Job Title: Special Education In Class Support Aide

Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Principal

Pay Grade:  CP2

Dept./School: Assigned Campus 

Annual Work Days Scheduled:  187

Primary Purpose:

Assist the teacher in providing for the instructional needs (primary) and physical needs of students with

disabilities, primarily in the general education setting throughout the bilingual classrooms, and also in the special education setting. Assist in the implementation of classroom programs for instruction (primary), self-help and behavior management. Work under the general supervision of the principal and the immediate direction of the teacher(s).

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Education Aide Certification Preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work well with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written directives
• Ability to  communicate effectively

Experience:

• Two years experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Support

1. Assist the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays.
2. Assist in maintaining a neat and orderly classroom. 
3. Assist with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment. 
4. Assist the teacher in keeping administrative records and preparing reports. 

Student Management 

1. Help manage the behavior of assigned students.  This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
2. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
3. Assist students with disabilities according to individual needs for instruction (primary), transferring to and from wheelchair, lifting, positioning, signing, and other needs as assigned.
4. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special academic (primary), medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
5. Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher as needed.
6. Assist in supervising students throughout the day; inside and outside the classroom; in the cafeteria, in the hallway, at the drop-off/pick-up line and bus stop, on the bus, on the playground, on field trips; before and after school hours when in the school’s care; and at other times and locations as assigned.
7. Keep teachers informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

Professional Growth and Development

1. Maintain familiarity with district curriculum and initiatives to better serve the needs of students.

  Other

1. Maintain confidentiality.                                                             

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Working Conditions:

Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; wheelchair lift, ramp, and other instructional equipment that may be required by student need

Posture: Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion: Frequent walking

Lifting: May require regular heavy lifting (45 pounds or more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, control behavior through physical restraint, assist non ambulatory students, and lift and move adaptive and other classroom equipment; may work prolonged or irregular hours

Environment: Exposure to biological hazards

Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress