Educational Assistant I

Educational Assistant I

Provides assistance to teachers in working with students, clerical tasks, and other functions. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.

• Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
• Ability to stand/walk for ninety (90) minutes
• Ability to run short distances
• Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting

• Report observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Administer minor first aid for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Mediate student conflicts to ensure a safe educational environment.
• Perform general clerical tasks for the purpose of assisting teachers with instructional material.
• Monitor individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, library, lunchroom, bus loading/unloading, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Maintain instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/ for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Assist teachers with classroom assignments for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.
• Assist students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.

Certifications:

First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado

Education:

High School or Equivalent (Required)

Skills:

Position Type:
Regular

Primary

Location:

Stone Mountain Elementary

One Year Only (Yes or No):
No

Scheduled Hours Per Week: 35

FTE: 0.88

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 176

Work Days (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)

Minimum Hire Rate: $16.78 USD Hourly

Maximum Hire Rate: $21.32 USD Hourly

Full Salary Range: $16.78 USD - $25.86 USD Hourly All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.

• health
• vision
• dental
• health savings account (HSA)
• flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• short and long-term disability
• critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• voluntary 401(k)
• 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options

Time Off Plans:
This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling. Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. At the heart of it all is a love and dedication to family and a unity of purpose around ensuring that each and every one of our community’s 61,000+ students receives the education needed to have the brightest future possible.

DCSD’s Board of Education adopted the following goals for our school district – and our leaders, educators and support staff work diligently to incorporate these values in everything they do.

In Douglas County, we know that working in education is more than a job - it’s a calling. Every day our dedicated team of educators guides our community’s future…