Special Education FLS Aide

Uvalde High School; Uvalde (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Uvalde High School is seeking a Special Education FLS Aide to support students with disabilities under the direction of teachers and the principal. The role focuses on implementing IEPs, assisting with self-help and behavior management, and providing instructional support in and out of the classroom.

The successful candidate will work closely with the instructional team, maintain confidentiality, and participate in staff development. This is a full-time on-site position beginning immediately.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 48 college hours in core curriculum.
• Completion of Region 20 TOPPS training.
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate.

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, etc.
• Provide students' physical and personal care needs including feeding, toileting and personal hygiene.
• Help manage the behavior of assigned students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous 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.
• Assist assigned students throughout school day, inside and outside classroom. This may include lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

Skills

Ability to work with children with dis

Follow verbal and written instructions

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

48 college hours in core curriculum

Region 20 TOPPS training

Valid Texas educational aide certificate

Job description

Special Education FLS Aide

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Uvalde High School - Uvalde, Texas Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 4838445

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 16, 2024 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Reports to: Principal and Teacher(s) Assigned

Pay Grade: 3- Instructional Support

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Dept./School: High School

Primary Purpose

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 instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED and
• At least 48 college hours in core curriculum or
• Completion of Region 20 TOPPS training
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
• Ability to work as a team to ensure student success

Experience:

• Two years experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Student Management

• 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, etc.
• Provide students' physical and personal care needs including feeding, toileting and personal hygiene.
• Help manage the behavior of assigned students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous 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.
• Assist assigned students throughout school day, inside and outside classroom. This may include lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Report to work on time. Absent only with a good cause.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Equipment Used

May need to learn how to use various equipment; i.e., Wheelchair, adaptive equipment, oxygen gauges, etc.

Working Conditions

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students; biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $17,674 to $27,628 Per Year

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education > General Special Education