THE POSITION BELOW IS VACANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

POSITION TITLE:     Elementary School Teacher

LOCATION: St. Thomas - St. John District

Interested persons should contact: DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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Deadline for applying: Until Filled

Salary:$34,000

Classification:American Federation of Teachers - AFT

DESCRIPTION

An elementary school teacher provides instruction at the Kindergarten-6th grade level. The teacher uses various teaching methods, including lecture and demonstration, audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentations with the ultimate objective of preparing students for advanced education and/or the job market.  Certification in the academic subject area is required. This is a ten-month position.  Teachers are represented by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE)

• Prepares course objectives and outlines for course of study following the curriculum guidelines and requirements of the territory and school;
• Prepares materials and classroom for class activities;
• Assigns lessons and corrects homework;
• Administers tests to evaluate pupil progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents of progress;
• Keeps attendance records and maintains accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policies, and administrative regulation;
• Maintains discipline in classroom and enforces all administration policies and rules governing students;
• Meets with parents/guardians to discuss their children’s progress, and to determine priorities and resource needs for their children;
• Confers with parents/guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators in order to resolve students’ behavioral and academic problems;
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops;
• Performs related duties, such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting pupils in selecting course of study, and counseling student in adjustment and academic problems;
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects, and communicates those objectives to students;
• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests;
• Observes and evaluates students’ performance, behavior social development and physical health;
• Plans and conducts activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate;
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests;
• Instructs and monitors students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage;
• Prepares for assigned classes, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors;
• Uses computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations;
• Prepares and implements remedial programs for students requiring extra help;
• Attends professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence;
• Collaborates with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation and revision of elementary school programs;
• Prepares reports on students and activities as required by the administration;
• Instructs and monitors students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage;
• Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music and storytelling;
• Attends professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence;
• Plans and supervises class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guides students in learning form those activities;
• Attends staff meetings, and serves on committees as required;
• Administers standardized ability and achievement tests, and interprets results to determine student strengths and areas of need;
• Supervises, evaluates, and plans assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers;
• Performs administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading as required;
• Performs all other tasks and assumes such other duties as designated by the Principal;

FACTOR I: KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the theory, principles and techniques of Science instruction;
• Knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies; 
• Knowledge of the education laws, policies, rules and regulations of the United States Virgin Islands;
• Knowledge of the principles of teaching and classroom control;
• Ability to isolate behavioral and adjustment problems and to recommend methods of helping to solve the problems;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all persons contacted during the course of the work;
• Ability to plan lessons, coordinate resources, and manage time on task;
• Ability to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students;
• Ability to cooperate and share professionally with members of the administration and other staff;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about students in accordance with state and federal law.

FACTOR II: SUPERVISORY CONTROLS

• Works under the direct supervision or assignment of a Principal, Assistant Principal or  as assigned by the principal;
• Work is controlled by routine review and reporting to or consultation with supervisor;
• Work is reviewed through class visits, reports and achievement of objectives.

  FACTOR III: GUIDELINES

• Federal safety and privacy laws, including HIPPA, and Departmental policies, guidelines and procedures must be followed.

FACTOR IV: COMPLEXITY

• Work requires advanced judgment and ingenuity: Plans and performs complex work which involves new or changing conditions; Involved in strategic planning to carry out Department policies, objectives and programs for teaching and learning. Makes decisions that involve a great deal of responsibility.

FACTOR V: SCOPE AND EFFECT

• Is responsible for the planning and implementation of instructional programs so that students achieve individual maximum potential to redound to benefit of the student and the community.
• Devices or provides input for the instruction of each student supporting, and performing routine work activities;
• Errors at this level will have major repercussions that will be counterproductive to efficient school safety and class room management.

FACTOR VI, VII: PERSONAL CONTACTS AND PURPOSE OF CONTACTS

• Personal contact is made with students, fellow employees, supervisors, administrators, and parents/guardians for the purpose of obtaining, clarifying, or giving facts or information to aid in accomplishing daily tasks and long term objectives for students and the Department..

