Educational Aide (Special Education)

US Department of War Education Activity; Western Hills (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of War Education Activity is seeking an Educational Aide to support classroom activities at Maxwell Elementary/Middle School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. This on-site position involves assisting teachers, managing materials, and helping students in a structured school setting.

Qualifications emphasize at least one year of clerical/office experience, with education substitution options. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication, support for special education, standards, and the

Qualifications

• One year of progressively responsible clerical/office experience.
• Education may substitute 2 years (60 semester hours) above high school.
• Combo of education and experience may qualify if the computed percentage meets 100%.

Skills

Communications and Media

Special Education Support

Standards

Teaching Others

Job description

This position is located at:

Department of War Education Activity - Americas, Americas Southeast District, Maxwell Elementary/Middle School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

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