Educational Aide (Special Education)

US Department of War Education Activity; Fort Campbell North (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Defense Education Activity seeks an Educational Aide for Barkley Elementary School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The role operates in a classroom setting under the Americas, Southeast District. Eligibility requires U.S.

citizenship and the ability to participate in the federal qualification process. Applicants should have at least one year of related, progressively responsible clerical/educational support experience and may qualify via appropriate education substitutions.

Qualifications

• Communications and Media competency required.
• Special Education Support capability.
• Ability to meet Standards in educational settings.
• Ability to teach others and assist in instruction.

Skills

Communications and Media

Special Education Support

Standards

Teaching Others

Job description

About the position:

Department of Defense Education Activity - Americas, Southeast District, Barkley Elementary School, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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
• Special Education Support
• Standards
• Teaching Others