SY Pre-K Educational Assistant

Paraprofessional

Provides instructional and/or general clerical assistance to teachers with special education students in the classroom, a computer lab and on-campus grounds.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Accompanies students and adapts instructional materials to special student needs.
• May be assigned a single special needs student to attend to and assist.
• May be required to perform feeding, distributing, toilet assistance, diapering, wheelchair transfers, and pushing wheelchairs to classrooms according to their medical management plan.
• Assists the special education teacher in the preparation of materials and activities for classroom instruction.
• Assists small groups and individual students with classroom activities and activities.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining a clean, attractive, and safe learning environment.
• Accompanies students to a mainstream setting, translating between English and Spanish.
• 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 and duplication of materials for classroom use.
• 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.
• Actively fosters positive relationships with all staff and the community.
• Maintains the safety and security of students.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of educational and personal care needs of students with multiple needs, techniques, policies, and practices of child 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, and educational needs of students with multiple needs.

Ability to adhere to District & Federal FERPA policies and strict confidentiality, perform services required for assisting students with special needs, assist with student health care needs and personal hygiene, prepare a variety of records and reports, assist teachers in classroom education 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, and perform routine clerical duties.

Education and experience include a high school diploma or GED certificate, educational course work and prior classroom experience in special need student settings preferred, and must enroll in higher education courses to obtain an associate's degree in early childhood education within two years of hire.

Language skills include the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, write simple correspondence, and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, parents, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical skills include the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning ability includes the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situation.

Certificates, licenses, and registrations include an Educational Assistant PreK-12 Level 3 License-required, encouraged to obtain a PreK-12 Substitute License, and Current Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certification required for position.

Physical demands include sitting, using hands to handle or feel, talking or hearing, standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms, lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds, and specific vision abilities required by this job.

Work environment includes inside environmental conditions, working with a video display terminal for prolonged periods, and a usually moderate noise level.

The Deming Public School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, sex, marital status, or handicap in compliance with federal and state laws.