summer School Math 8A Program. This is a six-week commitment from June 10, 2024-July 25, 2024, to include training, preparation, collaboration, and final grade reporting. All educators are required to participate in dedicated virtual school training which will be provided before and during the summer school session. Training will be differentiated by experience. Up to sixteen hours of required training will be scheduled before classes open to students. Any additional hours for training and collaboration will be scheduled during the summer school session. The total hours for training and collaboration will not exceed 20 hours.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Staff members selected for Summer School are authorized and required to use a DoDEA computer supplied by their local brick and mortar school.
• The Computer Needs Agreement, signed by the staff member's supervisor, verifies that the teacher will be provided a DoDEA computer for the entire summer school session. Upon their selection, this agreement will be given to applicants for signature.
• Experience in teaching online or blended courses.
• Experience working with a Learning Management System (e.g. Schoology, Blackboard, etc.).
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft TEAMS, Google Applications for Education, and multimedia applications.
• Experience utilizing asynchronous tools (emails, discussion boards, online collaboration tools, etc.) and synchronous tools (instant messaging, web conferencing, etc.) to support online education.
• Strong content knowledge in position for which applying.
• Strong ability to learn and implement new technologies quickly.
• Experience in working with high school students with an emphasis on supporting personalized learning.
• Must be available for virtual training, course preparation, collaboration, and teaching for the full summer school session: June 10, 2024 through July 25, 2024.
• Must have continuous access to reliable, high speed internet in order to perform online instructional duties.
• Assigned work hours will be dependent on student enrollment and program needs (not to exceed 40 hours per week).
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of students and staff members located in a variety of time zones.

Qualifications

Limited vacancies are available in each of the following content areas. The total number of positions available will be based upon final student enrollment. When applying, please ensure you select each position of interest as follows:

001 - 0240 Teacher, Mathematics (MS)
002 - 0310 Teacher, English
003 - 0320 Teacher, Social Studies
004 - 0331 Teacher, Biology
005 - 0334 Teacher, Health
006 - 0340 Teacher, Mathematics (HS)
007 - 0350 Teacher, Art
008 - 0351 Teacher, Music
009 - 0352 Teacher, Humanities
010 - 0355 Teacher, Physical Education
011 - 0360 Teacher, Business
012 - 0361 Teacher, Computer Science
013 - 0422 Teacher, Mild to Moderately Learning Impaired
014 - 0438 English as a Second Language
015 - 0485 Education Technologist
016 - 0492 Guidance Counselor

Who May Apply: This job is open to.... Current DoDEA school level educators.

Instructor Duties:

• Teaches specific courseware via the Schoology Learning Management System (LMS) to students participating in the Online Summer High School Program.
• Maintains and updates a weekly worklog.
• Monitors, tracks and evaluates student progress. Notifies DVHS administrators and the DVHS PPS department of any student progress issues.
• Works collaboratively with mentors for student success.
• Communicates regularly with appropriate staff, students, sponsors, and administrators.
• Creates a positive learning environment and establishes good rapport with stakeholders, but especially students.
• Collaborates with other educators in required weekly content area digital learning communities (DLCs) to exchange ideas and utilize best practices for online learning.
• Personalizes instruction based on student need.
• Coordinates with Special Education and English Second Language staff to provide accommodations and/or modifications for students.
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of students and staff members in a variety of time zones.
• Utilizes synchronous tools to provide same-time support for students located in a variety of time zones.
• Uses multimedia technology to reteach or enhance courseware based upon student needs.

Special Education Teacher Duties:

• Serves as a mentor to assist students in completing online summer course work.
• Communicates and collaborates with teachers to provide accommodations and/or modifications for special needs students (IEP or 504 Plan).
• Monitors and tracks the progress of students with special needs. Notifies DVHS administrators, the DVHS PPS department, and the student's teacher of any student issues that arise.
• Creates, maintains and updates communication log for assigned special needs students.
• Is available and reaches out to staff, students and sponsors on an as-needed basis via phone, instant message or other synchronous communication tools.
• Communicates regularly with students, sponsors, staff, and DVHS administrators.
• Maintains and updates a weekly worklog.
• Collaborates with other educators in required weekly content area digital learning communities (DLCs) to exchange ideas and utilize best practices for online learning.
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of student and staff members in a variety of time zones.
• Utilizes synchronous tools to provide same-time support for students located in a variety of time zones.

