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Posted: April 1, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Educational Aide (Prekindergarten)

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Location not specified

Salary

$17.82 - $22.29

per hour

Closes

September 30, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job is for an educational aide in a prekindergarten program run by the Department of Defense in Europe, where you'll help with daily classroom tasks, support young students' learning and personal needs, and handle administrative duties like record-keeping.

It's ideal for someone with experience in office work or childcare who enjoys working with children and can commit to a school schedule in a military community overseas.

No teaching degree is required, but reliability and patience are key.

Key Requirements

  • One year of general experience in clerical, office, or similar work demonstrating ability to learn educational support skills
  • Or two years of education above high school from an accredited institution
  • Or a combination of education and experience equaling 100% of the requirements
  • Strong communication skills for interacting with students, parents, and staff
  • Effective interpersonal skills to build relationships and support classroom dynamics
  • Ability to teach or assist others in basic educational and daily living activities
  • Residency within the local commuting area in Europe South Region and eligibility under specific DoD employment authorities (e.g., military spouse, family member preference)

Full Job Description

About the Position: These positions are located within the Europe South Region. Hours may vary. All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located.

Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community.

(5 CFR 575.203) Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Competitive Service Civilian DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area Current Excepted Service DoWEA Employee within the Commuting Area Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible 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.

General Experience: One year of general experience.

General experience is 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 (Prekindergarten) such as preparing letters, schedules and other documents through the use of a personal computer or assisting with the preparation of instructional materials.

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

OR 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 by 60. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and Media Interpersonal Skills Standards Teaching Others Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks.

Major Duties:

  • Perform administrative tasks such as attendance records, filing, scheduling, and reviewing assignments
  • Participate in all home visits and school related meetings
  • Support educational efforts in the Pre-Kindergarten classroom and general education classroom as needed
  • Work with students in accordance with plans developed by the specialist and educator
  • Monitor students during various phases of school day
  • Provide assistance in toileting, feeding, eating and personal hygiene

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12922310-MP-S