Special Education Aide: Inclusive Classrooms Support

Abington Heights School District; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Abington Heights School District is seeking a Special Education Aide for the 26/27 school year. The role supports certified staff in classrooms, reinforcing reading, math, and language arts, while assisting with assessments, materials, and parental communication.

The aide works with students individually and in small groups, supports inclusion, participates in IEP processes, and helps with non-instructional duties such as supervision and field trips, following all safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, etc.
• Accompanies students on field trips for supervision.
• Constructs, copies and distributes educational materials as needed.
• Assists teacher with parent contact to foster effective parent involvement in student education.
• Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement per IEP objectives.
• Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
• Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living to maximize participation.
• Follows safety rules and regulations governing proper assistance for all students.
• May assist in training of other paraprofessionals.

Skills

Instruction following

Numeracy basics

PC skills (Word/Excel)

Confidentiality

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Abington Heights School District is seeking a Special Education Aide for the 26/27 school year. The role supports certified staff in classrooms, reinforcing reading, math, and language arts, while assisting with assessments, materials, and parental communication.

The aide works with students individually and in small groups, supports inclusion, participates in IEP processes, and helps with non-instructional duties such as supervision and field trips, following all safety guidelines.