Educational Assistant I
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. This regular position is based at Gold Rush Elementary, is scheduled for 35 hours per week and approximately 176 work days per year, and has an FTE of 0.88. The position is not identified as one year only. The role includes monitoring students in varied school and activity settings, supporting teachers with classroom assignments and instructional materials, and helping students practice lesson concepts and meet academic goals and grade-level standards. It also involves maintaining instructional materials and files, communicating observations and incidents to appropriate staff, handling general clerical tasks, providing minor first aid, and mediating student conflicts. The stated minimum and maximum hire rates are $16.78 and $21.32 per hour; the full salary range is $16.78 to $25.86 per hour. Salary amounts are based on a full-time 1.0 FTE and may be prorated for part-time FTE. The position is eligible for health, vision, dental, HSA and FSA options, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability coverage, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, an employee assistance program, voluntary retirement plan options, and paid sick and personal time.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- First Aid and CPR Certification - Colorado.
- Ability to occasionally lift 5 to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand or walk for 90 minutes.
- Ability to run short distances.
- Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting.
Responsibilities
- Monitor individual students and groups in settings such as classrooms, playgrounds, field trips, libraries, lunchrooms, and bus loading or unloading areas to provide a safe, positive learning environment.
- Maintain instructional materials and manual or electronic files to ensure items are available and requirements are met.
- Assist teachers with classroom assignments to support instruction.
- Assist students individually or in small groups with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts and support academic goals and grade-level standards.
- Report student-related observations and incidents, including accidents, conflicts, social behavior, rule violations, and safety conditions, to appropriate instructional or administrative personnel.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Perform general clerical tasks to assist teachers with instructional materials.
- Administer minor first aid to meet immediate health care needs.
- Mediate student conflicts to ensure a safe educational environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- District-paid and voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Voluntary 401(k), 403(b), and 457 retirement plan options
- Paid sick time
- Paid personal time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
