Who 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
- US citizens
*In order to determine if you meet any of the eligibilities above, please review the required documents listed in the announcement questionnaire.
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.
And
General Experience: At least 5 years of experience in 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.
And
Specialized Experience: At least 2 years of experience beyond the teaching level developing and designing professional learning (e.g. Instructional Specialist/Designer) for K-12 district or school leaders/administrators; OR demonstrated leader/administrator experience supervising K-12 educators in professional growth and administering and supporting K-12 instructional programs. The specialized experience must have been gained in a K-12 setting or K-12 administrative/headquarters office.
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 Communication