SPECIAL EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS AIDE - ELEMENTARY

Elementary; Poteet (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Poteet ISD Elementary is seeking a Special Education Life Skills Aide for the 2026-2027 school year. The role supports students with disabilities, helps implement IEPs, and assists with self-help, behavior management, and instructional programs under supervision.

Position requires Texas educational aide certification or 48 college hours, with experience working with children. Responsibilities include classroom support, material prep, and student supervision throughout the day.

Qualifications

• Meet NCLB requirements
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate
• Requires 48 college hours or Treasuring Paraprofessionals Training Certificate
• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Follow verbal and written instructions
• Communicate effectively
• General office equipment knowledge
• Experience working with children

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities as needed.
• Assist with personal care and feeding when required.
• Manage student behavior and support emotional needs.
• Supervise students during lunch, bus, and recess.
• Communicate student needs to teachers promptly.

Skills

Work with children with disabilities

Communicate effectively

Follow verbal and written instructions

General office equipment

Education

Texas educational aide certificate

48 college hours

Treasuring Paraprofessionals Training Certificate

Job description

SPECIAL EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS AIDE - ELEMENTARY

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Job Details

Job ID: 5916126
Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Sep 04, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

This position is for the 2026-2027 school year.

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:

Meet NCLB requirements

Valid Texas educational aide certificate

Must have 48 college hours or have received the Treasuring Paraprofessionals Training Certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Ability to work with children with disabilities

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Ability to communicate effectively

Knowledge of general office equipment

Experience:

Experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Support

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

Student Management

• 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.
• Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations , with non-violent crisis techniques, 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 individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Follow established safety procedures & techniques.
• Other duties as assigned by administration.

Equipment Used:

Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier, and audiovisual equipment.

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.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

Contact Information

• Donisha Miller , Principal
• Elementary
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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