Department: Department of Defense
Location(s): Camp Humphreys, South Korea
Salary Range: $56250 - $111610 Per Year
Job Summary: About the Position: This position is a 0411 Teacher, Strategic Literacy (ES) position located at Humphreys West ES, Camp Humphreys, Korea in the PAC West District. This vacancy is for the 2025/2026 school year and will continue into the 2026/2027 school year. All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located.
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Qualifications: Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens To qualify, you must meet the education requirements described below: State or Territory Certification/License. A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoWEA determines comparable to DoWEA'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. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors, and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the minimum academic preparation requirement.) Student Teaching or an Internship. Student teaching or an internship as part of an approved teacher education program in an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of an approved student teaching or internship program, applicants may be given credit for one year of successful full-time employment as an educator. Since that one year of employment substitutes for a course, no credit may be given for pay purposes. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the student teaching requirement.) Minimum Academic Requirements for 0411Teacher, Strategic Literacy (Elementary School): A minimum of 24 semester hours in reading instruction is required. Course work must include a course in diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties, methods of teaching reading comprehension, and methods of teaching foundational reading skills. Must also be certified or certifiable in DoWEA Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.
How to Apply: APPLY NOW: DoDEA Employment Application System (EAS) - Apply now: https://webapps.dodea.edu/eas/login.cfm Additional Information: Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located. Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community. (5 CFR 575.203) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying you must submit a completed application package through the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employment Application System (EAS) at the following link: EAS DO NOT apply via USAJOBS. Applications submitted through USA Jobs will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: 2026-05-16