JOB TITLE:
Educational Assistant - In School Suspension - Socorro High School
SUMMARY OF POSITION/PURPOSE:
To provide a learning environment where fluidity of student placement will vary on a day-to-day basis.
SUPERVISOR:
General Education Teacher, Site Administration and/or Director of Special Education
SUPERVISES:
No other staff
EDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
High School Diploma or GED
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED:
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:
Must possess or be eligible to obtain a NM PED Educational Assistant license.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
2. 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.
3. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
4. Helps student master equipment or instructional materials assigned by their teacher.
5. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
6. Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
7. Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
8. Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays attractive and up to date.
9. Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
10. Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
11. Assists students in the library or media center.
12. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by the teacher.
13. Checks and records student attendance.
14. Helps students with their clothing.
15. Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
16. Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
17. Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
18. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
19. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
20. Must adhere to all NM Educational guidelines and training guidelines.
21. This applicant will have an adjusted schedule to allow for the smooth transition of students in and out of the building.
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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X
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Once in a while
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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 Hearing Demands 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 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:
Assigned school site
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):
School year as scheduled on school calendar
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY:
Supervising Teacher/Principal or Deisgnee
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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