Professional Practice and Improvement Specialist

Summary

About the Position:

This position is located in the Office of the Director, Fields Centers for Instructional Leadership Development, with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) with duty at Fort Knox, KY. Learn more about this agency Duties

Implement and sustain a collaborative coaching approach for district and school leaders to become more reflective practitioners and support their roles as instructional leaders.Provide opportunities to optimize curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices through professional networks.Promote standards-driven instruction, innovative practices and professional growth within professional learning communities.Conduct root cause analysis and identify discrepancies between goals and current status and develop solutions in order to stimulate achievement.Identify training and education gaps, and provide guidance and direction for the development of intervention strategies and professional learning opportunities.Conduct program evaluations using formative and summative assessment tools to ensure quality and degree of implementation, inform continuous improvement efforts, and analyze professional learning needs.Conduct face-to-face, blended, virtual professional development to build capacity of district staff, principals, and teacher leaders.Engage and support district and school leaders in collaborative learning communities to foster continuous learning, productive interaction, and support transfer of the learning to practice.Requirements Conditions of EmploymentMale 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 year trial period may be required.Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDDS or DDESS location. QualificationsWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities

Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian EmployeeCurrent Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) EmployeeCurrent Excepted Service Department of Defense EmployeeCurrent Excepted Service EmployeeCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Basic Requirements for Professional Practice and Improvement Specialist:

Education: Master's degree (or higher degree) in education administration, educational leadership, professional development, or curriculum and instruction OR a Master's degree in Education.

***(NOTE: Copies of ALL transcripts must be uploaded, including at a minimum, Bachelors and Masters. EDS and/or doctorate transcripts may need to be submitted as well depending on if these are needed to prove you meet the education requirement. See other supporting documents section for more information.)

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General Experience: At least 5 years of general experience teaching, educational research, development of curriculum and instructional materials, education assessment and evaluation, professional development, special education, educational administration, or comparable experience which clearly demonstrated success in applying the principles, methods, and techniques of education, and provided familiarity with current developments in teaching, learning, instructional leadership, and professional development. The general experience must have been gained while employed in a K-12 setting or K-12 administrative/headquarters office.

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Specialized Experience: At least 2 years of specialized experience above school level (district, central office, region, state, etc.) providing coaching and developing/designing professional learning (e.g. Instructional Specialist/Designer) for K-12 district or school leaders/administrators; OR demonstrated school or above school level leader/administrator experience supervising K-12 educators in professional growth and administering and supporting K-12 instructional programs.

*One year of experience is defined as 365 days or 52 weeks of full time experience, whichever comes first.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
AccountabilityCreativity and InnovationEducation Consultation, Coaching and CollaborationInstructional Delivery and Learner DevelopmentLearning and Program EvaluationOral CommunicationEducation 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:

1. the work may be evaluated and interpreted by the International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credential Evaluation Service, Post Office Box 3665, Culver City, CA or or

2. 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);

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3. 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 semester hours of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college. Additional informationSelection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.Be advised that effective Jan , under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. For more information, visit Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify, This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Read more Review our benefits How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

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