What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 Special Education PreK Educational Assistant- Parkview Elementary position at Socorro Consolidated Schools?
JOB TITLE:Special Education PreK Educational Assistant
Summary Of Position/Purpose
To assist teachers in achieving their objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.
SUPERVISOR
Classroom Teacher and/or School Principal
SUPERVISES
No other staff
Education Required/Preferred
Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Experience Required/Preferred
Preferred: At least two years experience in position
Certificate/License
Current New Mexico Public Education Department Level 3 Educational Assistant License. Must have an AA in Early Childhood Development or be willing to earnin 6 credit hours per academic year towards AA in Early Childhood Development.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT
Employee's Work
Standing
60%
Inside
95%
Walking
35%
Outside
5%
Sitting
5%
Total
100%
100%
Requirements While Performing Job
Physical Activity
Daily: Yes/No
Description
Twist: Waist
Yes
Wrist
Yes
Neck/Shoulder
Yes
Stoop, bend
Yes
Squat, kneel or crawl
Yes
Repetitive motions of hands or wrists
Yes
Run
No
Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment
No
Ride equipment
No
Walk on uneven terrain
No
Fine finger dexterity
Yes
Manual dexterity
Yes
Reaching above shoulders
Yes
Reaching at shoulder height
Yes
Reaching below shoulders
Yes
Other
Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight
No. of lbs. from the floor
Push
Pull
Lift
Carry
Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while
0-25
X
X
Daily
26-50
X
X
Weekly
51-150
X
Once in a while
Above 150
No. of lbs from chest high
0-25
X
X
Weekly
26-50
X
X
Once in a while
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs. over head
0-25
X
X
Once in a while
26-50
51-150
Above 150
Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as
Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
Yes
Cold/heat of outside work
Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
Contact with the public
Yes
Dampness
Electrical
Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
High work spaces
Machine noise
Yes
Radiation
Sun
Yes
Vibration
Protective equipment required
Vision Demand and Capabilities Hearing Demands and Capabilities
Normal night vision
Normal depth perception
X
Normal depth vision
X
Normal color vision
X
Red/Green/Amber color vision
X
Uncorrected Vision
Corrected Vision
X
Hearing essentially normal
X
Some high tone loss
Significant high tone loss
Low tone loss
Other requirements: Corrected hearing
X
PRIMARY JOB LOCATION
Assigned school site
Terms Of Employment (length Of Contract)
School year as scheduled on school calendar
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY
Supervising Teacher/Principal
Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.
Summary Of Position/Purpose
To assist teachers in achieving their objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.
SUPERVISOR
Classroom Teacher and/or School Principal
SUPERVISES
No other staff
Education Required/Preferred
Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Experience Required/Preferred
Preferred: At least two years experience in position
Certificate/License
Current New Mexico Public Education Department Level 3 Educational Assistant License. Must have an AA in Early Childhood Development or be willing to earnin 6 credit hours per academic year towards AA in Early Childhood Development.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
- Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
- Helps student master equipment or instructional materials assigned by their teacher.
- Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
- Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
- Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
- Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays attractive and up to date.
- Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
- Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
- Assists students in the library or media center.
- Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by the teacher.
- Checks and records student attendance.
- Helps students with their clothing.
- Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
- Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
- Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
- Must adhere to all NM Educational guidelines and training guidelines.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT
Employee's Work
Standing
60%
Inside
95%
Walking
35%
Outside
5%
Sitting
5%
Total
100%
100%
Requirements While Performing Job
Physical Activity
Daily: Yes/No
Description
Twist: Waist
Yes
Wrist
Yes
Neck/Shoulder
Yes
Stoop, bend
Yes
Squat, kneel or crawl
Yes
Repetitive motions of hands or wrists
Yes
Run
No
Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment
No
Ride equipment
No
Walk on uneven terrain
No
Fine finger dexterity
Yes
Manual dexterity
Yes
Reaching above shoulders
Yes
Reaching at shoulder height
Yes
Reaching below shoulders
Yes
Other
Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight
No. of lbs. from the floor
Push
Pull
Lift
Carry
Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while
0-25
X
X
Daily
26-50
X
X
Weekly
51-150
X
Once in a while
Above 150
No. of lbs from chest high
0-25
X
X
Weekly
26-50
X
X
Once in a while
51-150
Above 150
No. of lbs. over head
0-25
X
X
Once in a while
26-50
51-150
Above 150
Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as
Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
Yes
Cold/heat of outside work
Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
Contact with the public
Yes
Dampness
Electrical
Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
High work spaces
Machine noise
Yes
Radiation
Sun
Yes
Vibration
Protective equipment required
Vision Demand and Capabilities Hearing Demands and Capabilities
Normal night vision
Normal depth perception
X
Normal depth vision
X
Normal color vision
X
Red/Green/Amber color vision
X
Uncorrected Vision
Corrected Vision
X
Hearing essentially normal
X
Some high tone loss
Significant high tone loss
Low tone loss
Other requirements: Corrected hearing
X
PRIMARY JOB LOCATION
Assigned school site
Terms Of Employment (length Of Contract)
School year as scheduled on school calendar
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY
Supervising Teacher/Principal
Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.
