Educational Assistant I

Douglas County School District; Colorado; On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

HSA and FSA

Life insurance

Job summary

Douglas County School District seeks an Educational Assistant I at Cherokee Trail Elementary. You will support teachers, perform clerical tasks, supervise students, and help maintain learning materials and records. First Aid/CPR certification is required along with a high school diploma.

The role involves assisting in various settings, lifting up to 50 pounds, and providing a safe, positive learning environment. Salary ranges from $16.78 to $25.86 per hour, with benefits and 0.88 FTE.

Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent (Required)
• First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado (Required)

Responsibilities

• Report observations and incidents relating to specific students to instructional/administrative personnel.
• Perform general clerical tasks to assist teachers with instructional materials.
• Monitor students in classrooms, playgrounds, field trips, lunchroom, and bus loading/unloading to maintain a safe learning environment.
• Maintain instructional materials and ensure availability of items and mandated records.
• Assist teachers with classroom assignments and with students, individually or in small groups.
• Administer minor first aid for immediate health care needs and mediate student conflicts to ensure safety.

Education

High School or Equivalent

First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado

Job description

## Educational Assistant IApply: Cherokee Trail Elementary: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: December 10, 2026 (30+ days left to apply): Req-00082853## Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out.*REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!*## **Job Posting Title:**Educational Assistant I## Job Description:Provides assistance to teachers in working with students, clerical tasks, and other functions. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting, five (5) to fifty (50) pounds • Ability to stand/walk for ninety (90) minutes • Ability to run short distances • Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting## Position Specific Information (if Applicable):## Responsibilities:--- Report observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.--- Perform general clerical tasks for the purpose of assisting teachers with instructional material.--- Monitor individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, library, lunchroom, bus loading/unloading, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.--- Maintain instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/ for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, and/or meeting mandated requirements.--- Assist teachers with classroom assignments for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.--- Assist students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.--- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.--- Administer minor first aid for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.--- Mediate student conflicts to ensure a safe educational environment.## Certifications:First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado## Education:High School or Equivalent (Required)## Skills:## Position Type:Regular## Primary Location:Cherokee Trail Elementary## One Year Only (Yes or No):No## Scheduled Hours Per Week:35## FTE:0.88## Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:176 Work Days* *(260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)*## **Minimum Hire Rate:**$16.78 USD Hourly## **Maximum Hire Rate:**$21.32 USD Hourly## Full Salary Range:$16.78 USD - $25.86 USD Hourly* *All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.*## Benefits:This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.## Time Off Plans:This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.## This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:December 10, 2026