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Future DoDEA Interview and Advice

by Bird

May 3, 2020

Hi Everyone,

I was recently offered a tentative stateside position which is great but I have a few questions and was wondering if anyone could please help. I am very honored for the job offer but I did not know that the highest you can be started at is Step 5 (I'm on 14), that insurance would need to be paid by the EE (I currently get free family insurance through my school district), no help with relocation and no help with breaking contract fees. This would be a 10k pay cut (insurance and salary) and moving across the country/break contract fee on top of it so I am apprehensive about the expense and don't want it to count against me if it doesn't work out this time. My first choice is overseas but thought I'd keep my options open and checked stateside jobs as well. This is the first of several stateside offers to interview that I took because it looks like a great school and a state with good weather all year. I, honestly, didn't think they would offer it to me and I guess I...See MoreHi Everyone,

I was recently offered a tentative stateside position which is great but I have a few questions and was wondering if anyone could please help. I am very honored for the job offer but I did not know that the highest you can be started at is Step 5 (I'm on 14), that insurance would need to be paid by the EE (I currently get free family insurance through my school district), no help with relocation and no help with breaking contract fees. This would be a 10k pay cut (insurance and salary) and moving across the country/break contract fee on top of it so I am apprehensive about the expense and don't want it to count against me if it doesn't work out this time. My first choice is overseas but thought I'd keep my options open and checked stateside jobs as well. This is the first of several stateside offers to interview that I took because it looks like a great school and a state with good weather all year. I, honestly, didn't think they would offer it to me and I guess I didn't find out all of the facts beforehand, so my own stupidity...ugh! I apologize if the below questions have been previously answered...I am new to this chatboard.

1. HR told me if someone declines a job, their application would be deactivated for the remainder of the school year and there wouldn't be any red flags on their app after that. Does anyone know how likely it would be to get an interview after this? If there's a high possibility I would get an interview after the deactivation, I would not move my son for a couple of years just to maybe move again and try to get overseas. Or, maybe we'd really like it, I don't know.

2. I think in a previous post, it was asked if stateside jobs can transfer to overseas. Was this yes or no?

3. Does anyone know if the deactivation is the same if you accept a tentative and then decline a firm offer or if declining a firm offer would cause a longer deactivation and a red flag? Should I accept the tentative offer and see if they can give me a better offer or does this not happen and be a bad idea? Can you still get interviews if you're going through the hiring process? My application is currently frozen and the DoDEA application site has been down for maintenance.

4. Teachers' children can go to school on the base, correct?

5. Has anyone ever had any luck getting paid at their step instead of step 5?

Any advice anyone could give would be appreciated! I need to let HR know tomorrow and I am torn as far as whether to accept or decline. I've made pro/con and so torn. If I were to decline, it has absolutely nothing to do with the school.

I apologize for the length of this post and hope you're all well!! :)

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Bird haha, in your last post, are you talking about applicants being put on a step higher than 5??? Sorry to ask! At this point I'm not sure what I'll do but just want to make sure I can get interviews when I'm activated again and there won't be any red flags on my app (if I decline).

May 3, 2020

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haha Sorry, no. I was talking about getting interviews after turning down a position.

Although I'm sure someone, somewhere, at sometime, for some reason, also was placed higher than Step 5, but if so it was a mistake (unless they had prior federal experience or something similar) but you have better chances at winning the lottery.

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Bird Thanks. That's good to know and I appreciate your responses!

May 3, 2020

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HelpOthers The glitch is from this website. When you click "comment" box, you need to refresh the page, sometimes more than once before you see that have actually submitted it. If you are concerned about needing to type again, copy it before you refresh the page.

Insurance for a family will cost you about $500/month, depending on the level and whethe...See MoreThe glitch is from this website. When you click "comment" box, you need to refresh the page, sometimes more than once before you see that have actually submitted it. If you are concerned about needing to type again, copy it before you refresh the page.

Insurance for a family will cost you about $500/month, depending on the level and whether you include the extra vision and dental. That is only if you are working full-time. If you work less than full-time, the government portion paid on your behalf will be much lower and they pay more than you do.

1. Yes, usually they freeze your application before the offer and will not unlock it until next school-year's hiring season begins (Feb-March). This is true whether or not you accept the position. If you accept the position, you need to complete one year before your application is unlocked.

2. You cannot "transfer" but you can apply to other DoDEA positions stateside and overseas - for the next school-year, not the current one. You pay for your own relocation to the position in the USA and do not receive housing allowance. If you move to a US Territory (Guam, Puerto Rico), your move will be paid for, but your housing will not. If you go to a foreign country, both your move and your housing will be paid. However, the move from a non-federal position to a federal position will require you to pay taxes on the moving expenses. If you accept the position in the USA and move tot he foreign country next year or later, you could use RITA to cover the taxes on the move.

3. The tentative offer is only tentative while your background check and physical are completed. If you don't pass those, I don't see how you would be offered another position later.

4. If you live on the military facility, your children (if the correct grade-level) can attend the DoDEA school there. DoDEA has few high schools in the USA, so if you have older children, make sure there is a school for them if that is where you want them to attend.

5. Step 5 is the highest starting step for USA and territories for anyone without DoDEA experience. It is step 11 (10 years experiences) for foreign countries. If you work for DoDEA in the USA or territories for a 1+ years, those 1+ years will be added to the max non-DoDEA starting step if you move to a DoDEA school in a foreign country. So, step 11+. Keep in mind that DoDEA schools in foreign countries have longevity steps of 4 years on each step as you get closer to the top of the scale.

May 4, 2020

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