Special Education Aide/RISE

Conroe Independent School District; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Conroe Independent School District seeks a Special Education Aide/RISE to assist students with disabilities under the direction of a certified teacher. You will support daily activities, mobility, feeding, and personal care, while helping with instructional tasks and behavior management.

Responsibilities include IEP implementation, data collection, and participation in professional development. Must have a high school diploma or GED and obtain a Texas educational aide certificate within 30 days.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Texas educational aide certificate within 30 days of employment.
• Experience working with children, including those with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities.
• Support IEP implementation and behavior management.
• Help students in classroom, lunchroom, bus, and playground.
• Assist in RISE classroom under supervision of certified staff.
• Maintain confidentiality and participate in meetings/events as needed.

Skills

Experience with Children

Effective communication

Behavior management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Texas educational aide certificate

Job description

Job Posting – Special Education Aide/RISE

Special Education Aide/RISE

LOCATION: Travis Intermediate - 070

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Aide/RISE

JOB DESCRIPTION

Help meet physical and instructional needs of individual students with disabilities inside and outside classroom. Assist with the implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEP), including self-help, behavior management, and instructional programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher. Primary responsibility would be to assist in the RISE classroom.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help meet the individual needs of students, including transferring them to and from wheelchairs, lifting and positioning them, and signing or interpreting instructions for them, if needed.
• Help students take care of physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Help manage the behavior of assigned students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Work with assigned students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Collect necessary paperwork/data per teacher direction.
• Assist assigned students throughout school day, inside and outside classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.
• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience working with children

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate (must obtain within 30 days of employment)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively

CONTACT INFORMATION

EQUIPMENT USED: Wheelchair lift, ramps, personal computer, copier, typewriter, and audiovisual equipment.

Mental Demands/ Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy, procedures, and data; maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling, regular heavy lifting of students; biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.

GROUP / GRADE: 5-6

SALARY

PAY GRADE: IS - 3 - Minimum hourly rate - $16.00