Special Education Aide — Student Support & Adapted Skills

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Alabama; On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson County Board of Education invites applications for a Special Education Aide. The role supports students with physical disabilities, assisting with mobility, personal care, and instructional activities in Pisgah High School feeder patterns.

Responsibilities include supervising students during activities, aiding with field trips, collecting behavior data, and helping with IEP plans under the guidance of licensed educators. This position emphasizes safety, ethics, and collaborative teamwork.

Qualifications

• Alabama high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Completion of ACT WorkKeys or documentation of either eighteen hours of post-secondary coursework.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Assist in the management of student behavior including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assist with gathering behavior data.
• Maintain current knowledge of students' Individualized Education Plans and perform duties in compliance with those plans.
• Work with individual students or small groups to support the development of motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher.
• Participate in daily and long-range lesson planning and activity planning.
• Assume responsibility for learning about and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Supervise children during play periods to ensure their safety.
• Inform teachers when special needs for individual students arise.
• Assist with field trips and other similar experiences.
• Help teachers prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Escort or assist children between classes as needed.
• Attend Individual Education Plan meetings as necessary.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all special education records.
• Maintain knowledge of and follow the Alabama Educators' Code of Ethics.

Education

Alabama high school diploma or its equivalent

Completion of ACT WorkKeys or documentation of either eighteen hours of post-secondary coursework

Job description

Jackson County Board of Education invites applications for a Special Education Aide. The role supports students with physical disabilities, assisting with mobility, personal care, and instructional activities in Pisgah High School feeder patterns.

Responsibilities include supervising students during activities, aiding with field trips, collecting behavior data, and helping with IEP plans under the guidance of licensed educators. This position emphasizes safety, ethics, and collaborative teamwork.