Transitional Teacher (Special Education)

Transitional Teacher (Special Educion) Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Educion Turtle Mountain Middle School Summary This position is part of the Turtle Mountain Middle School, Bureau of Indian Educion. As a Transitional Teacher (Special Educion) you responsible for serving as a classroom teacher in a BIE school on or near the Reservion. This position requires

SCHOOL YEAR CONTRACT

per Public Law 95-561 and will require contract renewal on an annual basis. This position IS NOT suitable for telework or remote considerion under any circumstances. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is part of the Turtle Mountain Middle School, Bureau of Indian Educion. As a Transitional Teacher (Special Educion) you responsible for serving as a classroom teacher in a BIE school on or near the Reservion. This position requires

SCHOOL YEAR CONTRACT

per Public Law 95-561 and will require contract renewal on an annual basis. This position IS NOT suitable for telework or remote considerion under any circumstances. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/17/2026 to 05/07/2026 Salary $35.33 - $62.62 per hour (PH modified based on School calendar and locion). Pay scale & grade CY 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Belcourt, ND Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Seasonal Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 1701 General Educion And Training Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

BIE-12937811-26-TB

Control number 865534300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Clarificion from the agency

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candides in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5116 (reclassified from 472)). Verificion Form

BIA 4432

must be submitted with the applicion if claiming Indian Preference. In the absence of a Qualified Indian Preference eligible, a Qualified Non-Indian applicant may be Duties Help As Transitional Teacher (Special Educion)- CY-1701, you will provide instruction the professional level, as a classroom teacher, as a team teacher or a remedial or special services teacher according to the setting and organizional structure of the school. The Transitional Teacher (Special Educion) responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluing instructional activities under sted guidelines. Prepares yearly instructional outlines and reled daily lesson plans covering relevant units of study and specifying objective, activities, and evaluive methods/instruments for both group and individual programs. Teaches students by selecting, developing, adapting, and implementing approprie instructional methods and techniques utilizing available resource to provide academic's achievement. Provides learning experiences in assigned subject areas, which develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills th are approprie to the needs and interest of all students in the classroom. Continuously evalues individual and group academic progress using criterion- reference test periodic standardized tests, oral tests, and/or other relevant evalue methods/instruments. Use alternive instruction to meet individual needs. Makes progress reports• to parents, confers with parents and other concerned individuals. Maintains required records to parents, confers with parents and other concerned individuals. Maintains required records in accordance with applicable regulions. Maintains control of assigned class and handles discipline independently expect for chronic or extreme behavior problems. Counsels' individual students within established guidelines, using background informion concerning each student to provide an effective instruction learning cycle as pertains to students' behavior and progress. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Applicant is responsible for reading the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections for accuracy and completeness of applicion. If you are a male applicant born after 12-31-1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 (https://www.sss.gov), in order to be eligible for appointment to this agency. A background security investigion required for all new hires. Appointment subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Incumbent may be required, as an incidental duty, to opere a government-owned or leased motor vehicle, in the performance of duties, therefore, a valid driver's license is required . Must be willing to enroll in Alternive Licensure program to obtain and maintain valid Teacher licensure/certificion in the Ste where the position is loced AND in the specialty field Identified by parenthetical. Will be placed on provisional for three contract terms while enrolled and participing in Alternive licensure program. This position is EXEMPT from Fair Labor Standards Act. Probionary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organizion goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. Probionary period is one academic year (two full academic semesters) during which your fitness and continued employment evalued. Initial appointments under Public Law 95-561 do not confer competitive nor career stus.

Qualificions Basis of Ring:

All applicants for this position red based upon the documention submitted. Applicions may be further evalued by subject mter expert. The judgment of qualificions based on the merial submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present informion in a ne and orderly fashion. In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and licensure contained in the approved job cegory for

P.L. 95-561

described below. Basic Educion & Licensure Requirement for Transitional Teacher position: Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited educion institution. Provide proof of enrollment in a local Ste's alternive teaching licensure/certifice program within 90 days of the start de of the position. Enrollment should be for the approprie endorsement/subject field as identified in the Job Opportunity Announcement (e.g. elementary, mhemics, special educion, chemistry, etc.) in the Ste where the position is loced.

