Educational Aide - High School / Sp Ed Resource Inclusion

Primary Purpose

Help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special education setting. Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Education Agency Paraprofessional Educational Aide Certificate
• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Some 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 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 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
• Maintain confidentiality
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned
• 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
• Share in the development and implementation of district success plans
• Actively participate in ongoing development to improve work quality and district contribution
• Model integrity, work ethic, and professionalism as a suitable example for LISD students

Working Conditions

• 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
• Ability to cope with biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases