08/11/2026
ISS (ELEMENTARY PK-5)
Department of Defense
Department of War Education Activity
DoWEA Mid Atlantic District
Duties
Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to Elementary PK-5 educators/educational leaders.
Guide leadership/leadership team(s) in the school-wide implementation planning (this includes professional development, time for job-embedded learning, and scheduling).
Foster professional practice improvement of teachers in a Elementary PK-5 learning environment.
Implement Elementary PK-5 instruction within student-centered learning environments (such as the physical space, academic, social, and emotional learning opportunities, and daily structure).
Advise educators in leveraging interpreted data to improve teaching effectiveness.
Minimum Education Requirement: The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
ISS positions must meet the following three criteria: (1) Minimum Education Requirement, (2) Specialized Experience Requirement, and (3) Professional Licensure Requirement.
(1) Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required for all Instructional System Specialist (ISS) positions.
NOTE: Copies of transcripts must be uploaded, including at a minimum, Bachelor's, Master's transcripts, etc. See other supporting documents section for more information.
(2) Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in general education for grades PK-5.
Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas:
Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.
(3) Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoWEA standards in general education for grades Prekindergarten or Kindergarten AND any Elementary Grade 1-5.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration
Instructional Implementation
Instructional Program Administration
Needs/Occupational Analysis
Staff and Faculty Development
This vacancy is posted twice: Open to Federal employees - Competitive service,
(Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.),
Federal employees - Excepted service
(Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.), Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista (Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.), Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/879648400
Open to the Public: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/879637600
