Assistant Special Education-ECSE Structured (Strive)

Plano ISD; Plano (TX); Vor Ort; USD 20.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Plano ISD seeks an Assistant Special Education-ECSE for the Strive Structured Classroom to support an ECSE teacher in Beaty Early Childhood. The role focuses on implementing structured instructional methods for students with significant needs, using visual supports and defined routines.

Responsibilities include planning, data collection, parent involvement, ARD participation, and helping students with daily living skills.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Knowledge of general office equipment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with children.

Aufgaben

• Assist ECSE Teacher with planning and implementing activities.
• Assess student learning; maintain IEP records and portfolios.
• Provide a developmentally appropriate learning environment.
• Involve parents as volunteers and partners in teaching.
• Maintain up-to-date data for each child.
• Support classroom discipline and management.
• Help children with self-care and daily living skills.
• Follow health plan training from health personnel.
• Attend ARD meetings and home visits as needed.
• Assist with registration and daily planning with the ECSE teacher.

Kenntnisse

Office equipment knowledge

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Assistant Special Education-ECSE Structured (Strive) JobID: 1204

• Date Posted: 11/10/2026
• Location: Beaty Early Childhood

Pay Grade: 725 (Min $17.26 per hr)
Work Days:183

STRIVE | Structured Classroom (Centralized ECS-12)

The Strive structured classroom is a specialized program for students that typically have a disability that significantly impacts their functioning in all areas such as, cognitive skills, communication, adaptive behavior, social emotional skills, and academics. Students in Strive need a highly structured environment to support their behavioral or functional progress. Instruction in the Strive classroom uses structured behavioral and academic supports including visual schedules, functional communication training, defined physical boundaries, and integrated sensory supports.

Primary Purpose:

• Responsible for assisting the ECSE Teacher in planning and implementing the learning activities in the classroom

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Experience:

• Experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Assist the ECSE Teacher in:

• Implementing the learning experiences of the identified children
• Assessing and evaluating student learning through developmentally appropriate practices; anecdotal record entries/IEP records and portfolio samples
• Providing a learning environment that is developmentally appropriate
• Involving parents as volunteers and as partners in the teaching process
• Maintaining updated data for each child
• Maintaining discipline and management of the classroom
• Assist children in performing self-care tasks and in daily living skills
• Assist with special education housekeeping chores
• Implement tasks as outlined in a health plan given with training from health personnel
• Participate in ARD meetings and home visits as needed for specific students
• Assist with application and registration
• Participate in daily planning sessions with the ECSE teacher
• Assist with evening parent training meetings
• Follow all rules, regulations and policies of Plano ISD and follow directives from supervisor
• Follow attendance policy as assigned by supervisor
• Perform other functions that may be assigned by the administration and/or supervisor

Equipment Used:

• Computer, copier, laminator and adaptive equipment for students

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands:

• Reading; ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; work with frequent interruptions

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; frequent use of computer and repetitive hand motions; frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds