EDUCATIONAL AIDE (PREKINDERGARTEN)

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

Job summary

Department of Defense Education Activity in Beaufort, South Carolina, seeks an Educational Aide to support Elliot Elementary School, Prekindergarten through 5th grade, in a classroom environment within the DoDEA Americas Southeast District.

U.S. Citizens may apply. Qualification options include a year of relevant experience or education substitution: two years of college (60 semester hours) to substitute for general experience, or a combination of education and experience totaling 100%.

Qualifications

• Communications and media competency evaluated.
• Standards met and maintained in classroom settings.
• Teaching others and supporting instructional activities.

Skills

Communications and Media

Standards

Teaching Others

Job description

About the position:

Elliot Elementary School is part of the South Carolina Schools Community which is part of the DoDEA Americas Southeast District. Elliot Elementary serves students from Prekindergarten (PK) through 5th grade.

This position is located at:

Department of Defense Education Activity, Department of Defense Education Activity Mid-Atlantic District, Elliot Elementary School, Beaufort, South 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.

Evaluation:

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

• Communications and Media
• Standards
• Teaching Others