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Posted: January 26, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Educational Aide (Special Education)

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Location not specified

Salary

$17.82 - $22.29

per hour

Closes

February 5, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves supporting special education students in an elementary school overseas, helping with daily activities like monitoring behavior, assisting with personal care such as toileting and feeding, and handling administrative tasks like record-keeping.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in clerical work or education support who is patient, organized, and comfortable working with children who have special needs, especially if they qualify for Department of Defense family member preferences.

Key Requirements

  • One year of general experience in clerical, office, or related work demonstrating ability to learn educational support skills
  • Two years of education above high school from an accredited institution, or a combination of education and experience equating to 100% of requirements
  • Reside within the local commuting area of Ikego Elementary school in the Pacific East District
  • Meet one of the specified employment eligibility categories, such as current DoDEA employee, overseas family member, or military spouse preference
  • Competency in communications and media for interacting with students and staff
  • Knowledge of special education support standards to assist with student plans
  • Ability to teach others basic skills and monitor students throughout the school day

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located with the Pacific East District in Ikego Elementary school. 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 DoDEA Employee within the Commuting Area Current Excepted Service DoDEA 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 (Special Education), 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 Special Education Support Standards Teaching Others Major Duties:

  • Monitoring students during various phases of school day.
  • Provides assistance in toileting, feeding, eating and personal hygiene.
  • 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.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12870208-MP