School Support Assistant

US Department of War Education Activity; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Americas Southeast District oversees 24 schools across four states, serving thousands of military-connected children. The GS-05/06 position focuses on procurement, inventory control, and financial data support within Fort Campbell area.

Responsibilities include recording supply transactions in automated systems, maintaining stock levels, ordering supplies, and assisting with safety programs and equipment maintenance. U.S. Citizens only.

Qualifications

• Experience recording supply transactions in an automated system.
• Experience maintaining inventory levels.
• Experience ordering supplies.
• Experience compiling financial data for budget forecasting.
• Experience coordinating equipment repair and/or maintenance.
• Experience assisting with safety programs.

Skills

Supply transactions

Inventory management

Procurement

Data compilation

Budget forecasting

Safety program support

Education

Four years of education beyond high school

Job description

About the Position:

Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Americas Southeast District operates 24 schools in 4 states across 2 time zones. There are nearly 900,000 military connected children of all ages worldwide, of which nearly 10,000 are enrolled in DoWEA Americas Southeast District schools.

Fort Campbell is a significant U.S. Army installation located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, known for its military history and community resources.

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.

Specialized Experience for GS-05:

• recording supply transactions in an automated system
• maintaining inventory levels
• ordering supplies

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Education:

Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and 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 experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Specialized experience for GS-06:

• compiling financial data for budget forecasting
• coordinating equipment repair and/or maintenance
• assisting with safety programs

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade (GS-06), you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.