Impactful Special Education Behavior Support Aide

Fort Bend ISD; Texas; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Bend ISD is seeking an Aide BSS to support students with emotional and behavioral disabilities in academic, behavior, social, and self-care areas. The aide will assist teachers in implementing IEPs and BIPs, using Positive Behavior Support strategies, and collecting progress data.

Responsibilities include sustaining structured routines, collaborative planning with teachers, and assisting with personal care needs which may exceed half the day.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 48 college hours or passing score on the Para Professional Assessment of Knowledge
• Texas Educational Aide Certification preferred or required to obtain once hired
• De-Escalation/Restraint Certification preferred or required to obtain once hired (district-provided training)
• Proficient in using Windows Operating System as well as Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas both verbally and in writing

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing consistent expectations and routines to facilitate a highly structured environment
• Utilize research-based Positive Behavior Support strategies to promote and maintain classroom management and therapeutic rapport with students
• Assist in implementing the Behavior Support Services Critical Elements as designated by the Program Manager
• Assist in implementing academic/functional lessons and instructional activities for multiple grade levels of students in a variety of settings
• Maintain a collaborative working relationship with student and school personnel
• Execute behavioral strategies as identified by the teacher based upon ARD documentation
• Assist in collecting and analyzing data in the areas of academics, behavior, social and self-care service to monitor progress towards IEP goals and objectives
• Assist students with personal care services - may be more than 50% of the day
• Understand and implement lesson plans prepared by teachers that are developmentally and age-appropriate based on the student IEP, through necessary accommodations and modifications
• Participate in implementing students' IEPs, including behavior intervention plans (BIPs) and accommodations/modifications of materials and curriculum
• Collaborate under the guidance and direction of the classroom teacher with general education teachers to align lesson plans to the general education curriculum
• Prepare and organize behavioral and instructional materials under the guidance and direction of the classroom teacher
• Conduct daily social skills training through research-based social skills curriculum under the guidance and direction of the classroom teacher
• In collaboration with the teacher, monitor student behaviors inside and outside both the general and special education classrooms
• Assist students with personal care services (e.g. feeding, cleaning, dressing, lifting, positioning, transitioning, transitioning, toileting, changing) - may be more than 50% of the work day

Skills

Windows OS

Microsoft Office

Written & verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

48 college hours

Para Professional Assessment of Knowledge

Texas Educational Aide Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Fort Bend ISD is seeking an Aide BSS to support students with emotional and behavioral disabilities in academic, behavior, social, and self-care areas. The aide will assist teachers in implementing IEPs and BIPs, using Positive Behavior Support strategies, and collecting progress data.

Responsibilities include sustaining structured routines, collaborative planning with teachers, and assisting with personal care needs which may exceed half the day.