Special Education Aide - Yale Elementary

Richardson Independent School District; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Richardson Independent School District in Richardson, TX seeks a paraeducator to support classroom instruction and foster a safe, engaging learning environment.

The role supports teachers with instructional materials, manages behavior, assists students with personal care, and helps create displays. Candidates should have a High School diploma or equivalent and experience working with children, with sensitivity to diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with children.
• Ability to work with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds.
• Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Responsible, able to work independently, and multitask.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, staff and parents at all times.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher with instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help to maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment.
• Assist the teacher as needed with lesson plans, make instructional presentations, conduct discussions, encourage practice, and correct students' work in a manner that promotes competence.
• Establish a positive rapport with students, parents and school personnel.
• Work with individual students or small groups so that they may attain grade-level proficiency, and to remediate diagnosed weaknesses.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs and personal hygiene, cafeteria, bus and playground monitoring.
• Help manage behavior of students which includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerious student behavior as needed
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs.
• Attend appropriate and required staff development to enhance instruction.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Work with children

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Independent work

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Experience working with children

Job description

• Ability to work with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds


• Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills


• Responsible, able to work independently, and multitask


• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, staff and parents at all times
  

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent


• Experience working with children


• Ability to work with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds


• Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills


• Responsible, able to work independently, and multitask


• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, staff and parents at all times
  

Major Responsibilities

• Assist teacher with instructional materials and classroom displays


• Help to maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment


• Assist the teacher as needed with lesson plans, make instructional presentations, conduct discussions, encourage practice, and correct students' work in a manner that promotes competence


• Establish a positive rapport with students, parents and school personnel


• Work with individual students or small groups so that they may attain grade-level proficiency, and to remediate diagnosed weaknesses


• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs and personal hygiene, cafeteria, bus and playground monitoring


• Help manage behavior of students which includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerious student behavior as needed


• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs


• Attend appropriate and required staff development to enhance instruction


• Other duties as assigned