Assistant Principal (Elementary/Middle/High/Special Education)

About the role

About the Position: This position will be located in the Pacific West District; Guam, with the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA). Federal employees in Guam are currently entitled to receive a 11.88 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

What you will do

• Establish DoWEA 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.

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: 1. the work must be evaluated and interpreted by a current member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

This website provides a list of current organizations who can perform your evaluation.

You must select and work directly with one of these organizations.

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); and 3. 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 SH of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume package(resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

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. 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.

Documents you must provide

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
• Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: 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.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• 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 additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable SF50 (required): 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" for Excepted Service or a "1" for Competitive Service- If applicable 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: This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.
• You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.
• 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.
• This transcript is required IF it applies to you.
• 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.

What to expect next

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.

If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. **THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICANT POOL FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/HIGH) POSITION(S) THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

REFERRAL LISTS WILL BE ISSUED AS VACANCIES OCCUR.

POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED BASED UPON THE NEED AND REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL.

APPLICANTS MUST SELECT THE SCHOOL LOCATION(S) AND POSITION(S) THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED.

APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION(S) FROM HUMAN RESOURCES WHEN THEIR SUBMITTED APPLICATION HAS BEEN REFERRED FOR CONSIDERATION.**

Additional information

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of War 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 ***

Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify *** This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.