EDUCATIONAL AIDE (PREKINDERGARTEN)

US Department of War Education Activity; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of War Education Activity - Americas, Mid-Atlantic District, Bowley Elementary School in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, seeks an Educational Aide to support classroom activities and assist teachers with instructional tasks.

Candidates should have at least one year of general office or classroom-related experience or education substituted as described, and will be evaluated on communications and media, standards, and teaching others.

Qualifications

• Experience or coursework in communications and media relevant to classroom work.
• Familiarity with instructional standards and teaching others.
• Education may substitute for general experience per federal guidelines.

Skills

Communications and media

Teaching

Standards

Education

2 years education beyond high school (60 semester hours)

Job description

About the position:

Department of War Education Activity - Americas, Mid-Atlantic District, Bowley Elementary School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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