ECSE Aide: Special Education Support Specialist

GONZALES PRIMARY ACADEMY; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Gonzales ISD Gonzales Primary Academy in Texas seeks an ECSE Aide to support students with IEPs under the teacher's supervision, assisting in instructional activities and classroom routines to foster an inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (preferred), SBEC Educational Aide certificate (preferred), CPI certification (preferred), CPR training, and some experience with children; duties cover behavior support, transportation, and clerical tasks as

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED (preferred).
• SBEC Educational Aide certificate (preferred).
• CPI Certification (preferred).
• CPR certification; familiarity with students who have 'special' needs.
• Comfortable with seizure maintenance.
• Some experience working with children.

Responsibilities

• Instruct students and groups under the teacher’s direction.
• Assist in preparation, usage, and storage of instructional materials, including bulletin boards, displays, centers, and media equipment.
• Accompanies and assists students in mainstream settings working under the direction of the classroom teacher, including the cafeteria, library, field trips, assemblies, pep rallies, community based instruction, bus, and other activities.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s mental, medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Works with a variety of handicapping conditions, often simultaneously, such as Emotionally Disturbed, Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injured, Learning Disabled, other Health Impaired, Medically Fragile.
• Carries out duties with self-direction and self-motivation to recognize and attend to the needs of the students and teacher.
• Help manage the behavior of assigned students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive student behavior as needed.
• Assist in the implementation and documentation of the student behavior management plan as directed by the teacher.
• Help meet the individual needs of students, including transferring them to and from wheelchairs, lifting and positioning then, and signing or interpreting instructions for them.
• Gives physical assistance to students as needed, including toileting, feeding, positioning, locomotion, and other services.
• Work with assigned students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher or recommended by OT/PT.
• Assist in keeping the classroom, kitchen, and restroom clean during the school day.
• Accompanies students via public transportation to community-based training sites and provided direct instruction as directed by the teacher.
• Assist and/or monitors the transportation of students.
• Assist in maintaining student records, including grades, attendance, and student folders.
• Assist in collating information and preparing reports, including enrollments, material inventories, and CLASS test results.
• Obtain and disseminates information regarding student lessons and progress.
• Assist in testing routines such as reading test to students, maintaining quiet environment, etc.
• Scores and records objective measurement instruments.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Participates in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Keeps teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Skills

CPR

Student support

IEP knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

SBEC Educational Aide certificate

CPI Certification

Job description

Gonzales ISD Gonzales Primary Academy in Texas seeks an ECSE Aide to support students with IEPs under the teacher's supervision, assisting in instructional activities and classroom routines to foster an inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (preferred), SBEC Educational Aide certificate (preferred), CPI certification (preferred), CPR training, and some experience with children; duties cover behavior support, transportation, and clerical tasks as