25-26 SPED Educational Assistant Pre- K

About the position

The SPED Educational Assistant for Pre-K provides instructional and general clerical assistance to teachers with special education students in the classroom, computer lab, and on-campus grounds. The position requires the assistant to adapt instructional materials to meet the special needs of students, assist with personal care tasks, and support the special education teacher in preparing materials for classroom instruction. The assistant will also supervise students during recess and lunch, assist with classroom activities, and maintain a safe learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Accompanies students and adapts instructional materials to special student needs.
• May be assigned a single special needs student to attend to and assist.
• May be required to perform feeding, distributing, toilet assistance, diapering, wheelchair transfers, and pushing wheelchairs to classrooms according to their medical management plan.
• Assists the special education teacher in the preparation of materials and activities for classroom instruction.
• Assists small groups and individual students with classroom activities.
• Maintains a clean, attractive, and safe learning environment.
• Accompanies students to a mainstream setting, translating between English and Spanish.
• Assists substitute teachers as needed.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-service training activities.
• Assists teachers with general clerical work such as filing, photocopying, word processing, and duplication of materials for classroom use.
• Assists students in the classroom with reading, math, and other subjects.
• Supervises children at recess, lunch, and getting on and off the bus to ensure child safety.
• Reports information about a child's development and behavior to teachers.
• Actively fosters positive relationships with all staff and the community.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certificate.
• Educational course work and prior classroom experience in special needs student settings preferred.
• Educational Assistant PreK-12 Level 3 License required.
• Current Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certification required for position.

Nice-to-haves

• Associate's Degree or 48 specific college credit hours as listed by NM State Statute.
• Passing of the Paraprofessional Test (which will be scheduled after a person is offered the position).

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.