Teacher (Special Education)

Who May Apply: Applicants with Indian Preference All U.S. Citizens This position is also being advertised as a TRANSITIONAL TEACHER, that does NOT require a state issued teaching license/certificate AND is for those enrolled in ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE programs OR have DODEA certification pending renewal of their State certification. If you would like to be considered for that vacancy announcement, please click on this link: BIE-12596718 Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and licensure contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below. Basic Education Requirement for Pay Level 11-17: Possess a Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) from an accredited education institution. All professional educators must meet the certification standards for the position in the State where the position is located. Emergency and provisional certificates may be accepted under the conditions they are issued by the State certification authority. Applicants must NOT submit transcripts directly received from colleges or universities as these digital PDF files are either portfolios or encrypted with restrictive permissions. USAJOBS portal does convert such files or flatten all pages, it will upload only one page (normally the transcript key only) OPM has provided steps/job aid for how applicants can validate PDFs. See OPM’s updated online resources Applicant Online Help. BIE HR Office recommends use “Microsoft print to PDF” as new file and upload that “flat” pdf to application submission. Applicants must complete any state mandated testing and requirements for that State in which the position is located. Applicants with valid State Certification in state other than where the position is located, will provisional contract to outline the requirement to obtain full State Teacher Certification within two full contract terms. Pay Level Requirements: To qualify for a pay level, you must have completed the degree requirement from an accredited university in a related field of study or education. Pay Level 11 requires a Bachelor’s Degree Pay Level 12 requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 15 graduate semester hours Pay Level 13 requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 30 graduate semester hours Pay Level 14 requires a Master’s Degree Pay Level 15 requires a Master’s Degree and 15 graduate semester hours Pay Level 16 requires a Master’s Degree and 30 graduate semester hours Pay Level 17 requires a earned Doctorate Pay tables for Bureau of Indian Education Title 25 positions can be found at https://www.bie.edu/topic-page/education-pay-table-archives Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated based upon the documentation submitted. Applications are evaluated based on extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected in the assessment questionnaire. Applicants will be further evaluated according to the degree to which they possess to determine the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant’s advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. Qualifications and Indian preference eligibility will be determined on the basis of information submitted. Experience is considered for determining appropriate pay setting and refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience to be considered.
This position is part of the Pine Ridge School, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Teacher (Special Education) you will be responsible for serving as a Special Education Teacher in a BIE school on or near the Reservation. The instruction area(s) will normally be special education subjects in a elementary or secondary setting.