Educational Assistant

Caprock Academy • Grand Junction, CO

9h

About The Position

Caprock Academy is seeking an Educational Assistant for the 2026–2027 school year. Caprock Academy is a public, tuition-free school chartered by the Colorado Charter School Institute. Its K–8 program follows the Core Knowledge curriculum and uses a classical education approach rooted in the grammar, logic, and rhetoric trivium. The school’s mission is to help students reach their academic and character potential through accelerated academic programs in a safe environment, and its core values are character, accountability, and academics.

Educational Assistants support and supplement classroom instruction, working closely with classroom instructors to integrate subjects and methods with teachers’ instructional plans. This is a regular, full-time, hourly, non-exempt position for 32 hours per week, paying $15.91 per hour. The position reports to classroom teachers.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• If the applicant does not have an associate degree or higher, complete the Parapro Praxis (1755) by the end of the school year.
• Desire and willingness to promote the school’s mission and values.
• Demonstrated effective classroom-management skills.
• Ability and willingness to work effectively with peers and team members.
• Professional and personal integrity and judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of, and willingness to learn, the grade-level reading, writing, and math curriculum.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Experience working with students.

Responsibilities

• Help faculty supervise students.
• Participate in rotating playground duty before school, at recess, at lunch, and after school.
• Assist teachers with student drop-off and pick-up duty before and/or after school.
• Facilitate the Pledge of Allegiance with students.
• Take attendance.
• File and organize papers and take-home folders as needed at the end of the day.
• Gather homework for absent students.
• Assist faculty in teaching students, including in physical education, ability groups, small groups, and goal hour.
• Escort students to special classes with teachers.
• Pick up mail from office mailboxes.
• Help teachers maintain accurate records, including hot lunch orders and field trips.
• Grade student work and enter grades in the student information system as needed.
• Escort students to the office as needed.
• Check planners, reading logs, and parent signatures for completion and record them.
• Help keep the classroom clean and tidy.
• Support classroom teachers in implementing student plans with fidelity, including IEP, 504, ALP, and safety plans.
• Enforce school policies, including dress code and technology-use policies.
• Create documents using computer programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Apply feedback from the supervisor.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant state, federal, and local laws and regulations, including those of the Colorado Charter School Institute.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with teachers, faculty, students, and parents.
• Collaborate with the classroom teacher to create and manage the work schedule.

Benefits

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), including employer contributions.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED