Department of Defense

TEACHER (MUSIC)

Dahlgren, Virginia Full time

TEACHER (MUSIC)

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Dahlgren, Virginia

Salary Range: $73839 - $179133 Per Year

Job Summary: About the Position: This position is located at Dahlgren Elementary Middle School, Dahlgren, Virginia for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, please follow this link: https://webapps.dodea.edu/eas/login.cfm DO NOT apply via USAJOBS Applications submitted to USAJOBS WILL NOT receive consideration.

Major Duties:

  • The teacher plans, develops, and organizes long-range lesson plans and daily class work to ensure in-depth learning within the timeframe allotted to meet the curriculum content standards.
  • Selects, adapts, or modifies teaching methods or materials that experience indicates will be most effective in teaching the assigned grade level(s) and subject matter.
  • Supports, counsels, and motivates students to meet or exceed grade-level standards; draws on personal knowledge of the individual student's personality, background, and interests when discussing learning issues, achievements, and conduct in class.
  • Adheres to and, when applicable, implements safety and security procedures; contributes to creating a school climate conducive to learning, achievement, and citizenship.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens FIND OUT MORE HERE: Teaching Categories and Requirements | DoDEA State or Territory Certification/License. A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoDEA determines comparable to DoDEA's teacher categories) will be accepted as fulfilling all qualifications for professional teaching education and certification in content areas. To receive full reciprocity the license must be unencumbered, which means a license that is not revoked, suspended, or made probationary or conditional by the state licensing board of education. The Praxis I and II or seven years of teaching at the Prek-12 level can be substituted in lieu of an unencumbered license and will require all minimum education requirements, a student teaching/internship and full qualification standards must all be met. Applicant's claiming military spouse preference under the MSLRA will receive consideration for an encumbered license. Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements. A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association is required. Academic preparation of at least 40 semester hours (SH) in general education course work distributed over such fields as English, history, social studies, mathematics, fine arts, languages, science, philosophy, and psychology is required. In addition, a minimum of 18 SH of professional teacher education course work in such areas as learning process, tests and measurement, educational philosophy, psychology, social foundations, methods of teaching and curriculum applicable to the type and level of the position for which applying is required. 0151 - Teacher, Music (ES) A minimum of 24 semester hours in music education or in music with an additional 9 semester hours of methods of teaching music is required. Coursework should include K-12 music courses covering the areas of general music, instrumental music, and vocal or choral music.

How to Apply: APPLY NOW: https://webapps.dodea.edu/EAS/login.cfm Applicants claiming 5-point veteran's preference must submit a copy of DD-214 (copy member 4), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Applicants claiming 10-point veteran's preference must submit DD-214 and Standard Form 15, form available online under forms at http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf). Application for 10-Point Preference, as well as the required documentation indicated on the SF-15. Lack of supporting documentation will result in the agency's inability to recognize veteran status for this announcement. Please ensure your application in EAS is kept up-to-date. Applicants must ensure all sections are complete (indicated by a green check mark), including the following: Applicant Class must be on Worldwide (Personal Information section) School Year for which you wish to receive consideration must select SY 2026/2027. (Target Location and Date section) DoDEA Stateside location(s) of DAHLGREN EMS - DAHLGREN selected (Target Location and Date section) Target Jobs must indicate 0151 TEACHER (MUSIC) (Target Job section) Position Type must have PERMANENT selected (Target Job section) Work Schedule must have PART-TIME (Target Job section) Valid Teaching License and copy of Official Transcript must be uploaded (File Attachments section) Note: Applicants may not be considered or rated if they do not submit all of the forms indicated above and failure to submit the required forms will not be a basis for subsequent appeal or grievance.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-03