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Position Title
Instructional Systems Specialist
Agency
Department of Defense Education Activity
Announcement Number
NC7X192921380381 Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 to Thursday, January 31, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Current Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employees

Do you meet one of the categories below?

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. (Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1"); OR

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA). You must submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, reflecting current DoDEA Excepted Service VRA appointment (Block 24 must be a "2" AND block 34 must be a "2").

Supporting documentation: You must submit the documents which prove you are a current DoDEA employee as described in one of the categories above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.

Are you a current Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) civilian employee? (limit characters)
3. Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee

Are you a current Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) civilian employee serving in the excepted service?

• You must submit a copy of your most recent SF50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2". (limit characters)
4. Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Employee

Are you a current Department of Defense civilian employee serving in the excepted service?

• You must submit a copy of your most recent SF50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2". (limit characters)
5. Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee within the Commuting Area?

Are you a current Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) civilian employee within the commuting area serving in the excepted service?

• You must submit a copy of your most recent SF50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2". (limit characters)
6. Current Excepted Service Employee

Are you a current Federal civilian employee serving in the excepted service?

• You must submit a copy of your most recent SF50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2". (limit characters)
7. Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee

Do you meet the following?

Current permanent Federal civilian serving on a permanent, competitive service appointment in any of the following Department of Defense (DoD) Agencies:

• U.S. Navy
• U.S. Marine Corps
• Department of the Air Force• Department of the Army
• Other Department of Defense Agency (e.g., WHS, DLA, DFAS, DISA, DODDS, Defense Commissary, etc.)

Supporting documentation: You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. (Block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1").

Notes:
*Current Permanent Federal Civilians: You can check your competitive service status by viewing your latest Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, Block 34, Position Occupied. If eligible, you will see 1-Competitive Service in this block.
*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or you are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service in any of the above agencies, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*Department of Defense employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz

Are you a Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee? (limit characters)
8. Executive Order (E.O.) 12721

This category includes those who meet the following conditions:

• You worked in an overseas area as an Appropriated Fund Federal employee

• You are/were a family member of an appropriate sponsor (a Federal civilian employee, a Federal NAF employee, or a member of a uniformed service) during the overseas employment

• You completed 52 weeks of creditable service, AND

• You are applying within 3 years of returning to the U.S. from the overseas tour of duty

You must have been a family member at the time you met the overseas service requirement, but do not need to be a family member at the time of non-competitive appointment in the United States. A family member is a spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried child under the age of 23.

Any law, Executive Order, or regulation that disqualifies an applicant for appointment in the competitive service also disqualifies the applicant for appointment under E.O. 12721.

Supporting documentation: You must submit acceptable documentation of your eligibility for E.O. 12721 which may include: A copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action," reflecting 52 weeks of creditable service or 26 weeks of creditable service if the sponsor's tour was curtailed.

For more information visit the Department of State website: E.O. 12721

Are you eligible under E.O. 12721? (limit characters)
9. Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473

You are eligible for this hiring category if you:

• Are a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who has permanent change of station (PCS) orders (not for training).  
   - Limited to the geographic area as specified in the PCS orders. This includes the surrounding area which people reasonably can be expected to travel daily to and from work.
   - Must relocate with the service member to be eligible.; OR

• Are a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty; OR

• Are the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your eligibility for E.O. 13473 which may include:

• the service member's permanent change of station orders, including a statement authorizing the spouse to accompany the member to the permanent duty station, the specific location to which the member is assigned, reassigned, or transferred to permanent change of station orders, and the effective date of the permanent change of station;

• verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage);

• verification of the member's 100 percent disability; and/or

• verification of the member's death while on active duty.

Additionally, you may need to submit a Standard Form-15 (SF-15), an Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference, and applicable supporting documents as noted on the form.

To obtain a copy of SF-15, go to http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.

For more information please see OPM's Questions and Answers for Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/qaspouse/index.aspx.

Are you eligible to apply as a Military Spouse under Executive Order 13473?
  (limit characters)
10. Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)

This category includes individuals:

• who have been continuously serving in a NAF or Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) position without time limitation for at least one year OR
• who have been involuntarily separated from such an appointment without personal cause within the preceding year.

Supporting documentation: You must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting copy(ies) of applicable personnel actions verifying the above criteria with your application.  Additional information about the NAFI Interchange Agreement may be found here.

