Educational Aide (Special Education).

This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age. Two year trial period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring students during various phases of school day
• Provides assistance in toileting, feeding, eating and personal hygiene
• Supports educational efforts in the Special Education classroom and general education classroom as needed
• Performs administrative tasks such as attendance records, filing, scheduling, and reviewing assignments
• Works with students in accordance with plans developed by the specialist and educator
• Participates in Parent Teacher conferences
• Preparing instructional materials related to classroom lessons

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the following employment authority categories are eligible to apply:

• Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employee
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Employee
• Current Excepted Service Employee
• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer
• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible

To qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements. 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). 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: At least one year of general experience, 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:

• Qualifying based on education alone: 2 years (60 semester hours) of education above high school.
• Qualifying based on a combination of education and general experience: A combination may be used if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Divide total months of qualifying experience by 12, then divide semester hours of undergraduate education by 60. Add the two percentages.

Note: For qualification purposes, 1 full year of undergraduate education is equivalent to 30 semester hours.

Foreign Degrees and Course Work: Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable:

• Evaluated by a current member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
• The foreign institution must be on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or a state department of education for teacher certification (requires an English translation of the transcript and degree document).
• Evaluated by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university and declared equivalent to similar U.S. undergraduate or graduate work.

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

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on specific benefits offered.

Pay

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Educational Aide positions working over 32 hours per week may be required to have their pay spread per their local bargaining unit.