Summary

About the Position: This announcement could be used to fill an Assistant Principal position at any of the Puerto Rico Schools for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).

Employees in Puerto Rico are subject to a 2.99% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). This is subject to change.
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Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
11/22/2022 to 12/02/2022

Salary
$89,767 - $129,042 per year

Pay scale & grade
AD 00

Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Aguadilla, PR
  
  Fort Buchanan, PR

• Remote job
  No

Telework eligible
No

Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Appointment type
Permanent -

Work schedule
Full-time -

Service
Excepted

Promotion potential
None

Job family (Series)
1710 Education And Vocational Training

Supervisory status
Yes

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Announcement number
NC7X220335777921

Control number
690930900

This job is open to

Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.

The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Establish DoDEA educator performance elements and evaluates teacher work.

• Serve as the responsible officer for all government-owned or leased property assigned to the school.

• Gather and analyze student achievement and other related data to inform the decision-making process, especially regarding school improvement efforts.

• Initiate communications between school administration, students, teachers, parents, the local community, and base offices that provide services to the school and/or staff.

Requirements

Conditions 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 or probationary period may be required.

• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.

• Two year supervisory trial period may be required.

• This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.

• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

• A secret security clearance is required.

• 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.

• To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, cont.

• ?the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees.

• Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.

• Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

• You may be required to report to work during inclement weather.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

U.S. Citizens
Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee (Current DoDEA)
Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee (Excpt Svc DoDEA)

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.

Minimum Education Requirements for an Assistant Principal: A Master's, EDS or Doctorate's degree in Education Administration or a Master's degree with a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in School Administration, Curriculum Development, and Supervision of Instruction (or similar supervision related course work). Applicants must provide copies of official Bachelor's and Master's transcripts (include EDS and Doctorate's if applicable).

In addition to the requirements listed above, you must also meet the requirements listed below:

General Experience Requirements for an Assistant Principal: A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist, or other professional educator experience at the Pre-K -12 level is required.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Human Capital Management
• Instructional Program Administration
• Learning and Program Evaluation
• Partnering

Education
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:

• 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 310-258-945

• 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); and

• 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. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html.

• If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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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.

Basis for Rating - To compete with U.S. Citizens: Qualified candidates will be ranked based on their level of experience. Applicants with veterans' preference are listed ahead of applicants with no preference with the same ratings. Points will be added to an applicant's score if entitled to preference.

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As 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 whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).

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

• SF-50. If you are a current Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50. For additional information, please review the required documents listed in the announcement questionnaire.

• COMPLETE Official 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 official 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, illegible copies and unofficial copies of transcripts will not be acceptable. Receipt of these documents will result in automatic disqualification.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.