EDUCATIONAL AIDE (SPECIAL EDUCATION)

Summary About the position: Devers Elementary School is part of the Fort Bragg Schools Community in the DoWEA Americas Mid-Atlantic District. Devers ES serves students in PK to grade 5. This position is located at: Department of War Education Activity, Mid-Atlantic District, Devers Elementary School, Fort Bragg, NC. Description of Working Environment: Work is performed in a classroom setting. Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), as one of only two Federally-operated school systems, is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the Department of War (DoW). DoWEA is globally positioned, operating 160 accredited schools in 8 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA employs approximately 15,000 employees who serve more than 72,000 children of active-duty military and DoW civilian families. DoWEA is committed to ensuring that all school-aged children of military families are provided with a world-class education that prepares them for postsecondary education and/or career success and to be leading contributors in their communities as well as in our 21st century globalized society. Students who are enrolled at Devers Elementary School are dependents of military personnel at Fort Bragg, and the school is funded by the DOW. Devers Elementary is one of nine schools in the DoWEA Mid-Atlantic District at Fort Bragg. The DoWEA Mid-Atlantic District follows the directives, curricula, and guidelines from the umbrella organization of DoWEA. Students at Devers are in Prekindergarten through 5th grade. Devers is a neighborhood school and many students walk. Neighborhoods served by Devers Elementary School are Ardennes, Bastogne Gables, Bataan, Cardinal Heights, Hillcrest, Pope Army Airfield, & Woodland Heights.Major Duties: 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