Assistant Principal (Middle)

Role overview

The Department of War Education Activity is hiring an Assistant Principal for a middle school in Ramstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role focused on school improvement, staff development, educator evaluation, family and community communication, and stewardship of assigned government property.

Key duties

• Review student achievement and related information to guide decisions on the school improvement plan, staff development needs, and other program changes.
• Define educator performance measures for DoWEA staff and assess teacher performance.
• Build and maintain communication across school leadership, students, teachers, parents, local community members, and base offices.
• Act as the accountable officer for any government-owned or leased property assigned to the school.

Employment conditions

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete the Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service.
• U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
• Pay will be deposited directly into a bank account.
• A two-year trial period may apply.
• Selection is subject to a background-based suitability and fitness determination.
• A two-year supervisory probation period may be required.
• The role requires a Tier 3 investigation with Childcare Checks because it involves contact with children and youth under 18.
• A transportation agreement may be required.
• You must be willing to sign a mobility agreement, accept worldwide placement, and rotate to any DoWEA site.
• CONUS hires and their U.S.-citizen family members must obtain official passports before traveling overseas.
• A secret-level security clearance is required.

Education and experience requirements

Applicants must meet both the education and professional experience criteria. Qualified experience may include paid work, unpaid work, and volunteer service through National Service or similar organizations. If you qualify through education, transcripts must be submitted. The course work must have been completed at, or accepted by, a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

• A master’s degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership; or
• A master’s degree with 30 semester hours of graduate coursework, including at least 20 semester hours in Educational Administration/Educational Leadership.

Applicants who hold a valid, unencumbered full professional administrator license comparable to a DoWEA Assistant Principal credential and issued by a U.S. state board of education, a U.S. territory, or NBPTS may be treated as meeting the Educational Administration/Educational Leadership semester-hour requirement. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts are still required.

In addition, candidates need at least three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist work, or other professional educator experience at the Pre-K through 12 level.

Foreign education evaluation

Degrees or coursework from foreign institutions must be evaluated before they can be accepted. Acceptable evaluation routes include assessment by the International Education Research Foundation, recognition by an endorsed foreign institution list tied to a U.S. accredited university or state education department, or evaluation by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university as equivalent to U.S. work. Graduates of non-accredited institutions may also validate undergraduate study by being admitted to graduate school and completing at least 5 semester hours at a regionally accredited graduate college.

Additional information

• Applicants must meet Exceptional Family Member Program requirements.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must not be considered ordinarily resident under the applicable SOFA rules for the host nation.
• Family member appointments end based on the sponsor’s rotation date and may not extend more than two months after loss of family-member status due to PCS, divorce, or, for a child, reaching age 23.
• Family-member preference applies only when the family member physically lives with the sponsor.
• Employees selected from within the United States may be eligible for foreign-area benefits such as Living Quarters Allowance, government quarters, home leave, and other overseas allowances, subject to approval and applicable regulations.
• For those recruited outside the United States, eligibility for foreign-area benefits will be determined at hiring.
• Local laws or international agreements in the overseas country may affect whether a same-sex spouse or domestic partner can accompany the employee and receive certain benefits.
• Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process should contact David Walton.
• The position includes a two-year public-interest trial period during which the agency will assess performance, conduct, organizational fit, and whether continued employment supports Government and public-interest goals.
• Candidates are expected to be committed to improving the efficiency of the federal government, supporting the ideals of the American republic, and upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.
• Employees and family members who need medical or dental care overseas are responsible for arranging and paying for that care, and access to military treatment facilities is limited to space-available and reimbursable use.
• Host-nation medical and dental services may be the primary option, and the level of care may vary by location.

Application note

Applicants must provide all requested information and documents. Missing details may lead to an ineligible result or reduce the overall evaluation.