Summary: About the Position: This position is a 0403 School Psychologist/ 0491 Middle Guidance Counselor located at Aviano M/HS, Italy. This vacancy is for the 2025-2026 School Year. This job is open to: The public: - U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agency: Duties: - Advises/consults with teachers and other school staff members on strategies for working with students presenting academic, social or behavioral concerns; assists with the development of accommodation/modification plans - Provides counseling services individually and/or in groups on issues such as (but not limited to) academic success, developing social skills, anger management, stress management, and behavior control. - Participates with area, district and school personnel in individual and group activities to increase understanding and promote awareness of child development, learning strategies, behavior management, and the appropriate use of assessment data. - Assist with course selection process and scheduling for all students - Reviews records (Cumulative files) of incoming students and informs Special Education staff members of information pertinent to that particular student's needs (IEP, discipline records, etc) - Plans and implements DoDEA's system-wide assessment program at the school as directed Requirements: Conditions of employment: - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement. - Proof of U.S. Citizenship required. - Direct deposit of pay is required. - Two-year trial period may be required. - This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age. - You may be required to sign a transportation agreement. - You may be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDEA location. - Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US Citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area. - Individuals assigned to Italy, England, or Korea are required to obtain a via to enter these countries. 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 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. 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.)_ 0403 School Psychologist: A master's degree in school psychology or a state license in school psychology is required. Course work must have included a practicum in school psychology. A second category is not required. Education: FOREIGN EDUCATION: Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable: - The foreign institution that awarded the degree is on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or on a list endorsed by a state department of education for the purpose of teacher certification in that state (this procedure will require an English translation of the transcript and a copy of the document awarding the degree, together with an authenticated list produced by an American university or a state department of education); and - The work may be evaluated by the graduate