Note:

Applicants with DODEA certificion can work with Stes directly for reciprocity licensure and not required to enroll in Alternive Licensure program unless Ste stipules such. This position is also being advertised as a

TEACHER, CY-1710

which accepts applicants who possess valid Ste issued teaching license/certifice in the approprie endorsement area. If you would like to be considered for Teacher (CY-1710), please apply via th announcement:

BIE-12937793-26-TB

Educion To meet the educion requirements, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts. Officials and unofficial transcripts (photocopy or original) may be submitted. Advisement or web-printouts are NOT acceptable. Official transcripts are

REQUIRED UPON SELECTION. NOTE

Be sure to check th official transcripts are not locked or encrypted when uploaded AND th ALL pages (including transcript key) are viewable. Educion must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. For further informion on creditable educion :

Accredition:

Postsecondary Educion Institutions | U.S.

Department of Educion Foreign Educion:

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : Recognition of Foreign Qualificions | Internional Affairs Office (ed.gov) Additional informion Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Pay tables for Bureau of Indian Educion Title 25 positions can be found online on BIE website.

Pay Setting:

Pay setting is based on degree and limited to Pay Level 14. Pay setting is determined AFTER selection process. Pay Level 11 requires a Bachelor's Degree Pay Level 12 requires a Bachelor's Degree and 15 gradue semester hours Pay Level 13 requires a Bachelor's Degree and 30 gradue semester hours Pay Level 14 requires a Master's Degree Educion must be in coursework reled to topic being taught or general teaching methodologies. Experience is considered for determining approprie pay increments for comparable experience , we evalue paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience to be considered for pay with enough details. If selected, we may request an upded resume with more than 2-pages. (Maximum number of years creditable for pay setting is 17). Per Hour re for Teacher positions modified from wh is sted on the Pay Table based on school calendar for the locion. This is referred to as Modified Hourly/De Re (MHR/MDR). Neither the MHR nor the MDR are negotiable. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Bargaining Unit Stus:

Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federion of Indian Service Employees, American Federion of Teachers Local 4521. This position is EXEMPT from Fair Labor Standards Act. Government Quarters MAY be available. Direct Deposit of pay is required. Travel and relocions expenses

WILL NOT

be paid. A Recruitment incentive IS NOT offered. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. To determine if you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your applicion to determine your level of experience.

Basis of Ring:

All applicants for this position red and ranked based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or educion as reflected in the assessment questionnaire. Applicants further evalued according to the degree to which they possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed below. The judgment of qualificions based on the merial submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present informion in a ne and orderly fashion. You evalued for this job based on meeting qualificions of educion and licensure plus a Structured Resume Review . Your applicions further evalued according to the degree to which you possess or have the potential to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics as listed in the competencies below. Subject Mter Experts will review your resume to evalue your possession of competencies; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide comprehensive, concise, and accure informion in your applicion packet. The Structured Resume Review is an assessment which measures an applicant's possession of critical competencies th are required to successfully perform the job. The competencies for this position are identified below:

Accountability Conflict Management Customer Service Educion and Training Planning and Evaluing Note:

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and or experience, you may lose considerion. Errors or omissions may affect your qualificion. Providing inaccure informion on applicion for Federal position could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action. To preview the questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12937811 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Bargaining Unit Stus:

Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federion of Indian Service Employees, American Federion of Teachers Local 4521. This position is EXEMPT from Fair Labor Standards Act. Government Quarters MAY be available. Direct Deposit of pay is required. Travel and relocions expenses

WILL NOT

be paid. A Recruitment incentive IS NOT offered. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes

MUST NOT EXCEED TWO

single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. (DO

NOT INCLUDE PHOTOS

) 2. Copy of valid Ste Certificion/Licensure must clearly reflect the following: the ste issuing the certificion/license your name issue de expirion de endorsements DODEA Certificion are not acceptable substitute for Ste certificion - Answer questionnaire about willingness to provide proof of enrollment in valid Ste's Alternive Licensure Program. 3. College Transcripts (copies of unofficial or official) must clearly list the following school name student name type of degree conferred de degree conferred 4. If claiming Indian Preference, Form

BIA 4432

. The form must be completed by the approprie official with the Federally recognized tribe where the applicant is enrolled as a member. No other form accepted.