FACTOR VIII: PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Stand for long periods of time with intermittent walking, standing, sitting, and bending;
•    Talk and hear within normal range;
•    Reach with hands and arms;
•    See to read fine print;
•    Lift/push/pull up to 70 pounds.

FACTOR IX: WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Requires performing regular job functions in a typical classroom environment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree, inclusive of thirty (36) semester credits in Elementary Education or
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major work in Elementary Education; and
• Virgin Islands Board of Education certification eligible.

 No person shall be discriminated against in employment or in any other educational program or activity offered by the Virgin Islands Department of Education on account of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, handicap, or age.”

Interested persons should apply by visiting our website at vide.vi and select the appropriate application for submission procedures.

Send your complete application package to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for consideration.

Application documents required: (1) Completed Application, (2) Resume, (3) Cover Letter, (4) Official College Transcripts, (5) Certifications, (6) Licensures, (7) Three Letters of Recommendation, (8) Police Background Check and (9) Doctor’s Statement of Good Health.

Travel, transportation and relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.  Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected candidate.

THE POSITION  BELOW IS VACANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

POSITION  TITLE:                   Occupational Therapist

LOCATION:                                 St. Thomas - St. John District

Interested persons should contact:  DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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Deadline for applying:          Until Filled

Salary Range:                            $ 44,000

Union:                                           American Federation of Teachers

DESCRIPTION

This work is of great responsibility involving the maintenance of safe, orderly conduct of activities and programs within school grounds. Work involves reducing incidents of disorderly behavior on the school grounds and the discouragement of disruption of school business, programs, and other activities by students and/or non-students. The employee is required to use respect and good judgment while enforcing rules and regulations in accordance with established guidelines. Supervision is received from the School Safety Manager working collaboratively with the School/Activity Center Administrator through periodic inspections, review and analysis of reports submitted.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE):

•  Plans, develops and administers treatment plans, programs and implementation goals for students in order to ensure that maximum rehabilitation and therapeutic activities are provided to needy students; assess students needs, interests, attitudes and abilities through interviews, testing and observations;
•  Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plans at periodic intervals as is necessary; treats students in specific and specialized rehabilitation activities and interprets findings;
• Evaluates students’ treatment plan by gathering data from a variety of sources such as students’ records, interviews, observations and team members;
• Coordinates treatment plans with students, family members, and the medical care team and communicate observations, facts and comments;
• Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department’s practices and procedures (e.g. evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, and progress reports).
• Reviews the quality and appropriateness of total services delivered and of individual occupational therapy programs for effectiveness and efficiency using predetermined criteria;
• Maintains service-related records of students and adhere to departmental policies, practices and procedures;
• Provides education to members of the students care team through in-service meetings, workshops and training, as well as the community;
• Participates in committee and staff meetings as directed;
•  Assists in the care and maintenance of all equipment and supplies;
• Supervises lower-level Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational therapy workers;
• Requires positioning of students, lifting of supplies and equipment;
• Performs other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, techniques and procedures of rehabilitation and therapeutic applications in the occupational therapy field;
• Knowledge of the pathology of physical and mental illness, psychology, human anatomy, kinesiology and physiology;
• Knowledge of the various modes of treatment plans and activities, which would aide in the maximum rehabilitation of students;
• Ability to assess, plan, develop and evaluate specific treatment plans and rehabilitation techniques to help students reach their maximum potential;
• Ability to work harmoniously and effectively with all those contacted during the course of work and demonstrate sensitivity, empathy and adaptability;
• Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with students, as well as inspire confidence and motivate them to carry out prescribed treatment;
• Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment in carrying out functions of the position;

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy professional program and at least (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist, preferably in a school and/ or pediatric practice setting; and
• A valid license to practice Occupational Therapy in the USVI.

