EDUCATIONAL AIDE.

Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA); Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA) seeks an Educational Aide to support classroom operations and student activities at Fort Bragg. You will distribute materials, grade tests, monitor student progress, and provide tutoring across subjects, while assisting with instructional materials and field trips.

The role requires U.S. citizenship, completion of pre-employment checks including Selective Service, and suitability assessments.

Qualifications

• Communications and media competency.
• Standards adherence and assessment.
• Teaching others and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Distributing/collecting testing materials for students.
• Grading and providing testing results using identified scoring techniques.
• Monitoring students during various phases of the school day.
• Preparing instructional materials related to classroom lessons.
• Providing tutoring to students in all subject areas.
• Accompanying/supervising students on field trips.

Skills

Communications

Standards

Teaching Others

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

• Distributing/collecting testing materials as needed by students
• Grading/providing testing results using identified scoring techniques
• Monitoring students during various phases of school day
• Preparing instructional materials related to classroom lessons
• Providing tutoring to students in all subject areas
• Accompanying/supervising students on field trips

Duties

• Distributing/collecting testing materials as needed by students
• Grading/providing testing results using identified scoring techniques
• Monitoring students during various phases of school day
• Preparing instructional materials related to classroom lessons
• Providing tutoring to students in all subject areas
• Accompanying/supervising students on field trips

Requirements

• 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.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• 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.
• Two year trial period may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply

U.S. Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Experience required

To qualify based on experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. General experience is defined as: progressively responsible clerical, office or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of an Educational Aide.

Education Substitution

• Qualifying based on education alone: Education may be substituted for general experience with 2 years (60 semester hours) of education above high school.
• Qualifying based on a combination of education and general experience: A combination of education and general experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of undergraduate education by 60. Add the 2 percentages. Note: For the purpose of qualifications, 1 full year of undergraduate education is equivalent to 30 semester hours.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications and Media
• Standards
• Teaching Others

Education

Foreign Degrees And Course Work From Non-accredited Institutions. 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 work must be evaluated and interpreted by a current member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). This website provides a list of current organizations who can perform your evaluation. You must select and work directly with one of these organizations.
• 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 division of a regionally accredited university and declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution.

Graduates of non-accredited institutions may have their undergraduate work validated by admittance to graduate school and completion of a minimum of 5 SH of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college.

Additional information

• Permanent Educational Aides working over 32 hours per week may be required to have their pay spread per their local bargaining unit.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton at
• This position requires a 2-year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.