Educational Assistant Specialized Mountain

Educational Assistant Specialized Support Mountain Posting 631

Visa sponsorship is not available.

New Mexico Public Educational Department Licensure (NM PED)

This position requires licenses from NM PED. You will pay the fees by credit card or debit card and you will pay $50.00 if you apply for both licenses within the same online licensure application, or a total of $100.00 if you apply for them separately. Los Alamos Public Schools Human Resources will provide you with all the information you need to apply for the licensure.

$19.13 Hourly Rate

1.00 FTE, 7 hour day, 35 hour week.

193 work contract – August 4, 2026 to May 28, 2027

Summary

Under supervision of the special education teacher, district behavior specialist, speech pathologist, physical therapist, nurse and/or other related service provider, to provide assistance to students aged 6-22 who are impacted by disabilities requiring highly specialized training (e.g., Braille, Applied Behavior Analysis, intensive communication interventions for non‑verbal students, CPI, etc.) or support for personal care beyond that required by age peers (e.g., changing diapers, catheterizing, tube feeding, transfer to and from wheelchair, stander, changing table, etc.).

• Provide significant individual interventions or personal care beyond that required by same age‑peers, such as implementing intensive interventions that require specialized training, changing diapers for students age 6-22, transferring from wheelchair to stander, changing table, other equipment.
• Participate in ongoing specialized training from special education teacher, district behavior specialist, speech pathologist, physical therapist, nurse and/or other related service provider to ensure student safety.
• Provide medically related services such as catheterization, tube feeding, suctioning, seizure management requiring ongoing training from the school nurse.
• Ensure student’s medical, hygiene and safety needs are met in school and school‑sponsored community settings.
• Provide assistance in the preparation of materials for special education instructors; set up demonstrations, materials, and equipment for classroom lectures; promote a positive learning environment.
• Assist instructors and students in the development of an Individualized Education Program; monitor student activity and report on progress in the acquisition of functional and adaptive goals and objectives.
• Oversee classroom activities in the absence of an instructor and during recess, lunch and other special events; assist in maintaining classroom and school disciplinary procedures.
• Accompany students during school hours as required; contact appropriate staff and faculty to report emergency or unusual situations.
• Implement and monitor any behavioral intervention plans assigned to individual students to safely manage challenging behavior.
• Develop, instruct and monitor daily living skills for assigned students including the use of personal hygiene items, eating utensils, proper ways to dress and other aspects of daily living encountered by a student with special needs.
• Respond to various questions and inquiries from students and parents on routine issues; refer students to instructors or professional medical staff on complex questions and issues.
• Perform custodial duties in the classroom to maintain a clean and safe environment; clean desks, tables and chairs; set up and assemble materials for projects.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer, copier, fax or other equipment.
• Follow all safety rules and procedures established for work area.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Knowledge of:

• Operations, services and activities of a special education program; general goals and purpose of special education programs; student instructional and tutorial methods and techniques; methods and techniques used in assessing student progress; basic behavioral and medical conditions and symptoms; theories and concepts of early childhood development; principles and concepts of assigned academic subject matter; methods and techniques of providing physical and learning assistance to a variety of…