Professional Practice and Improvement Specialist

SummaryAbout 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 Campbell, KY.Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.This job is open to• Federal employees - Competitive serviceCurrent or former competitive service federal employees.• Federal employees - Excepted serviceCurrent excepted service federal employees.• Individuals with disabilities• National Guard & reservesCurrent members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista• Special authoritiesIndividuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.Clarification from the agencySee "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.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.RequirementsConditions 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 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 Employee• Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee• Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Employee• Current Excepted Service Employee• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer• People with Disabilities, Schedule A• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleIn 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.)AndGeneral 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.AndSpecialized 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:• Accountability• Creativity and Innovation• Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration• Instructional Delivery and Learner Development• Learning and Program Evaluation• Oral CommunicationEducationForeign 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 90231-3665 or www.ierf.org/ or 310-258-9451.2. 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);and3. 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 information• Selection 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. 1 2018, 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 https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html.• Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify, ra@dodea.edu• This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.• BenefitsReview our benefitsHow You Will Be EvaluatedYou 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.• BenefitsReview our benefits• Required DocumentsAs 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 documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g. applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement). Please review the following link to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Proof of Eligibility.As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.1. Your resume:• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.• You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.• For additional information see: What to include in your resume.2. Other supporting documents:• Cover Letter, optional• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable• Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.• License or Certification: If this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. To determine if this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, please review the Qualifications section listed above.• Transcripts: Failure to provide copies of all applicable transcripts will result in disqualification due to incomplete application. You must scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following transcripts:• Bachelor's Transcript• Master's Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.• EDS Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.• Doctorate's transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.• NOTE: Transcripts must include the date and degree was conferred. Transcripts without this information will not be reviewed and will result in disqualification. Your transcripts must clearly identify coursework required for the position you are applying for. Transcripts submitted in other languages other than English must include an official translation or will not be considered. Computer print-outs of transcripts, links to transcripts, grade reports, copies of degree diplomas or certificates,...