Educational Assistant I

Douglas County School District•Parker, CO

36d

About The Position

Provides assistance to teachers in working with students, clerical tasks, and other functions. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds • Ability to stand/walk for ninety (90) minutes • Ability to run short distances • Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting

Requirements

First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado
High School or Equivalent (Required)

Responsibilities

Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Report observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
Administer minor first aid for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
Perform general clerical tasks for the purpose of assisting teachers with instructional material.
Mediate student conflicts to ensure a safe educational environment.
Monitor individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, library, lunchroom, bus loading/unloading, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
Maintain instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/ for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, and/or meeting mandated requirements.
Assist teachers with classroom assignments for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.
Assist students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.

Benefits

health
vision
dental
health savings account (HSA)
flexible spending accounts (FSA)
District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
short and long-term disability
critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
employee assistance program (EAP)
voluntary 401(k)
403(b) and 457 retirement plan options
paid sick and personal time