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

The US Department of War Education Activity is seeking an Educational Aide to support classrooms at Barsanti Elementary School in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The position involves assisting teachers with instructional activities and student support in a classroom environment.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen with at least one year of qualifying experience or education as described, and may substitute education for experience per the guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience must show at least one year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or related work preparing you to perform the duties of an Educational Aide.
• Education may be substituted for general experience: 2 years (60 semester hours) of education above high school.
• Combination of education and general experience may be used if the computed percentage reaches 100%. One year of undergraduate education equals 30 semester hours.

Skills

Communications and Media

Special Education Support

Standards

Teaching Others

Education

2 years of college education above high school

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at: Department of War Education Activity - Americas, Americas Southeast District, Barsanti Elementary School, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Description of the 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