Aide - SPED Structured Learning Classroom/Life Skills (pool)

Joshua ISD; Joshua (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Joshua Independent School District is seeking a Special Education Aide for a SPED Structured Learning Classroom/Life Skills pool. The aide will support a SPED teacher, assist with instructional materials, behavior management, and student care in a nonexempt, 160-day work year.

Reports to the principal and certified teachers. The position emphasizes assisting students with disabilities, including mobility, self-help, and personal care, under supervision.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or college hours toward Education Certification preferred.
• Educational Aide Certification preferred or pursued for certification.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials.
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Assist with inventory, care and maintenance of equipment.
• Keep administrative records for teachers.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities (transfers, lifting, positioning).
• Assist with personal care, feeding, bathroom needs and hygiene.
• Help manage behavior and intervene in crises as needed.
• Support individual students or small groups to develop motor skills.
• Supervise students during the day (lunch, bus, playground).
• Inform teachers of special needs or problems of students.

Skills

Disability awareness

Instructional communication

Follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

AA/Two-year college credits

Educational Aide Certification (preferred)

Education Certification coursework (preferred)

Job description

Aide - SPED Structured Learning Classroom/Life Skills (pool) JobID: 1613

• Position Type: Aide/ SPED Instructional
• Date Posted: 10/9/2026

Job Title: Special Education Aide

Reports to: Principal and teacher(s)

Dept./School: Assigned Campus

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Pay Grade: CPPG2 / 160 days

Minimum Starting Salary: $20,160

Primary Purpose:

Help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special education setting. 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 institute of higher learning, or have met formal academic assessment required by No Child Left Behind Act.
• Educational Aide Certification (preferred)
• College hours towards Education Certification (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills

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

Experience

• Some experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Instructional Support

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records.
• 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, or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Equipment Used:

Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier, and audiovisual equipment. Working Conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students. Biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.

THE JOSHUA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER