SY Educational Assistant

25-26 SY Educational Assistant

Apply for the 25‑26 School Year Educational Assistant role at Deming Public Schools.

Beginning Date:
January 5, 2025
Salary:
Grade 13e Step 1

In‑District:
Letter of interest through Talent Ed Recruit & Hire website
Out‑Of‑District:
Complete an application through the Talent Ed Recruit & Hire website
Final date to receive applications:
Until Filled

Applicant must be highly qualified, requiring one of the following and a complete application on file to be eligible.

• Associate’s Degree
• 48 specific college credit hours as listed by NM State Statute
• Passing the Paraprofessional Test (scheduled after an offer)

Provides instructional and/or general clerical assistance for teachers with students in the classroom and on‑campus grounds.

• Assists the teacher in the preparation of materials and activities for classroom instruction.
• Assists small groups and individual students with classroom activities as directed by the teacher.
• Administers and scores standardized achievement tests and informal diagnostic tests.
• Assists students in learning sequential skills and adjusts individual programs as directed.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining a clean, attractive, and safe learning environment.
• Types, files, and duplicates materials for teacher’s use.
• Assists substitute teachers as needed.
• Participates in staff meetings and in‑service training activities.
• Assists teachers with general clerical work such as filing, photocopying, word processing, etc.
• Assists students in the classroom with reading, math, and other subjects.
• Supervises children at recess/lunch and getting on and off the bus to ensure child safety and that each child is accounted for.
• Assists students with classroom and homework assignments.
• Relieves teachers for attending professional development activities.
• Reports information about a child’s development and behavior to teachers.
• May perform after‑school tutoring.
• May assist children with personal hygiene needs.
• May perform cleaning activities of classrooms and related areas.
• Maintains the safety and security of students.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Techniques, policies, and practices of children’s instruction.
• Child discipline.
• Emergency and safety procedures.
• Policies and objectives of assigned programs.
• Modern office practices and procedures.
• School site and assigned, policies and procedures.
• Basic principles and techniques of education.
• Correct English usage.
• Operation of modern office equipment including PC and related software.
• Educational needs of students with multiple needs.

• Adhere to District & Federal FERPA policies and strict confidentiality.
• Prepare a variety of records and reports.
• Assist teachers in classroom educational activities.
• Supervise students at recess and entering and exiting buses.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with others.
• Operate a variety of modern office equipment.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Perform routine clerical duties.
• Assist with student health care needs and personal hygiene.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

• Educational coursework and prior classroom experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to students, parents, and other employees.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Educational Assistant PreK‑12 Level 3 License-required.
• Also encouraged to obtain a PreK‑12 Substitute License.

Required to sit, use hands, talk or hear…