Interested persons should apply by visiting our website at www.vide.vi and select the appropriate application for submission procedures.

Send your complete application package to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for consideration.

Application documents required: (1) Completed Application, (2) Resume, (3) Cover Letter, (4) Official College Transcripts, (5) Certifications, (6) Licensures, (7) Three Letters of Recommendation, (8) Police Background Check and (9) Doctor’s Statement of Good Health.

Travel, transportation and relocation expenses are not authorized by this position.  Any travel, transportation and relocation expense associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected candidate

THE POSITION BELOW IS VACANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

 POSITION TITLE:             Librarian

LOCATION:                         St. Thomas - St. John District 

Interested persons should contact:  DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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Deadline for applying:            Until Filled

Salary Range:                          $34,000

Union:                                     American Federation of Teachers

DESCRIPTION

Under general supervision from the school principal, the individual in this position is required to have advanced professional knowledge of the theories, skills and techniques of library science management for use in a library occupation in government.  An employee in this class may perform highly specialized library functions and may thus require knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practice, terminology and expressions of a discipline or specialized subject-matter area such as materials on the Caribbean, Virgin Islands.  Employee is also responsible for documents, Archives, Danish West Indian History, Danish Gothic Script, Fine Arts, Music, Media, etc. This position may involve the supervision of library personnel in the performance of administrative, technical, and professional tasks. Employee will work under the general supervision of an administrator who assigns duties.  Employee is expected to function

independently in executing his/her duties. Duties are complex in nature relative to the techniques and principles involved in library science management.  The purpose of the position is to perform such tasks and functions associated with the provision of user-services in any library service community to which the library has responsibility.  Contacts are primarily with coworkers, children, young adults, adults, and the general public. Work is reviewed through observations and staff conferences.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE)

• Performs literature searches, involving the systematic and comprehensive search for information bearing on a specific problem or subject.
• Catalogs non-processed materials.
• Collects/builds and develops subject collections, based upon recommendations of service-area personnel as well as personal judgment, maintains want list of books and materials to be ordered.
• Provides community information and referral service by maintaining community resource guides and information files.
• Attends community service agency meetings as library service-area representative.
• Answers in-depth reference questions (i.e. questions requiring research using at least two reference sources.
• After consultation with staff and library users as appropriate, writes long-range plans and
• After consultation with staff and library users as appropriate, writes long-range plans and objectives for service area to which assigned;
• Evaluates gift books and materials and assigns them to the appropriate library collection;
• Gives orientation training to newly appointed librarians and other staff in various service areas;
• Assigns, schedules, supervises, and coordinates the activities of lower level professional and non- professional staff;
• Designs and implements library programs;
• Develops and writes library long-range plans and objectives;
• Acquires, select, organize, and disseminate knowledge and information suited to the needs of a library service community;
• Performs related work as required.
• Ensures that report cards and cumulative records are prepared for all students enrolled;
• Determines whether or not a possible graduate has met graduate requirements;
• Performs related work as required.
• Identifies gifted children and suggests accelerated programs for such children;
• Prepares case histories and reports outlining diagnostic results of the tests as a basis for planning the type of treatment;
• Plans and supervises in-service training programs for teachers to meet the needs of students;
• Provides to school personnel, parents and certain community agencies clinical and diagnostic information regarding children learning and emotional problems;
• Prepares and submits required reports to the Director;
• Participates in case conferences and research programs;
• Participates in the development and administration of programs in the department;
• Prepares and maintains comprehensive case records on each client in accordance with local and federal standards;
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITIES

• Extensive knowledge of library objectives, routines, procedures, techniques, methods, organization and administration;
• Extensive knowledge of library materials;
• Comprehensive specialized knowledge of materials and functions of one or more particular library service areas;
• Advanced  written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to establish and maintain interagency relationships;
• Ability to determine and satisfy the information needs of library patrons;
• Ability to interpret library policies, objectives, and services to community groups, public officials, and the general public, and to establish and maintain favorable library public relations;
• Ability to devise and utilize innovative procedures and methods;
• Ability to develop and implement new programs and to maintain ongoing programs in order to involve the community in the library;
• Ability to make sound and independent judgment while performing various tasks and assignments;
• Ability to lift 70 pounds or more;
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, or stoop for an extended period of time
• Ability to exercise patience while dealing with students;
• Ability to work harmoniously and effectively with all those contacted during the course of work.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

•  Master’s degree in Library Science and three (3) years of progressively strong working experience as a librarian.

