**2024-2025 .5 - 1 on 1 Special Education Educational Assistant - Parkview Elementary
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JOB TITLE:.5 - 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 TeacherSUPERVISES:No other staffEDUCATION REQUIRED/PREFERRED:High School Diploma or GEDEXPERIENCE 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:Standing60%Inside95%Walking35%Outside5%Sitting5%Total100%100%Requirements While Performing Job:Physical ActivityDaily: Yes/NoDescriptionTwist: WaistYesWristYes Neck/ShoulderYesStoop, bendYesSquat, kneel or crawlYesRepetitive motions of hands or wristsYesRunNoClimb ladders, stairs, or equipmentNoRide equipmentNoWalk on uneven terrainNoFine finger dexterityYesManual dexterityYesReaching above shouldersYesReaching at shoulder heightYesReaching below shouldersYesOtherRequirements for pushing, lifting, pulling, or carrying obstacles of weightNo. of lbs. from the floorPushPullLiftCarryFrequency: Explain if daily/weekly/monthly/once in a while0-25XXDaily26-50XX Weekly51-150Above 150No. of lbs from chest high0-25XXWeekly26-50XXOnce in a while51-150No. of lbs. over headX X Once in a while26-5051-150Must be capable of working under unusual conditions such as:Chemicals, skin irritants such as soaps, cleaning agents and others YesCold/heat of outside work Confined spaces such as crawl spaces and other small areasContact with the publicYesDampnessElectricalExplosives, flammables, gas, paint thinnersHigh work spacesMachine noiseYesRadiationSunYesVibrationProtective equipment requiredVision Demand and CapabilitiesNormal night visionNormal depth perceptionX Normal depth vision XNormal color visionXRed/Green/Amber color visionX Uncorrected VisionCorrected VisionXHearing Demands and CapabilitiesHearing essentially normalXSome high tone lossSignificant high tone lossLow tone lossOther requirements: Corrected hearingXPRIMARY JOB LOCATION:Special Education ClassroomTERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (LENGTH OF CONTRACT):Academic YearEVALUATION PERFORMED BY:Building Administrator /Special Education TeacherSocorro 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