Educational Aide - Elementary School / SpEd 1 Resource Inclusion

Primary Purpose

Help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special education setting.

Major Duties

• 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.
• Aid students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Manage behavior of students, including 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 individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Supervise 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 individual students.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.

General Employee Requirements

• Support and align work with the mission, vision, and beliefs of the district.
• Follow and support board policies in areas of related responsibility.
• Ensure district resources are managed effectively to maximize resources for student learning.
• Participate in the development and implementation of district success plans.
• Participate in ongoing development to improve work quality and district contribution.
• Model integrity, work ethic, and professionalism as a suitable example for LISD students.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Equipment Used

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

Working Conditions

• Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
• Ability to work in variable environmental conditions related to temperature, humidity and other atmosphere conditions.
• Physical ability to do lifting (10 lbs. or more), talking, bending, kneeling, pulling, reaching, grasping, pushing, stooping, walking, standing, sitting, climbing, occasional running and the ability to move with agility.
• The ability to assist students with toileting and personal hygiene, feeding, mobility, positioning and seizure activity.
• The ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• The ability to cope with biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.