2013 National
Assessment Educational Progress Job Opening
Temporary Job Opportunities: Assessment Administrators
We are
seeking motivated individuals, who are committed to excellence and are
experienced in working with primary and secondary school students. Westat is
recruiting for the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress,
also known as NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, for the National
Center for Education Statistics, which is part of the U.S. Department of
Education. The position involves
conducting assessment sessions with 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students in
participating schools across the country. Each session lasts approximately 90
minutes, and involves about 30 students. You will work on a team but will
conduct some sessions alone. This opportunity is ideal for retired educators.
Your duties
will include:
- Preparing assessment materials and assessment
locations,
- Checking student attendance,
- Reading directions aloud to the students from a
prepared script,
- Monitoring the sessions,
- Answering student questions using prepared
guidelines,
- Collecting completed assessment materials, and
- Preparing completed materials for shipping.
- Be fluent in English (persons speaking fluent
English and Spanish are encouraged to apply),
- Be detail-oriented,
- Have the ability to work effectively on a
diverse team,
- Be able to work with students in a classroom
setting,
- Be willing to submit fingerprints for a required
FBI background check,
- Have the ability to lift a box weighing 15
pounds and carry it up the stairs with or without a reasonable accommodation,
- Have a valid (current)
driver’s license that is not under suspension and regular access to an insured,
reliable vehicle in order to travel to and from schools,
- Be available to work 20 to 30 hours a week,
during daytime hours from January 28 to March 8, 2013, and
- Be available to attend a local one-day training
between January 2 and January 25, 2013.
Westat
provides complete paid training for all job responsibilities, paid time and
mileage reimbursement for local driving to and from schools, weekly paychecks
with direct deposit available, and opportunities for advancement based on
performance.
Qualified
applicants should:
- Be fluent in English (persons speaking fluent
English and Spanish are encouraged to apply),
- Be detail-oriented,
- Have the ability to work effectively on a
diverse team,
- Be able to work with students in a classroom
setting,
- Be willing to submit fingerprints for a required
FBI background check,
- Have the ability to lift a box weighing 15
pounds and carry it up the stairs with or without a reasonable accommodation,
- Have a valid (current) driver’s license that is
not under suspension and regular access to an insured, reliable vehicle in
order to travel to and from schools,
- Be available to work 20 to 30 hours a week,
during daytime hours from January 28 to March 8, 2013, and
- Be available to attend a local one-day training
between January 2 and January 25, 2013.
This opportunity is a part-time, temporary position with
limited benefits. To apply for this position, click
the link to our Online Application. Search for
your state, find the NAEP Assessment Administrator position and select the
"apply to job" button.
For more information e-mail NAEPrecruit@westat.com or call
1-888-237-8036.
WESTAT
EOE
