Special Education 1 on 1 Educational Assistant - Parkview Elementary

Special Education 1 on 1 Educational Assistant

Assists teachers in achieving instructional goals by working with individual students or small groups to reinforce classroom learning and promote student development.

Essential Functions:

• Reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher
• Assist in planning and implementing strategies tailored to student needs
• Operate and care for instructional equipment and materials
• Guide independent study, remedial, and enrichment work
• Supervise students during transitions, drills, recess, and field trips, including on school transportation
• Maintain classroom displays and bulletin boards
• Assist with attendance, grading, and classroom organization
• Support students with daily routines such as lunch, cleanup, and toileting
• Communicate student progress or concerns to the teacher
• Adhere to all NMPED and district training requirements
• Demonstrate professionalism, maintain confidentiality, and adhere to all district and state educational standards

Qualifications:

• Level 1 NM Educational Assistant License (must advance to a Level 3 within 90 days of hire)
• Pre-K Educational Assistants: AA in Early Childhood Development or willingness to earn 6 credits per academic year toward completion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Level 3 NM Educational Assistant License
• AA in Early Childhood Development or willingness to earn 6 credits per academic year toward completion

Working Conditions and

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: 60% Walking: 35% Sitting: 5%
• Frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, and reaching
• Frequent lifting/pushing/pulling up to 25 lbs; occasional up to 50 lbs
• Exposure to typical classroom conditions, cleaning materials, and outdoor environments
• Must maintain appropriate hearing and vision (corrected acceptable)
• Occasional exposure to noise, sunlight, or public interaction

Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:

• Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
  - Yes
• Cold/heat of outside work
  - Yes
• Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
• Contact with the public
  - Yes
• Dampness
• Electrical
• Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
• High work spaces
• Machine noise
  - Yes
• Radiation
• Sun
  - Yes
• Vibration
• Protective equipment required

Vision Demand and Capabilities:

• Normal night vision
• Normal depth perception - X
• Normal depth vision - X
• Normal color vision - X
• Red/Green/Amber color vision - X
• Uncorrected Vision
• Corrected Vision - X

Hearing Demands and Capabilities:

• Hearing essentially normal - X
• Some high tone loss
• Significant high tone loss
• Low tone loss
• Other requirements:
  Corrected hearing - X

This position will be paid according to the Educational Assistant Salary Schedule.

Primary

Job Location:

Special Education Classroom

Terms of Employment (Length of Contract):
Academic Year

Evaluation Performed By:
Building Administrator /Special Education Teacher