SY Kindergarten Educational Assistant

26-27 SY Kindergarten Educational Assistant

Deming Public Schools Chaparral Elementary School - Deming, New Mexico

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Job : 5734973

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 22, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

BEGINNING DATE: 26-27 School Year

SALARY: Grade
13e step 1

APPLICATION:

IN-DISTRICT: Letter of interest through School Spring - Applicant Tracking.

OUT-OF-DISTRICT: Complete application through the School Spring - Applicant Tracking

Final date to receive applications: UNTIL FILLED

Applicant must be highly qualified which requires one of the following and a complete application on file to be eligible for the position:

• Associate’s Degree or
• 48 specific college credit hours as listed by NM State Statute or
• Passing of the Paraprofessional Test (which will be scheduled after a person is offered the position)

Job Summary:

Provides instructional and/or general clericalassistancefor teachers with students in programin the classroom and on-campus grounds.

• Assist the teacher in the preparation of materials and activities for classroom instruction.
• Assist small groups and individual students with classroom activities and 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.
• 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, filing and duplication of materials.
• Assists students in the classroom with reading, math, and other subjects.
• Supervises students 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 children.
• 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 and personal care 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 of the organization.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, 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…