Special Education Life Skills Aide: Student Support

New Braunfels Chamber; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

New Braunfels Chamber is seeking a dedicated Educational Aide to support students with disabilities inside and outside the classroom under a certified teacher. You will help implement IEPs, assist with self-help, behavior management, and instructional programs.

This role involves instructional and student management tasks across classroom, lunchroom, bus and playground, maintaining confidentiality, attending trainings, and supporting substitute teachers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• SBEC Educational Aide Certificate required.
• Paraprofessional Assessment Certificate, Associates Degree or two years (48 semester hours) of college.
• Ability to work with children with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

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.
• Help meet the individual needs of students, including transferring them to and from wheelchairs, lifting and positioning them, and/or interpreting instructions for them, etc.
• Help students take care of physical needs and personal care including bathroom needs, and personal hygiene and feeding.
• 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 and/or Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist or Adaptive PE
• Assist assigned students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.
• Help teacher maintain data records on learning and behavior.
• Keep personal car logs for Medicaid and turn in on a monthly basis for Medicaid eligible students.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Attend trainings on physical restraint each year and CPR training as needed.

Skills

Ability to work with children with dis

Follow verbal and written instructions

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

SBEC Educational Aide Certificate

Paraprofessional Assessment Certificate / Associates Degree or 2 years of college

Job description

New Braunfels Chamber is seeking a dedicated Educational Aide to support students with disabilities inside and outside the classroom under a certified teacher. You will help implement IEPs, assist with self-help, behavior management, and instructional programs.

This role involves instructional and student management tasks across classroom, lunchroom, bus and playground, maintaining confidentiality, attending trainings, and supporting substitute teachers.