English Second Language Teacher Duties:

• Serves as a mentor to assist students in completing online summer course work.
• Communicates and collaborates with teachers to provide accommodations and/or modifications for English Language Learner (ELL) students.
• Monitors and tracks the progress of ELL students. Notifies DVHS administrators, the DVHS PPS department, and the student's teacher of any student issues that arise.
• Is available and reaches out to staff, students, and sponsors on an as-needed basis via phone, instant message or other synchronous communication tools.
• Communicates regularly with students, sponsors, staff and DVHS administrators.
• Maintains and updates a weekly worklog.
• Collaborates with other educators in required weekly content area digital learning communities (DLCs) to exchange ideas and utilize best practices for online learning.
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of students and staff members in a variety of time zones.
• Utilizes synchronous tools to provide same-time support for students located in a variety of time zones.

Secondary Counselor Duties:

• Serves as a mentor to assist students in completing online summer coursework.
• Communicates regularly with students, sponsors, staff and DVHS administrators.
• Collaborates with teachers to provide support for students having difficulties in the online course.
• Monitors and tracks the progress of assigned students. Notifies DVHS administrators, the DVHS PPS department, and the student's teacher of any student issues that arise.
• Establishes a plan to engage each online high school student and sponsor with information and support services geared toward positive academic outcomes.
• Maintains and updates a weekly worklog.
• Is available and reaches out to staff, students, and sponsors on an as-needed basis via phone, instant message or other synchronous communication tools.
• Collaborates with other educators in required weekly content area digital learning communities (DLCs) to exchange ideas and utilize best practices for online learning.
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of student and staff members in a variety of time zones.
• Utilizes synchronous tools to provide same-time support for students located in a variety of time zones.

Educational Technologist Duties:

• Assists teachers by providing a variety of student information obtained from the DSIS.
• Assists teachers in gathering information and data on student engagement in a course.
• Assists teachers with the LMS Grade Center and end-of-summer grade reporting procedures.
• Provides technical support to students including, but not limited to, the use of instant messaging, web conferencing, and the LMS.
• Provides technical support to teachers and staff including, but not limited to, software installations, use of web conferencing, access to the LMS, access to official DoDEA email, and Common Access Card (CAC) trouble.
• Is available and reaches out to staff, students, and sponsors on an as-needed basis via phone, instant message or other synchronous communication tools.
• Maintains and updates a weekly worklog.
• Provides on-demand professional development for educators.
• Establishes non-traditional work hours to meet the synchronous needs of student and staff members in a variety of time zones.

Education
MUST BE DODEA CERTIFIED IN CONTENT AREA(S) IN WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING.

Additional information

PCS COSTS WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.

Direct Deposit:

• Selectees will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer as a condition of employment, reassignment, or promotion, in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14-R.

Compensation:

• DoDEA educators located in the Pacific and Europe will be compensated at their daily rate of pay or portion thereof.
• DoDEA educators located in the Americas will be compensated at their earned hourly rate of pay.
• Pay memos will be submitted by the Virtual School Principal to the DVHS Customer Support Representative (CRS) to be processed and submitted to DLA for payment.

Additional Information:

• This announcement will be used to fill multiple DoDEA Virtual High School summer school positions.
• Applicants must be DoDEA certified in the content area for which they are applying.
• A copy of your current DoDEA certificate must be included with your application.
• Only current DoDEA educators are authorized to apply.

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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.

• You will be evaluated for this job based on your resume, certifications, and relevant experience.
• Selected candidates may be required to interview with the hiring official.
• Incomplete packages will disqualify you from consideration.

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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.
The following documents must be submitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, March 22, 2024. You must submit all required documents; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete.

• Resume (must include beginning/end month and year for each employment period and documentation of skills).
• Copy of current, valid DoDEA teaching certificate.
• Copy of latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.

Note: Applicants may not be considered or rated if they do not submit all of the forms indicated above by the deadline. Failure to submit the required forms will not be a basis for subsequent appeal or grievance.

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