Educational Assistant Job Description
Educational assistant
provides first aid and episodic care to students and MPS staff, and respond to emergencies as needed.
Educational Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective educational assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included educational assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Monitor individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings
Assist students with daily functions such as food preparation, hand over hand or tube feeding, toileting, , life skills instructions
May assist and escort student in bus transference, which may involve lifting children and/or equipment
Assists in providing for the physical and emotional needs of the children to include safety, health, intellectual and emotional development
Assists the teacher in providing developmentally an appropriate early childhood education program for the class as a whole and for individual children
Uses a variety of appropriate behavior management techniques and positive reinforcement to maintain a positive relaxed atmosphere
Assists in identifying and analyzing children’s needs using observation, reporting, discussion, and follow-up with the classroom teacher
Maintains supplies and equipment with other staff members to include kitchen, food service, art materials and basement resource storage
Makes a consistent effort to respect children of every age, race, ethnic background, family life, physical appearance and ability
Maintaining an active, rigorous regional and/or national research agenda related to urban leadership and/or educational equity, and securing external funds in support of that agenda
Educational Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Educational Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BKO, CRLA
Education for Educational Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the educational assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Graduate, Educational Leadership, Teaching, Faculty, Psychology, Technology, Leadership, Social Services, Bagwell College of Education
Skills for Educational Assistant
Desired skills for educational assistant include:
APS community
Computer system
Financial and legal requirements
District policies on immunization
First aid
Medication
Emergencies and child abuse/neglect
Emergencies safety and child abuse/neglect
Disabilities
Funding sources
Desired experience for educational assistant includes:
Teaching face-to-face and online courses within the Educational Leadership program, including master’s and doctoral level courses aimed at preparing scholar practitioners for diverse settings
Advising students in the principal licensure program and the Educational Policy and Higher Education concentration in the Educational Studies PhD program
Supporting the Educational Leadership program in program growth and expansion through service to the department (e.g., attending departmental meetings and taking leadership opportunities to grow the program as desired), and working with colleagues on program, school, and college service activities
Displaying a collaborative spirit and a desire to work with fellow faculty members, other academic programs, local community agencies, and local, state, and national educational and professional organizations and associations
Demonstrating a commitment to educational equity and a desire to support the mission of a large, urban, research-intensive institution
Adeptness in keyboarding
Educational Assistant Examples
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Educational Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for an educational assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for educational assistant
- Provide Administrative support to Director, Finance & Educational Grants
- Assist in preparation and submission materials to prepare grant application to support meetings and courses
- Maintain electronic submission documentation
- Provide assistance gathering components for grant submissions
- Assist in preparing and submitting progress and final reports due annually to federal agencies
- Assist in preparing reconciliation of meeting revenues after every meeting
- Assist in monitoring spending on all grants so that grants are neither overspent nor significantly under spent
- Review meeting and course travel vouchers (Banbury, Meetings, and Courses)
- Open accounts in Lawson per A/P & Purchasing requests
- Maintain funding list for Meeting Program and Course Program
Qualifications for educational assistant
- Ability to solve complex administrative problems
- Ability to respond well to changing priorities
- Detailed oriented and able to multi-task in high energy environment
- Ability to work on confidential projects with discretion and professionalism and maintain confidentiality with sensitive information
- Ability to meet goals and timelines with a high-level of attention to detail
- Superb ability to respond well to changing priorities and competing deadlines
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Educational Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of educational assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for educational assistant
- Assist with post-award administration of grants to ensure proper spending
- Assist in preparation of materials to prepare grant application to support meetings and courses
- Assist in preparing and gathering information for progress and final reports due annually to federal agencies, industries and foundations
- Provide overall assistance in the classroom to support the teacher and/or work with an assigned student in a one-to-one relationship
- Provide additional structure, supervision, and instruction to assist the teacher in achieving the goals and objectives of the student's Individual Education Program (IEP)
- Provide educational support and behavior management
- Bachelor's prepared Educational Assistants may be responsible for leading classroom activities in the absence of the supervising teacher
