Educational Aide (Prekindergarten)

US Department of War Education Activity; Alabama; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity at Maxwell Elementary/Middle School, Maxwell AFB, AL, seeks an Educational Aide to support classroom activities and assist teachers and students.

Qualifications include at least one year of related clerical/office experience; education can substitute for experience or a mix of education and experience may qualify. The work is conducted on base in a school setting.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in clerical, office or related work for Educational Aide duties.
• Education may substitute for general experience with 2 years (60 semester hours) of higher education.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify if the percentage is at least 100%.

Skills

Communications and Media

Standards

Teaching Others

Education

Two years of education above high school (60 semester hours)

Job description

About the position:

This position is located at Maxwell Elementary/Middle School, Maxwell AFB, AL for the Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA).

Description of Working Environment:

Work is performed in a classroom setting.

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:

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below:

1) Qualifying based on education alone:

Education may be substituted for general experience with 2 years (60 semester hours) of education above high school.

2) 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