APS Job Fair Set For June 1

School district has 700 open positions and is particularly in need of special education teachers, educational assistants, and bus drivers.

Albuquerque Public Schools has 700 open positions and is hoping to fill many of those vacancies during a Job Fair on Thursday, June 1, at Berna Facio Professional Development Center, 3315 Louisiana Blvd. NE.

The Job Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“With the state’s increase in starting pay for educational assistants up to $25,000 per year, we are hoping to attract more EA’s to the district,” said Dorothy Chavez, senior director of employee processes and human resource systems at APS. She noted that the school district has competitive salaries and attractive benefit packages and urged anyone looking for a job or considering an employment change to attend the job fair.

The biggest needs APS is seeing right now are for special education teachers, educational assistants, and bus drivers, but there are a host of other positions that also need to be filled, including school police officers, substitute teachers, custodians, maintenance workers and IT workers.

Anyone planning to attend the job fair is asked to:

• Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress. Jobs could be offered on the spot.
•  Apply online in advance of the job fair. It’s not required but will help speed up the process. Applicant processing assistance will be available for job seekers who have not applied prior to the job fair.
• For more information, contact APS Recruiting at recruitment@aps.edu or 505-889-4893.

 Beyond job fairs in Albuquerque and around New Mexico, APS has been actively recruiting in neighboring states and will continue to do so throughout the coming school year, expanding throughout the U.S. The district has also been getting the word out about its recruitment efforts on social networking sites.