EC Instructional Assistant- Anthony Prek bei Gadsden Independent School District (NM), NM

About the Department

Assist in the implementation of a voluntary, quality, Early Childhood program that aligns with the New Mexico Early Childhood Program Standards.

Position Duties

Follows National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs serving children from birth through eight years of age.

Assists the certified teacher in implementing an instructional program which meets the total developmental needs of children (e.g. physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs) and includes health care, nutrition, safety, and multicultural sensitivity.

Also, assists the certified teacher during home visits and parent teacher conferences.

Comply with local, state, and federal regulations

Promotes Pre-K education and assists in recruitment of students for Pre-K programming.

Assists the teacher in planning and implementing parent meetings and events such as “Literacy Night”, “Family Math Night”, “Science Night”, etc.

Attend staff meetings and all required trainings and meetings

Participate in home visits and parent-teacher conferences

Assist in planning and attending parent involvement events

Support student recruitment and promotion of the Pre-K program

Communicate effectively with children, families, and colleagues

Help prepare and organize instructional materials

Supervise children in classroom and during off-site activities

Assists the teacher in supervising students while on site or on field trip(s).

Works as a team member to effectively facilitate the total operation of program goals and objectives.

Displays a desire and enthusiasm for working with young children.

Use time effectively; is punctual and has good attendance.

Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Demonstrate strong collaboration and teamwork skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
? High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and
? Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or
? Active enrollment in a degree plan toward an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, with
completion of 6 credit hours in Fall and Spring semesters and submission of grades and schedules to the
Program Director
? Bilingual Preferred
? Refer to Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

? New Mexico Public Education Department Level III Educational Assistant License
? Must meet one of the following criteria:
o A passing score on the ParaPro exam (457), OR
o A minimum of 48 semester hours of college credit from a regionally accredited college or
university, with at least 15 of those hours in: ? Language Arts (3 hours) ? Mathematics (3 hours) ?
Writing (3 hours) ? Reading, writing, math readiness, or professional education (6 hours)

Other Qualifications

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.   Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee frequently is required to sit and climb or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 Maintains emotional control under stress. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.