Are you eligible under a NAFI Interchange Agreement? (limit characters)
11. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

This category includes competitive service, career or career-conditional employees of federal agencies other than the Department of Defense (e.g., Dept of Labor, VA). 

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1").

*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.

Are you applying to transfer from a federal agency other than the DoD? (limit characters)
12. People with Disabilities, Schedule A

You are eligible for this appointing authority if you are an individual:
  • with an intellectual disability; OR
  • a severe physical disability; OR
  • a psychiatric impairment; AND
  • you have acceptable proof of the disability.

Supporting Documentation: You must submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility (e.g., records, statements, or other appropriate information) issued by:
  • a licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); or,
  • a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); or,
  • a Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.

**Note: An agency may make permanent or time-limited appointments under this appointing authority.

For more information please go to OPM's website on Federal Employment of People with Disabilities.

Are you eligible under a Schedule A, Persons with Disability appointment?
  (limit characters)
13. Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities

You are eligible for this appointing authority if you meet any one of the following:
  • Postal Career Service/Postal Rate Commission - Eligible when serving under an appointment without time limitation, successfully completed a probationary period and has no break in service.
  • VISTA/ACTION Volunteer - Eligible within 1 year of having completed 12 months of community volunteer service under the Peace Corps Act or as a VISTA volunteer under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
  • Peace Corps - Eligible within 3 years after serving at not less than 36 months without a break in service of 3 days or more of continuous service under the Peace Corps.
  • Foreign Service Officers and Employees - Present or former career officer or employee of the Foreign Service, appointed under authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.
  • Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service - Eligible within 3 years after returning from overseas if at least 52 weeks of service in an appropriated fund position were completed.
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Eligible within 3 years after returning from overseas if at least 52 weeks of service in an appropriated fund position were completed.
  • Panama Canal Commission - Eligible after at least 1 year of continuous employment under non- temporary appointment in the Panama Canal Commission located in the United States.
  • General Accounting Office - Eligible upon completion of 1 year of continuous service on a non- temporary appointment that began on or after 1 Oct 80.
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts - Current/former employees are eligible with completion of at least 1 year of continuous service under non-temporary appointment. Employees appointed to high level positions under 28 U.S.C. 603 or a position of confidential or policy-making nature is not eligible under this authority.
  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) - You are eligible under this authority if you completed at least 12 months of continuous service as an excepted service employee with SIGAR after December 16, 2014, or you ARE still employed with SIGAR on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever comes first.

Supporting documentation: You must submit a copy of your proof of employment from the appropriate agency (i.e., personnel action, official letter verifying employment, etc.). For additional information on required documents, contact the point of contact on the job opportunity announcement.

Are you eligible under any of the listed authorities?
  (limit characters)
14. Reinstatement

You are eligible for this hiring category if you:
  • Are a current or former Federal employee who previously attained career status (identified as Tenure I (block 24) and Competitive Service (block 34) of your last SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action); OR
  • Are a current or former Federal employee with veterans' preference who previously attained career-conditional status (identified as Tenure II (block 24) and Competitive Service (block 34) of your last SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action); OR
  • Are a current or former Federal career-conditional employee (identified as Tenure II (block 24) and Competitive Service (block 34) of your last SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action) without veterans' preference who separated from Government service within the past three years.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit a copy of your separation SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.

