Educational Assistant Specialized Support Pinon Posting 680 Job White Rock New Mexico USA,Education / Teaching

Location: White Rock

Job Title

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.).

$19.13 Hourly Rate

1.00 FTE, 7 hour day, 35 hour week.

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

Essential Function Statements

The following tasks are typical for positions in this classification. Any single position may not perform all of these tasks and/or may perform similar related tasks not listed here:

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.

Qualifications

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 special education students.

Modern office and classroom practices, procedures and equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications. Behavior management strategies. Principles and procedures of record keeping. English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Pertinent federal, state and local codes, laws and regulations.

Ability to:
Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instruction. Maintain composure and professional attitude during episodes of challenging behavior. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.

Assist children and adolescents in all aspects of their learning. Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, staff and employers. Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, in order to…