Educational Aide (Prekindergarten)

US Department of War Education Activity; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) seeks an Educational Aide for the Crossroads Elementary School in Quantico, Virginia. This position is located within the Americas Mid-Atlantic District, and applicants will be evaluated under DoD eligibility categories.

Qualified candidates may qualify through education substitutions or by demonstrating general office experience. Documentation such as transcripts may be required as part of the application process.

Qualifications

• At least one year of general experience in clerical or office work.
• Education may substitute for experience with 2 years of education above high school.
• A combination of education and general experience may be used to qualify if the combined percent requirement reaches 100%.
• Resume must clearly describe relevant experience; transcripts may be required.

Skills

Communications and Media

Standards

Teaching Others

Education

2 years of education above high school

Combination of education and general experience

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity - Americas, Mid-Atlantic District, Crossroads Elementary School, Quantico, Virginia.

Description of the Working Environment:

Work is performed in a classroom setting.

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible

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