One-on-One Education Assistant

One-on-One Education Assistant JobID: 282

Position Type

Support Staff/Special Education Assistant

Date Posted

1/30/2025

Location

Albuquerque School of Excellence

Date Available

02/18/2025

Closing Date

02/14/2025

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Position: One-on-One Education Assistant

Purpose

• Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist certified professional staff with an assigned student with special needs in the classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives, and to free certified professional employees from non-professional duties such as proctoring study halls or supervising recess to enable them to make a contribution to other aspects of the educational program, such as curriculum development.
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides assigned student to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with assigned student individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure assigned student is on task.
• Assists assigned student in non-instructional areas, such as supervising student lunch, bus/pick-up duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Accompanies assigned student on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.
• Constructs, copies, distributes and uses educational materials, as needed.
• Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student's education.
• Assists assigned student with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement in IEP objectives, etc.
• Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
• Assist assigned student with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Assists Counselors, Special Education staff or building administration, with behavioral interventions to protect assigned student from harming themselves or others, as needed.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment

• Uses standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with assigned student with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor, as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office, classroom, playground and school building environments.
• Ability to physically restrain students using CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training techniques (training provided).
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
  
  

Qualifications Profile

• Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of college level coursework or passing of Paraprofessional (PRAXIS) examination, as required by the NMPED for a Level 3 Education Assistant.
• Prior experience working with special needs children desirable.
  
  

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

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