26 - Educational Assistant - Instructional - Grant Funded

About the Role

The Educational Assistant - Instructional supports teachers in a classroom setting by supervising and assisting students individually and in small groups, preparing educational materials, maintaining classroom supplies, and collaborating as a team member to help students as assigned. This is a grant-funded position with no guarantee of continued employment.

Work Year: 153 days – 6 hours per day
Department: Learning Services
Reports To: Building Principal
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Skills and Values

All employees of Pueblo School District 60 must embrace the district’s core values:

• Success of every student is our most important commitment.
• Collaboration and engagement with our community, parents, staff, and students are essential to our success.
• Act with integrity, celebrate diversity, and promote equity.
• Treat each individual with dignity and respect.
• Social and emotional well-being of students is as important as their academic needs.
• Provide a safe, positive, and supportive environment for students and staff.
• Community heritage, traditions, and history should inform our response to future student and district needs.

Employees contribute to the district’s vision of being a high-performing school district that inspires community confidence.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in classroom and resource spaces by supervising and supporting students individually and in small groups with literacy, math, and other activities.
• Support large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Assist students with classroom technology, including computers and audio-visual equipment, as directed by the teacher.
• Follow daily instruction plans for individual and small group learning as outlined by school team members.
• Engage in oral communication with students, including reading aloud and listening to students read.
• Ensure the safety of individual students and groups, including during recess and lunch.
• Assist with record-keeping, copying, filing, grading assignments, and taking attendance.
• Prepare educational materials (e.g., copying, typing, laminating) and maintain classroom supplies.
• Participate in team meetings, demonstrating appropriate social skills, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
• Interact professionally with students, staff, and parents, resolving conflicts courteously.
• Guide independent study, enrichment, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Administer, score, and record achievement and diagnostic tests as recommended by the teacher.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make-up work as assigned.
• Attend in-services, workshops, and training programs as requested by the supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or classroom teacher.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Highly Qualified status under ESSA, or one of the following:
  • Pass Work Keys or Praxis test,
  • 48 Semester Hours of College Coursework, or
  • Associate’s Degree.
• Must pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check and be cleared by the Office of Human Resources.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, using proper grammar and vocabulary.

Preferred:

• Completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education.
• Experience with the District’s Gateway Circulation System.
• Experience working with the Reading Renaissance (AR) program.
• Spanish-speaking skills.

Skills and Knowledge

• Competence in mathematics, reading, writing, and speaking.
• Ability to learn and apply behavioral management techniques with consistency and good judgment.
• Ability to prioritize, plan, organize, and execute work using independent judgment.
• Knowledge of District and school policies and procedures.
• Basic computer skills, including word processing.
• Excellent work attitude, with a willingness to take responsibility for project completion and initiative.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with staff, students, and parents.
• Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Physical Demands

The following physical demands are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Stand, walk, and sit frequently during a 6-hour workday.
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel, operate computer keyboards, and use telephones.
• Hear and speak continually to exchange information.
• Reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 lbs occasionally.

Physical Requirements Frequency Sitting Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Stationary Standing Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Walking (level surface) Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Walking (uneven surface) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Crawling Not Applicable Crouching (bend at knees) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Stooping (bend at waist) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Twisting (knees/waist/neck) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Turn/Pivot Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Climbing (stairs) Rarely (Less than .5 hr per day) Climbing (ladder) Rarely (Less than .5 hr per day) Reaching overhead Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Reaching extension Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Repetitive use arms Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Repetitive use wrists Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Repetitive use hands grasping Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Repetitive use hands squeezing Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Fine manipulation Frequently (2 – 4 hrs per day) Using foot control Not Applicable Pushing/Pulling (Maximum weight: 50 lbs) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Lifting (Maximum weight: 50 lbs) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day) Carrying (Maximum weight: 50 lbs) Occasionally (.5 – 2 hrs per day)

Working Conditions

The work is performed in a typical office and classroom environment with a moderate noise level.

Pay

Salary follows the Educational Assistant Salary Schedule.

Benefits

Fringe benefits based on Schedule B.