Aide Special Education Center Behavior Program 2026-2027

Job Overview

The Aide Special Education Center Behavior Program will provide support/services to students receiving both general education only and special education services, with significant emotional and behavioral, cognitive, and/or communicative needs, in the areas of academic, behavior, communication, independent living, life, social and personal care skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Service Delivery
• Hold a strong background or desire to work successfully with students with significant emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities, which can include extreme physical and/or verbal aggression to self and/or others
• Serve as a positive role model for students by demonstrating skill from which students can emulate
• Build and maintain strong, interpersonal relationships with students
• Interact with students in a variety of settings to ensure student safety and engagement (e.g., hallways, classroom, restroom, playground, arrival / departure)
• Aid in classroom management by facilitating consistent expectations and routines
• Maintain alert attention regarding supervision of students at all times in a variety of settings to promote a highly-structured environment
• Execute behavioral strategies as identified by the teacher based upon ARD documents, 504 plans or BIPs (e.g., reinforcements, consequences, contingencies)
• Implement academic / functional lessons under the guidance and direction of the teacher in a variety of settings (e.g., large group, small group, or independent practice), to include research-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
• Assist students with personal care services (e.g., feeding, cleaning, dressing, lifting, positioning, transitioning, toileting, changing) – may be more than 50% of the work day
• Compliance
• Record service implementation on approved logs (e.g., inclusive support logs, accommodation logs)
• Collect data, document, and chart student progress in collaboration with the teacher
• Maintain confidentiality of student information
• Teacher Support
• Prepare instructional materials under the guidance and direction of the teacher

Qualification Requirements

• Minimum of 48 college hours passing score on the Para Professional Assessment of Knowledge Texas Educational Aide Certification or required to obtain within 10 days of hire
• De-escalation/Restraint Certification when required per district procedure
• Proficient in using Windows Operating System as well as Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas both verbally and in writing

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Work is performed in classrooms, offices, work stations and meeting rooms
• The position requires occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers and presentation materials
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• Work involves everyday risks and discomforts which require normal safety precautions when operating equipment or performing job duties
• The employee will be required to work outside 25 percent of the time and may be exposed to the elements and inclement weather
• This position requires lifting and positioning students, controlling certain behavior through hands-on intervention strategies and approved physical restraint strategies
• Aides are expected to intervene with students' behavior, which can include aggression, self-injurious behaviors, disruptive behaviors, and self-stimulatory behaviors
• The potential exists for exposure to bodily fluids and frequent childhood, pre-teen and teen illnesses

Additional Information

• Work involves prolonged or irregular hours and must be able to maintain emotional control under stress
• Primary Location: TEXAS
• Department: DEPARTMENT
• Position Calendar: 195AU1 School Year 2026-2027
• Unposting Date: Sep 30, 2026, 9:59:00 PM