Educational Assistant

Job Description

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT

Supervisor:
Coordinator of Special Education

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Department:
Special Education Department

Terms of Employment: 165 Days; 7.75 hours/day

Supervises: none

Position Type:
Full-Time

Provides support to the teacher to ensure a safe and stimulating educational environment. Assists the teacher in planning and preparation for daily activities; aids instructional efforts of the teacher. Assists the teacher in preparing lesson outlines, plans, and curricula in assigned areas.

• Serve under the direction of teacher(s) in an assistant’s role to develop the age appropriate skills of students.
• Supports students in affective as well as cognitive growth.
• Assists in location of or creation of appropriate learning materials.
• Assist teacher in the creation of an appropriate learning environment.
• Assists medically fragile, physically disabled, or developmentally delayed students (e.g. lifting, feeding, toilet training, diapering, tube feeding, colostomy bags, medication, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining students’ personal hygiene and immediate healthcare needs.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, professional support personnel, and parents for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Escorts students (e.g. bathroom, office, classroom, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and safe arrival to and/or from destination.
• Implements under the supervision of assigned teachers, behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for students with behavior disorders or other special conditions for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Provides, under the supervision of assigned teacher, instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities (e.g. academic subjects, social skills, daily living skills, job skills, etc.) for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives; implementing IEP plans; assisting in adapting to mainstream classroom(s) and/or workplace; and ensuring students success in school.
• Accompany students on field trips when deemed appropriate.
• Extend a skill by attending appropriate in-service meetings, workshops and staff meetings as required.
• Assist with duty relating to playground supervision, cafeteria and bus loading activities.
• Assist with cleanup routine as may be required.
• Exhibits professionalism by maintaining good attendance and adhering to established work schedule.
• Agrees to fulfill performance responsibilities in assigned location(s). Attends required professional development training.
• Adheres to relevant procurement statutes and NM Public Education Department (NMPED) rules in the purchase of goods and services.
• Adheres to applicable NM Public Education Manual of Procedures (PSAB) and district policy regarding budget accountability.
• Supervises and evaluates assigned personnel for the purpose of ensuring their department and individual performance objectives are met.
• Complies with the Code of Ethics, administrative directives, board policy, state and federal statutes and rules and regulations.
• Safeguards the confidentiality of information pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other applicable state and federal statutes.
• Working outside of the work schedule may be required.
• Adheres to educational guidelines as defined by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
• Performs such other tasks as may be assigned within the parameters of the job description and job analysis.

• Experience in educational assistance.

Knowledge of principles and techniques of K-12 public education.

Ability to solve complex problems, respond to changing priorities, be detail…