Ed Asst - SPED Low Incident (16-031)
Education Assistant - SPED Low Incidence - Sunset Hills Elementary School
About the role
To provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
Responsibilities
- Provide services to special education students including, but not limited to, spoon/tube feeding (consult with child's SLP for individual needs)
- Lifting and positioning
- Suctioning and notifying the school nurse of signs/symptoms
- Diaper changing and toileting
- Operating audio visual equipment and office machines
- Maintaining confidentiality of student information and records
- Establishing and maintaining effective communication and relationships with students, parents/guardians, staff, and supervisors/administrators
- Writing simple letters, memos, notes, or instructions
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum of 48 college credits preferred
- Ability to obtain Level III Assistant licensure (appropriate college credits or pass test for licensure)
- Experience working with students preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
- Ability to provide services to special education students
- Computer data entry/word processing skills preferable
- Knowledge of spelling and proper grammar
- Ability to read and interpret routine information
- Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and relationships
- Ability to write simple letters, memos, notes, or instructions
Benefits
Nine months (185 days) per contract year and appropriate placement on the Educational Assistant Salary Schedule. The work calendar is subject to change based on any Board approved revisions.
Pay
The salary is determined by the Educational Assistant Salary Schedule.
Schedule
The work schedule is determined by the Board of Education.
Conditions of Employment
- Ability to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
- Background, criminal, and reference investigations
- Functional capacity evaluation at the District's expense
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Alamogordo Public School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, disability, handicap, or veteran status in employment or the provision of services.