RISE Special Education Assistant - Empower Independence

Grapevine Middle; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD's Grapevine Middle campus seeks a Special Education Assistant to support students in the RISE program, a self-contained setting for students with significant developmental disabilities.

You will work under the supervision of the principal and special education teachers, assisting with instruction, daily living skills, behavior support, and documentation while promoting safety and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Experience working with students with disabilities is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and assistance for students with significant social, communication, mobility, cognitive and/or behavioral challenges.
• Help students take care of physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Adapt classroom work/homework under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce classroom curriculum and instruction.
• Assist teachers in implementing lesson plans and/or developing students' daily living, behavioral, and educational skills. Follows students' Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Perform record keeping, data collection, and basic clerical functions for the purpose of supporting the teacher in providing services for students with disabilities.
• Monitor students with specialized needs in less structured environments such as playgrounds, lunch, hall, etc. as needed.
• Help maintain behavior of assigned students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and using appropriately trained and approved methods of de-escalation and/or physical restraint.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Assist campus in limited duty assignments related to special education students as directed by campus administrator.
• Adhere to flexible schedule as provided by campus administrator in conjunction with special education teacher.
• Participate in meetings and training sessions as designed by District staff, and as necessary to carry out job responsibilities.
• Reasonable and consistent attendance.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

48+ hours of study in higher education

Educational Aide Certification

Job description

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD's Grapevine Middle campus seeks a Special Education Assistant to support students in the RISE program, a self-contained setting for students with significant developmental disabilities.

You will work under the supervision of the principal and special education teachers, assisting with instruction, daily living skills, behavior support, and documentation while promoting safety and confidentiality.