NOTE:

Veterans Preference is not considered for hiring authority under Public Law 95-561, upon selection you may submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) for Human Resources Office to consider for service compution de purposes. Current or Former Federal Employment is not considered for hiring authority under Public Law 95-561. Upon selection, you may submit a copy of the most recent SF-50 for Human Resources Office to consider impact to pay or service compution de purposes.

NOTE:

Persons submitting incomplete applicions given credit only for the informion they provide. The applicant is responsible for submitting all required documention in support of their applicion in order to receive full credit for their Indian preference, educion, or licensure.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FROM THIS OFFICE.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/07/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. In writing your resume, please be clear and specific. We will NOT make assumptions regarding your experience and/or employment stus. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account , all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you encounter issues during the online applicion process, please contact Trecil Bearbow 405-437-1375 or trecil.bearbow@bie.edu. Agency contact informion Trecil Bearbow Phone 405-437-1375 trecil.bearbow@bie.edu Address Turtle Mountain Middle School P.O. Box 440 Belcourt, ND 58316 US Next steps You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion, and you will receive an email of this determinion. If you are determined to be qualified, but no among the qualified applicants, your applicant will remain on file, and you will receive an email of this determinion. If you are determined to be a qualified and referred to the selecting official for further considerion. The selecting official may reach out to you for an interview. Interviews can be done electronically, telephonically, or in person. If you are referred to the selecting official, you will receive an email notificion of selection or non-selection, once a selection has been made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, des specified in month and year form, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rher than indicing full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annoted to be able to pro-re the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes

MUST NOT EXCEED TWO

single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. (DO

NOT INCLUDE PHOTOS

) 2. Copy of valid Ste Certificion/Licensure must clearly reflect the following: the ste issuing the certificion/license your name issue de expirion de endorsements DODEA Certificion are not acceptable substitute for Ste certificion - Answer questionnaire about willingness to provide proof of enrollment in valid Ste's Alternive Licensure Program. 3. College Transcripts (copies of unofficial or official) must clearly list the following school name student name type of degree conferred de degree conferred 4. If claiming Indian Preference, Form

BIA 4432

. The form must be completed by the approprie official with the Federally recognized tribe where the applicant is enrolled as a member. No other form accepted.

NOTE:

Veterans Preference is not considered for hiring authority under Public Law 95-561, upon selection you may submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) for Human Resources Office to consider for service compution de purposes. Current or Former Federal Employment is not considered for hiring authority under Public Law 95-561. Upon selection, you may submit a copy of the most recent SF-50 for Human Resources Office to consider impact to pay or service compution de purposes.

NOTE:

Persons submitting incomplete applicions given credit only for the informion they provide. The applicant is responsible for submitting all required documention in support of their applicion in order to receive full credit for their Indian preference, educion, or licensure.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FROM THIS OFFICE.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/07/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. In writing your resume, please be clear and specific. We will NOT make assumptions regarding your experience and/or employment stus. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account , all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you encounter issues during the online applicion process, please contact Trecil Bearbow 405-437-1375 or trecil.bearbow@bie.edu. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Trecil Bearbow Phone 405-437-1375 trecil.bearbow@bie.edu Address Turtle Mountain Middle School P.O. Box 440 Belcourt, ND 58316 US Next steps You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion, and you will receive an email of this determinion. If you are determined to be qualified, but no among the qualified applicants, your applicant will remain on file, and you will receive an email of this determinion. If you are determined to be a qualified and referred to the selecting official for further considerion. The selecting official may reach out to you for an interview. Interviews can be done electronically, telephonically, or in person. If you are referred to the selecting official, you will receive an email notificion of selection or non-selection, once a selection has been made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/17/2026 to 05/07/2026 Salary $35.33 - $62.62 per hour (PH modified based on School calendar and locion). Pay scale & grade CY 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Belcourt, ND Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Seasonal Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

BIE-12937811-26-TB

Control number 865534300