Miller Elementary School

Frisco ISD; Little Elm (TX); Vor Ort; USD 27.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Frisco ISD is seeking a campus-based Special Education Assistant to support a Structured Learning Class (SLC) program. The role involves assisting the teacher with instructional activities, helping students with disabilities build language and functional skills, and supporting behavior management within a structured classroom.

Responsibilities include preparing materials, maintaining records, supervising students, and ensuring confidentiality in accordance with district policies.

Qualifikationen

• Candidates must have a High School diploma or GED.
• Associates degree or two years of higher education preferred.
• If hired, must complete SBEC certification process to obtain an Educational Aide Certification.
• Experience supporting students with disabilities is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Assist a special education teacher in planning and delivering instructional activities.
• Support students with autism and communication disorders to build language/functional skills.
• Help prepare instructional materials and maintain administrative records.
• Supervise students and support behavior management.
• Ensure confidentiality and comply with district policies.

Kenntnisse

Work with children with disabilities

Follow verbal and written instructions

Communicate effectively

Prepare instructional materials

Keep records

Assist substitute teachers

Assist students with physical needs

Manage behavior

Support IEPs

Personal care assistance

Adapt to individual needs

Group/individual work

Supervise students

Maintain confidentiality

Staff development participation

Ausbildung

High School diploma or GED

Associates degree or two years of higher education

SBEC Educational Aide Certification

Jobbeschreibung

Campus Principal 186

Assist special education teacher in providing for the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special education setting.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Structured Learning Class (SLC)

This instructional setting offers specially designed instruction for children with autism and/or other communication disorders who require support to build functional language/communication and functional behavior skills. The primary emphasis is on language/communication and behavioral needs starting at the preschool level with increased emphasis on academic support and functional routines at the elementary and middle school levels. The classroom environment is highly structured and incorporates positive behavior supports and instructional strategies in alignment with the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. Students participate in activities with their non-disabled peers, with support as appropriate, to help generalize skills learned in the SLC classroom. SLC classrooms are arranged to provide maximum opportunity for intensive specialized instruction on the prerequisite level of the academic Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

Education/Certification

• High School diploma or GED
• Associates degree or two years of higher education preferred
• If hired, must complete SBEC certification process to obtain an Educational Aide Certification

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Help teacher prepare instructional materials.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs (may require some lifting).
• Help manage behavior of students.
• Support students’ instructional needs in accordance with their Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs).
• Assist students with personal care as appropriate.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special needs.
• Work with individual students or small groups.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs and special events as assigned.

Candidates must be able to fulfill all responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Frisco ISD retains the right to adjust the responsibilities and assignments of all positions as needed to meet the needs of the District.

Frisco ISD is committed to fostering a collaborative work environment that honors and supports the social and emotional well-being of all. Employees are expected to interact in a manner that is becoming of educators and promotes high levels of productivity for the benefit of the students we serve.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Work with frequent interruptions. Maintain emotional control under stress. Must be able to lift 25lbs. Physical demands include frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting and transferring students to and from wheelchairs, and assisting with positioning students with physical disabilities. Exposure to biological hazards.

Special Education General Employee Expectation

The Special Education Department maintains an expectation that all staff will assume shared responsibility for the health, safety, and confidentiality of all students and adults; which may include implementing, supporting and documenting behavioral intervention strategies and/or providing school health, related, and personal care services.

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.

The Frisco Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, or disability status of otherwise qualified individuals. FISD does not discriminate on the basis of membership or application for membership in the uniformed services.