DepEd Calls for Senior High School Teachers

Pursuant to Secretary Armin Luistro's statement about the application period for Senior High School teachers, the Department of Education released a bulletin on the Call for Expressions of Intent for Senior High School Teaching Positions halfway through the school year 2015-2016.

The contents of the said bulletin is as follows:

The Department of Education (DepEd) calls for expressions of intent for full-time and part-time teaching positions in the Senior High School (SHS, Grades 11 and 12) for School Year (SY) 2016-2017.

This call is addressed to qualified and highly-competent teachers, professionals, practitioners, and experts who are interested in teaching the core curriculum and/or applied and specialized subjects under the four SHS tracks:

1. Core curriculum - Language, Humanities, Communication (Media and Information Literacy), Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Philosophy, and Physical Education and Health

2. Applied Track subjects in the Academic Track and/or specialized subjects under the following strands:
Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS)
General Academic (GA)

3. Applied Track subjects in Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL), and/or specialized subjects under the following strands:
Agri-Fishery Arts Home Economics (HE)
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Industrial Arts

4. Applied and specialized subjects Arts and Design

5. Applied and specialized subjects Sports


Requirements

Philippine citizenship is required. All interested individuals may submit their expression of intent to their local DepEd Schools Division Office (SDO) on or before October 30, 2015. The following documents shall also be submitted: 

Mandatory requirements for all applicants: 

• Letter of intent which shall indicate the following information: 

a. Statement of purpose/expression of interest
b. Track(s)/Strand(s)/Subjects(s) applying for
c. Preferred school(s), if any

• CSC Form 212, Revised 2005 (Personal Data Sheet) in two (2) copies with the latest 2x2 ID picture 
• Certified photocopy of certificates of relevant specialized trainings, if any
• Certified copy of Voter’s ID and/or any proof of residency 
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance 
• Omnibus certification of authenticity and veracity of all documents submitted, signed by the applicant 

Sample Letter of Intent - Senior High School Application

Additional requirements for permanent full-time positions: 

• Certified photocopy of Diploma on Bachelor’s degree
• Certified photocopy of Transcript of Records with at least 15 units of specialization in relevant strand/specialized subject 
• Certified photocopy of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) professional ID card/certificate of registration /license, if available
• Certified photocopy of ratings obtained in the Licensure Examination for teachers(LET)/Professional Board Examination for Teachers (PBET), if available 

Additional requirements for TVL teacher-applicants (for both full-time and part-time): 

• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) National Certificate (NC) of at least one level higher than course to be taught in subject to be taught (e.g. at least NC-III in SMAW to teach SMAW-NC-II)
• Certified photocopy of Trainers Methodology Certificate (TMC), if available 

Additional requirement for Arts & Design and Sports Tracks teacher-applicants: 

• Certified photocopy of Certification of Proficiency/Recognition from recognized and respectable relevant associations/organizations/guild 

Additional requirement for HEI/TVI faculty: 

• Certified photocopy of Certification of Status of Employment/Service Record from HEI/TVI

Compensation

Salaries will range from Php19,940 (Salary Grade 12) to Php39,493 (Salary Grade 21). The purpose of this call is to have a preliminary pool. Once the teaching positions are created, SDOs shall publish vacancies for a period of ten (10) days in compliance with RA No. 7041 (Publication Law). Interested candidates shall be required to submit their formal application. They shall then be ranked following DepEd’s evaluation criteria and selection process, which will be issued at a later date. Hiring and placement of successful applicants shall be according to the following general guidelines: 

1. Priority shall be based on ranking. 
2. Affected/displaced faculty from higher education institutions shall likewise be given priority. 
3. The teaching rank, salary grade and status of appointment will depend on the applicant’s qualifications. 
4. Permanent full-time status shall only be given to applicants with PRC teaching license and/or appropriate certification. 
5. The DepEd SDO shall determine the applicants’ school assignments in consultation with the SHS. 

For more information, view the complete DepEd bulletin here.