Substitute Teacher at Department of Defense Education Activity | Jobs.InOkinawa

Substitute Teacher

Department of Defense Education Activity ๐Ÿ“ Multiple Locations Posted Apr 13, 2026
โš  Stale SOFA $172 โ€“ $172/day

Substitute teachers maintain classroom discipline, communicate lesson plans, and supervise students in the school environment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain discipline for the classroom
  • Communicate lesson plans to students
  • Maintain accurate records for the classroom
  • Supervise students in the school environment
  • Interact effectively with students, co-workers, and parents.

Requirements

Qualifications and Eligibility

Qualification Requirement: To qualify for this Substitute position, you must have a high school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED). You are not required to submit a copy of your diploma.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Competitive Service Civilian DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area
  • Current Excepted Service DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area
  • Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
  • Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
  • Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment

Benefits

Substitute positions are filled as temporary, intermittent appointments. These appointments do not confer eligibility for federal benefits, such as retirement, leave accrual, or health/life insurance.

Temporary appointmentSubstitute roleEducationNo federal benefits

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Additional Info

Locations

  • Camp Foster, Japan
  • Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan
  • Kue, Japan
  • Makiminato Okinawa, Japan
  • Okinawa Island, Japan

Compensation Details

  • The salary shown is on a per day basis.
  • When your services are only needed for a portion of the day, you will be paid at the half-day rate, which is half of the daily rate.
  • This position does not confer eligibility for any overseas allowances such as Living Quarters Allowance (LQA), Post Allowance, or Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.
  • This position is covered by the Dual Compensation Act, which prohibits an individual from receiving pay from more than one position for more than an aggregate of forty (40) hours of work in one calendar week.

Application Notes

  • The purpose of this announcement is to establish an applicant pool for Substitute Teacher vacancies that may become available throughout the school year. Referral lists will be issued as vacancies occur.
  • Positions will be filled based upon the need and request from the school.
  • Applicants must select the school location(s) and school(s) they wish to be considered.
  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are not considered Ordinarily Resident under the applicable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

Family Member Appointments

  • Family member appointments will expire based on the sponsor's rotation date.
  • Family member appointments may not exceed two months after an employee is no longer considered a family member within the local commuting area due to PCS or divorce of sponsor or, in the case of a child, the age of 23.
  • Family members are defined according to the DODI 1400.25, Vol.1232 as: For a military member whose duty station is in a foreign area, the member's spouse or unmarried dependent child. For a civilian US employee as defined by section 2105 of Title 5, United States Code, the employee's spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried dependent child, or unmarried child of the employee's spouse or domestic partner. A family member must physically reside with his or her sponsor to receive family member preference.

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Department of War Education ActivityDepartment of Defensepay-PDSubstitute Teacher
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