JOB TITLE:
Special Education 1 on 1 Educational Assistant
SUMMARY OF POSITION/PURPOSE:
To work closely with one or a few pupils with handicaps on a regular basis in an effort to provide them with the physical and emotional help and support they need to gain as full a benefit from the district's special education program as possible.
SUPERVISOR:
Principal with input from Special Education Teacher
SUPERVISES:
No other staff
EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
High School Diploma or GED
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED: Knowledge of special education student requirements.
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:
Must possess or be eligible to obtain a NM PED Level 3 Educational Assistant license.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists the students) to whom assigned in such physical tasks as changing diapers, bathing, feeding, putting on and taking off of outerwear, moving from room to room, using the lavatory, entering and leaving school bus, and so on.
- Hears the students) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them.
- Under supervision of the special education teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- Accompanies the students) to whom assigned when field trips, trips to the office or to the school nurse or gym are necessary.
- Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the students) and their families.
- Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
- Motivates students to achieve in academics and models exemplary conduct at all times.
- Engages in on-going professional growth activities such as college courses and in-service training.
- Assists general education teacher with special needs children in inclusion programs.
- Occasionally, lifts objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Occasionally assists teacher in lifting students weighing up to 140 lbs.
- Assist in housekeeping activities to maintain a semi-germ free environment.
- Performs simple errands and tasks for student(s) such as sharpening pencils, carrying lunch trays and other tasks as assigned by the supervising teacher.
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Employee's work:
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Standing
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60%
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Inside
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95%
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Walking
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35%
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Outside
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5%
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Sitting
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5%
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Total
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100%
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100%
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Requirements While Performing Job:
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Physical Activity
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Daily: Yes/No
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Description
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Twist: Waist
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Yes
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Wrist
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Yes
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Neck/Shoulder
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Yes
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Stoop, bend
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Yes
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Squat, kneel or crawl
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Yes
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Repetitive motions of hands or wrists
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Yes
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Run
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No
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Climb ladders, stairs, or equipment
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No
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Ride equipment
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No
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Walk on uneven terrain
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No
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Fine finger dexterity
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Yes
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Manual dexterity
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Yes
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Reaching above shoulders
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Yes
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Reaching at shoulder height
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Yes
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Reaching below shoulders
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Yes
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Other
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Requirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weight
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No. of lbs. from the floor
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Push
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Pull
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Lift
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Carry
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Frequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while
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0-25
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X
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X
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Daily
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26-50
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X
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X
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Weekly
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51-150
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Above 150
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No. of lbs from chest high
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0-25
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X
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X
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Weekly
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26-50
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X
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X
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Once in a while
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51-150
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Above 150
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No. of lbs. over head
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0-25
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X
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X
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Once in a while
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26-50
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51-150
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Above 150
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Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:
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Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others
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Yes
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Cold/heat of outside work
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Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areas
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Contact with the public
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Yes
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Dampness
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Electrical
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Explosives, flammables, gas, paint thinners
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High work spaces
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Machine noise
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Yes
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Radiation
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Sun
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Yes
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Vibration
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Protective equipment required
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Vision Demand and Capabilities
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Normal night vision
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Normal depth perception
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X
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Normal depth vision
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X
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Normal color vision
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X
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Red/Green/Amber color vision
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X
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Uncorrected Vision
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Corrected Vision
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X
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Hearing Demands and Capabilities
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Hearing essentially normal
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X
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Some high tone loss
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Significant high tone loss
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Low tone loss
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Other requirements: Corrected hearing
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X
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PRIMARY JOB LOCATION:
Special Education Classrooms
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):
Academic Year
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
Building Administrator /Special Education Teacher
Socorro Consolidated Schools provides all training required by OSHA to ensure employee safety.
** IF CHOSEN APPLICANT WILL NEED TO RE-APPLY FOR PERMANENT POSITION AT THE END OF THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
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