Interested persons should apply by visiting our website at www.vide.vi and select the appropriate application for submission procedures.

Send your complete application package to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for consideration.

Application documents required: (1) Completed Application, (2) Resume, (3) Cover Letter, (4) Official College Transcripts, (5) Certifications, (6) Licensures, (7) Three Letters of Recommendation, (8) Police Background Check and (9) Doctor’s Statement of Good Health.

Travel, transportation and relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.  Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected candidate.

THE POSITION  BELOW IS VACANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

POSITION  TITLE:             School Nurse

LOCATION:                        St. Thomas - St. John District

Interested persons should contact:  DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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Deadline for applying:            Until Filled

Salary Range:                          Starts at $34,000

Union:                                     American Federation of Teachers

DESCRIPTION

Under general supervision from the school principal the individual would perform professional nursing work in a public school setting. An employee in this class works as a member of the school staff and is responsible for assisting in the professional nursing activities concerned with a variety of school health matters such as health appraisal, emergency care of accidents and illness, record keeping, and periodic instructional activities. The employee is expected to use acquired nursing training and some judgment, specifically in handling emergency and accident situations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE)

• Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school-age children;
• Conduct and provide health assessments by screening and evaluating findings of deficiency in vision, hearing, growth, etc;
• Coordinates school and community health activities;
• Attends to students who are injured or who become ill while at school, administers first-aid and other emergency nursing treatment, and arranges for medical attention where the circumstances indicate;
• Assists in selecting first-aid supplies to be kept at the school and secures and carries out medically approved written instructions for care of sick or injured students;
• Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel and various health agencies;
• Excludes and readmits students in accordance with existing school health regulations and policies.
• Assists with in-service training activities for students, parents and school personnel in such subjects as nutrition, rest and relaxation, communicable diseases and home health care;
• Maintains accurate and clear records of the health of school children in accordance with applicable regulations and procedures;
• Assists teachers and health authorities when special community health programs are carried out;
• Perform other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of modern nursing principles, practices and techniques and the ability to apply them to school health situations;
• Considerable knowledge of departmental policy, regulations, and procedures applicable to the school health program;
• Knowledge of the methods of prevention and control of communicable diseases;
• Ability to explain the principles of the school health program to parents and students;
• Ability to prepare instructional material for in-service training purposes and to impart such information to persons undergoing such training;
• Ability to use modern and acceptable professional nursing techniques and procedures in treating illness or injury;
• Ability to develop and implement a student health plan;
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate detailed clinical records on the health of students;
• Ability to exercise patience while dealing with students;
• Ability to work harmoniously and effectively with all those contacted during the course of work;
• Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment in carrying out functions of the position.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a minimum of two (2) years of progressively strong working experience in a clinical setting;
• Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the United Sates Virgin

Islands;

• Possession of a current motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the United States Virgin Islands.

No person shall be discriminated against in employment or in any other educational program or activity offered by the Virgin Islands Department of Education on account of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, handicap, or age.”

Interested persons should apply by visiting our website at www.vide.vi and select the appropriate application for submission procedures.

Send your complete application package to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for consideration.

Application documents required: (1) Completed Application, (2) Resume, (3) Cover Letter, (4) Official College Transcripts, (5) Certifications, (6) Licensures, (7) Three Letters of Recommendation, (8) Police Background Check and (9) Doctor’s Statement of Good Health.

 Travel, transportation and relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.  Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the sole responsibility of the selected candidate.