AIDE - SPECIAL ED - LIFESKILLS

El Campo Independent School District; El Campo (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

El Campo Independent School District seeks a Special Education Aide for Lifeskills in a self-contained classroom. The role supports instructional programs and behavior management under the supervision of a certified teacher.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and some experience with children. The position carries a stipend of 2,000 dollars per year and requires commitment to 180 school days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree or two years of higher learning preferred.
• Ability to work with children with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom and assist with inventory.
• Assist in records and reports, and orient substitutes.
• Support students with physical assistance and personal care as needed.
• Supervise students during lunch, bus, and recess.
• Monitor and support student behavior and safety.

Skills

Work with children with disabilities

Follow verbal and written instructions

Communicate effectively

Move about classroom

Establish cooperative relationships

Learn procedures quickly

Behavior management support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree / two years college

Job description

AIDE - SPECIAL ED - LIFESKILLS

Special Education Aide – Self Contained

Employer: EL CAMPO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Reports To: Principal and Teacher(s) Assigned

Dept./School: Assigned Campus

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Days Employed: 180

STIPEND: $2,000.00 per year

Assignments: Lifeskills, Step II -18+, PPCD, Behavior, Autism

Primary Purpose:

Help meet physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a self-contained classroom. Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.

Qualifications:

• Education/Certification: High School Diploma or GED
• Associate’s degree, two years of study at an institution of higher learning, or have met formal academic assessment as required by the No Child Left Behind Act
• Special Knowledge/Skills: Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Physical ability to move about in the classroom to monitor and supervise students
• Learn pertinent procedures and functions quickly and apply them
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with those encountered in the course of work
• Experience: Some experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Support

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

Student Management

• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs including transferring to and from wheelchairs; lifting; positioning; or assisting students with personal care such as feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed.
• Recognize differences in each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs and adapt methods and interaction accordingly.
• Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment; other specialized and adaptive equipment used by students

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

Motion: Frequent walking and reaching

Lifting: Frequent light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); Occasional heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning or students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive and other classroom equipment

Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases)

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress