Educational Aide/Inclusion

Education Service Center Region 13; Lago Vista (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance contributions

Vision and dental offered

Cafeteria plan available

Job summary

Education Service Center Region 13 is looking for an Instructional Support Staff member to assist certified staff in creating a positive learning environment in Lago Vista, Texas. Responsibilities include aiding classroom programs, managing student behavior, preparing instructional materials, and supervising students. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. The role comes with generous benefits, including contributions towards health insurance premiums, vision, and dental coverage.

Qualifications

• Assist with the implementation of classroom programs.
• Work under the general supervision of the principal.
• Help manage student behavior and provide support.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher in preparing instructional materials.
• Help maintain an orderly classroom and manage behavior.
• Provide support to individual students as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Assist certified staff members in creating a positive learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students.

Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self‑help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of the principal and immediate direction of the certified teacher.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Confidentiality

Typical Duties & Responsibilities

Instructional Support

• Assist teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Assist with administration and scoring of objective testing instruments or work assignments.
• Help maintain 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

• Work closely with students and reinforce skills introduced by the teacher.
• Tutor individual students (e.g., help them prepare assignments or explain material they do not understand); assist with independent study.
• 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 on instructional activities assigned by teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This could include lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

Other

• Perform clerical duties (recording attendance/grades and duplicating/laminating material).
• Participate in staff development training programs to improve job performance.
• Participate in faculty meetings and special events as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Generous Benefits

TRS Active‑Care – The District pays $445 a month toward the employee health insurance premiums; vision and dental offered; cafeteria plan available.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Lago Vista Independent School District, as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or gender expression, or any other basis protected by law in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment decisions. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, as well as board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.