Teacher

**Duties**:
Plans and implements an individualized instructional program based on assessment data, knowledge of teaching strategies, learning styles, and availability of resources.

Must select appropriate individualized teaching techniques which may include individual guidance, peer tutoring, cooperative learning, media instruction, computerized instruction, large and small group instruction or behavior modification, etc.

Selects, orders and uses a wide diversity of instructional materials based on student needs and abilities including self-study, programmed materials, and media, etc.

Designs and develops curricula to meet the diverse learning needs of an incarcerated adult population.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship is Required.
- See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

**Qualifications**:
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.

**OR**

**B. **Combination of education and experience - Applicants who have completed a full 4-year course of study in an 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 1 full academic year of professional teaching experience at the elementary or secondary school level as appropriate to the position to be filled. Applicants who qualify based on experience are strongly encouraged to provide proof the school or institution where they gained the experience is accredited or recognized. The Consolidated Staffing Unit must be able to verify accreditation.

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 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 and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply.

**AND**

In addition to having the above Basic Requirements, applicants must also meet the following:
**Education**:
**GS-11**: Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) applicants **MUST** provide a transcript in order to be considered under S.A.A.

**OR**

**Experience**:
**GS-11**: 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 particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience could be:
**GS-11**:

- Experience in planning and conducting an individualized instructional program based on assessment data, knowledge of teaching strategies, learning styles, and availability of resources.
- Experience in designing, developing and implementing curricula to meet the diverse learning needs of students.
- Experience in utilizing a variety of methodologies and materials to teach students of various academic and skill levels.
- Experience in identifying and describing the social and academic needs which hamper the educational progress of students.

**OR**

**Combination of Education & Experience**

**GS-11**: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required to next lower grade may be combined with experience. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the major duties of this posi