Educational Aide (Prekindergarten)

Department of War Education Activity; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of War Education Activity at Maxwell Elementary School, Maxwell AFB, AL, seeks a teaching support role in a classroom setting. Primary duties include assisting with family engagement, conducting home visits when needed, and supporting instructional planning.

The role requires evaluating foreign degree credentials for teaching certification and coordinating with verification services. Applicants must understand credential evaluation processes and state education requirements.

Qualifications

• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for teaching certification.
• Evaluation must be by a current member of a credential evaluation service (NACES).
• Transcript translations and authenticated degree lists may be required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in home visits, parent teacher conferences and other meetings.
• Supports classroom activities and communications with families as needed.

Skills

Foreign degree evaluation

Education

Foreign degree evaluation

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Department of War Education Activity

This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity, Department of Defense Education Activity Mid-Atlantic District, Maxwell Elementary School, Maxwell AFB,AL. Description of Working Environment: Work is performed in a classroom setting.

Key Responsibilities

Participates in home visits, parent teacher conferences and other meetings.

Requirements & 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: a. 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. b.

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 c.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Department of War Education Activity, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $16.42 – $28.15/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-25.

What is the work schedule?

This is a 70 hours per pay period position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.