Are you eligible for Reinstatement?
  (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Instructional Systems Specialist (Math 6-12) position with Department of Education Agency (DoDEA).
Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
  (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an Instructional Systems Specialist (Math 6-12) in the Federal service. (limit characters)
2. Select the one statement that best describes the specialized experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Instructional Systems Specialist (Math 6-12) in the Federal service. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Provide relevant research and guidance for establishing professional learning priorities and setting targets for aligning planning for teaching and learning with appropriate CCRS standards, adopted curriculum materials, 21st Century skills, student centered strategies, and assessments. (limit characters)
4. Use systemic process for establishing benchmarks and action steps to create sustainable, school-wide transformation and changes in classroom practice for the improvement of student outcomes. (limit characters)
5. Assesses designs, delivers, interprets, monitors, and evaluates professional learning for individuals and groups within and across school(s). (limit characters)
6. Supports the development and implementation of CCRS and instructional practices growth within and across school(s) by establishing priorities for professional learning using a collaborative coaching approach. (limit characters)
7. Provides consultation, coaching and collaborative opportunities to implement research-based, and student-centered instructional practices to foster professionalism, improve learning outcomes, and support transfer of learning into practice. (limit characters)
8. Engage school stakeholders in processes/protocols for analyzing a variety of data to include social and academic issues related to student achievement. (limit characters)
9. Assess education needs to address the school(s) student achievement priorities/goals across various groups through design, development, and administration of multiple data collection methods (e.g. surveys, questionnaires, and observations). (limit characters)
10. Identify performance deficiencies and future mission and program needs through on-going assessment and develop instructional solutions. (limit characters)
11. Analyze results to identify training and education gaps, and provide guidance and direction for the development of intervention strategies and incorporation of rigor. (limit characters)
12. Utilizes data to analyze and interpret results to include gaps, capabilities, and strategies in order to identify individual and collective professional learning. (limit characters)
13. Evaluate professional learning experiences (inputs) to monitor and adjust program implementation, participant engagement, and achievement of program outcomes. (limit characters)
14. Provide job-embedded professional development such as analyzing student data, using standards-based curriculum tools, conducting research to improve instructional practices, addressing problems of practice, and examining student work to ensure the fidelity of implementation and achieve positive student results. (limit characters)
15. Develop educators' understanding of the agency priorities, mission, goals, and strategies. (limit characters)
16. Promote and model best practices in such areas as: standards-based instruction, assessment student-centered learning environments, learning outcomes, shared leadership, facilitation skills, and reflective practice to support the development of a flexible, collaborative, shared school culture. (limit characters)
17. Provide information on professional learning resources and core content related resources as well as online learning opportunities to help districts reach desired goals and meet systemic initiatives. (limit characters)
18. Support teachers in developing a collaborative model of co-teaching, observation, dialog, and lesson demonstration to analyze and reflect on practice to promote quality instruction and positively impact student learning. (limit characters)
19. Model to promote student engagement, motivation, and investment in learning by encouraging teachers' incorporation of real world, authentic and innovative experiences. (limit characters)
20. Model effective student centered and differentiated instructional practices and co-teaches when appropriate as a practice to deepen teacher knowledge, conceptual understandings and application of core content and process standards to promote rigorous student engagement and learning. (limit characters)
21. Differentiate coaching methods in response to teacher and student readiness and interests to continuously grow teacher practice. (limit characters)
22. Conduct professional development face-to-face and virtual sessions in such areas as, curriculum standards and tools, common assessments, student-centered instructional strategies, 21st Century skills, data, and continuous improvement planning. (limit characters)
23. Use and incorporate subject-specific and developmentally appropriate software when engaging learning in professional development opportunities. (limit characters)
24. Participate in regular networking and professional development planning to support school program implementation addressing such issues as: school culture, appropriate follow-up activities for sustaining change, and monitoring the use of new skills and knowledge. (limit characters)
25. Support the development of a collaborative culture to accomplish group goals by drawing out ideas and opinions, recognizing talent and contributions, and addressing resistance to change in a respectful and positive manner. (limit characters)
26. Collaborate across organizational boundaries with diverse groups to build strategic relationships, facilitate the exchange of ideas, make decisions, solve problems, and achieve common goals. (limit characters)
27. Communicate, share resources, and provide data through technology, addressing teaching, leading and learning needs, to create a systemic shared responsibility and ownership of the work (limit characters)
28. Communicate student achievement progress within and across districts and communities. Recognize and celebrate accomplishments. Acknowledge lessons learned. (limit characters)
29. Participates in professional conferences and meetings. (limit characters)
30. Experience in reaching out to all community groups using a variety of highly skilled oral and written communication strategies such as negotiation, conflict resolution and active listening to influence, motivate and persuade incumbents to take actions to obtain results with district's teaching and learning goals. (limit characters)
31. Interacts with senior military/civilian management and diverse groups consisting of labor representatives, business groups, associates, teachers, students, and parents. (limit characters)
32. Facilitates decision making by on-going contact with stakeholders, school system leaders, and/or school boards to solicit information and recommend solutions. (limit characters)
33. Your responses to the [insert "Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire" or just "Occupational Questionnaire"], along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)
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