- Assist assigned students in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a therapeutic environment in the residential and school setting
- Provide additional structure, instruction, and supervision in support of the student's Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) and the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Serve as a member of assigned treatment team
Qualifications for educational assistant
- Experience in the education/academic environment
- Demonstrated ability to navigate and independently use continuing education tracking systems and graduate medical education requirement tracking systems and other databases that can be used to track training requirements
- Other physical activities may be required
- Ability to clear forty-two (42) inch exit door
- Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field
- Knowledge of principles and techniques of early childhood education
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Educational Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of educational assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for educational assistant
- Bachelor's prepared Education/Treatment Assistants may be responsible for leading classroom activities in the absence of the supervising teacher
- Review and process meeting and course travel vouchers (Meetings & Courses Program and Banbury Center) travel vouchers
- Maintain funding list for Meetings and Courses Program
- Assist in preparation of materials to prepare grant application to support meetings and course
- Prepares financial reports by summarized account information
- Catalog, assess and research current curriculum materials and needs for staff use
- Ensure that teaching and instructional materials are age appropriate and relevant
- Ensure that all students receive appropriate educational, therapeutic and health care services
- Supervise and evaluate direct service staff (teachers, therapists, nurses)
- Chair IEP meetings and prepare meeting notes, oversee service delivery for all students
Qualifications for educational assistant
- Experience teaching in a child care setting
- Knowledge of Creative curriculum and YoungStar
- Contact information (name, telephone number, and email address) for 3 professional references
- Physical preparedness to effectively manage and physically restrain aggressive students
- Experience working with individuals with autism who are low functioning/non-verbal and have severe behavioral and academic issues preferred
- Knowledge of subject matter reinforcement practices of the classes to which assigned
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Educational Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for an educational assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for educational assistant
- Develop and manage relationships with public schools to assess needs and encourage referrals
- Promote public school and community collaborations
- Work with teaching assistants regarding classroom instruction, curriculum development, future plans, interviewing, letters of recommendation
- Responsible for coordinating orientation and mandated training for all staff, volunteers, student employees and student interns
- Update and implement policies and procedures as required to ensure compliance with current DESE regulations cross-trained with Director
- Attend screenings of for prospective students and ensure that all prospective student records have been set up and disseminated
- Any additional duties assigned by the Director
- Chairing/serving on doctoral committees
- Advising/chairing dissertation committees
- Graduate teaching, professional service, and scholarship
Qualifications for educational assistant
- Ability to implement teachers' instructional plans in assigned field
- Must have at least 1 month of proven related classroom support experience working as an instructional assistant
- Work requires the ability to read, write, and speak English well enough to maintain student documentation and ability to take direction from supervising teacher
- 1-2 years of grants and contracts administration experience, or legal and/or accounting background
- Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and manage large volumes of work
- Excellent organizational, collaboration, and analytical skills
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Educational Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of educational assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for educational assistant
- Teach graduate courses in leadership theory and practice, organizational analysis, research inquiry and evaluation, and/or analysis of educational policy
- Maintain evidence of an active research and publishing scholarship agenda
- Advise doctoral candidates and supervise doctoral dissertation committees
- Recruit/mentor doctoral students
- Participate in ongoing program assessment, college, university initiatives and community partnerships
- Have High School Diploma or GED with training and experience acceptable
- Assist the Certified Teachers to stimulate interest in cooperation of individual and group education classes and activities
- Assist Certified Teachers in providing a learning environment, which motivates youth
- Communicate, orally and in writing all appropriate student information, within the classroom, to the Certified Teachers
- Complete all necessary paperwork to insure proper recording of student progress
Qualifications for educational assistant
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work under deadline pressures
- Strong computer skills including proficiency in Excel and word processing
- Knowledge of Lawson Business Systems a plus
- Doctorate or ABD in Educational Leadership or related field from an accredited university
- 3 years K-12 building-level or district-level administrative experience
- Superintendent Licensure/LOE or equivalent