Aide - SPED - Structured Life Skills

SHAFER ELEMENTARY; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

SHAFER ELEMENTARY in Katy, TX invites applications for an Aide - SPED - Structured Life Skills. The non-exempt role supports instructional staff, manages confidential records, and assists with student care under supervision.

Aide II certification and CPI training are required after hire, with Title I campus specifics noted. Responsibilities include implementing instructional activities, data collection, and maintaining equipment while ensuring safety, confidentiality, and adherence to IEPs

Qualifications

• Title I campus 48 college hours or 464 ParaPro score.
• Non-Title I campus 15 college hours or high school diploma or GED with 464 score.
• Communicate and work with students with disabilities.
• Maintain effective working relationships.
• Minimum clerical skills.
• Good physical and emotional condition.
• Paraprofessional Educational Aide II certificate required once employed.
• CPI certification required once employed.
• Title I Campus: 48 hours or 464 ParaPro score as additional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assist special education teachers in implementing instructional programs.
• Collect data and maintain confidential student records and charts.
• Assist with self-care tasks for students (toileting, bathing, feeding).
• Support activities recommended by service personnel.
• Help implement behavior intervention strategies.
• Assist with assistive technology devices to support programming.
• Carry out activities described in each student’s IEP under teacher supervision.
• Prepare and duplicate instructional materials.
• Maintain/clean equipment needed for student programs.
• Provide non-medical procedures as necessary for students.
• Assist all students in Special Ed as needed.
• Perform other SHARS duties as assigned.
• Provide personal care as identified in IEPs.

Skills

Communicate with students with disabil

Maintain effective relationships

Clerical skills

Physical and emotional endurance

Confidential data handling

Education

ParaPro score 464

High school diploma or GED

Paraprofessional Educational Aide II certificate

CPI certification

Job description

Aide - SPED - Structured Life Skills

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Job Details

Job ID: 5905554

Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 27, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Reports To: Principal

Duty Days: 187 Days

Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt

Pay Grade: IS04

Updated: 06/2025

Qualifications:

College hours for Title I campus 48 required or a score of 464 on the ParaPro test

College hours15 or high school diploma or GED (with a passing score of 464 on the ParaPro test) for Non-Title I campus

Communicate and work with students with disabilities

Maintain effective working relationships

Minimum clerical skills

Good physical and emotional condition

Work with confidential material and student records

Paraprofessional Educational Aide II certificate required once employed

CPI certification once employed

Please Note: Additional Qualification for Title I Campus:

College hours, 48 minimum or a score of 464 on the ParaPro test

Primary Purpose:

Clerical and student-care assistance as assigned

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist special education teachers in implementing instructional program for students.
• Assist in collecting data and maintaining confidential student records and charts for determining student progress.
• Assist with self-care of students including toileting, bathing, feeding, etc.
• Assist in implementing activities recommended by support and related service personnel.
• Assist in implementing behavior intervention strategies
• Assist in implementing recommended assistive technology devices to support programming.
• Assist in carrying out all activities as described in the student’s IEP under the supervision of the classroom teacher.
• Assist teachers in preparing and duplicating instructional materials.
• Assist with maintaining/cleaning equipment need for student program.
• Assist in providing non-medical procedures such as tube feeding and other interventions as necessary for the student.
• Assist all students as needed in Special Ed.
• Other SHARS Duties as assigned.
• Provide Personal Care as identified in applicable student IEPs.

Equipment Used:

Personal computer, copier, printer, calculator, laminator, Smart board, ovens, dishwashers, microwave, washer/dryer, radio communication equipment. Adaptive equipment – Wheelchair, wheelchair lifts, wheelchair restraints, ramps, locks, electric changing table, Hoyer lift, various physical therapy equipment, assistive technology including voice output devices, Gastrointestinal tube.

Working Conditions:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Moderate standing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. Lift moderate weight, 15-44 pounds and carry light weight, 15 pounds. May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist non-ambulatory students. Exposed to biological hazards, body fluids and communicable diseases and chemical hazards. Exposure to noise.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education > Special Education Assistant

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources Department , Receptionist
• HUMAN RESOURCES
• Katy, Texas 77494
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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