Teacher Assistant

🇺🇸 Las Cruces, NM 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $17 per Hour 💻 Teaching 🗓️ April 15th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

NMSU is hiring a Teacher Assistant to support its HeadStart program across five campuses and eleven classrooms in multiple southern New Mexico towns. The role involves planning and conducting educational activities for young children, supervising indoor and outdoor play, assisting with care routines, and supporting staff-parent communications.

Highlights

Assist in organizing and delivering lessons and activities for young children.
Supervise children during indoor and outdoor activities and help with feeding and care routines.
Assist in maintaining discipline and guidance, and keep learning areas tidy.
Support teacher-parent conferences and may administer child assessments.
Required education: High School diploma plus one year of relevant experience or higher degree.
Work schedule is standard Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, with occasional after-hours or Saturday events.
Hourly rate of $16.83, full-time position with a 1.0 FTE.
Position is part of a bargaining unit under AFSCME and contingent on external funding.
Light physical effort with occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
Work environment is primarily indoors with minimal exposure to physical risk.