Physical Education Aide

Essential Functions

• Provide assistance to the teacher in selecting, planning, organizing and evaluating instructional materials to develop a balanced health‑physical education curriculum.
• Participate actively in all staff development training and implement learned strategies into the curriculum.
• Implement the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Health‑Physical Education into the daily curriculum.
• Assist in working with individual students, small groups, and whole‑class instruction as needed.
• Reinforce skills and units of instruction that have been taught by the teacher.
• Assist with testing and scoring objective measurement instruments.
• Work with targeted at‑risk students on a one‑to‑one basis based on needs.
• Incorporate discipline strategies and concentrate on social‑skills development daily.
• Attend the work site as required to meet essential functions of the job.
• Assist in creating and actively participating in a virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Be available by phone, email, or video conferencing during regular school business hours to confer with district stakeholders as needed.

Other Responsibilities

• Participate in professional development activities as required by the district.
• Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties; support district/department goals.
• Maintain a professional code of ethics and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or higher; forty‑eight (48) credit hours from an accredited college or university.
• Experience working with students and parents.
• Possess or be eligible to obtain a paraprofessional certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC).
• Obtain a national criminal background check through the SBEC website within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to communicate, listen, read, write, and comprehend English sufficiently for daily communication.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with district employees, parents, and students.

Physical Demands and Environmental Requirements

• Ability to assist in lifting/carrying students with disabilities (approximately 50–175 lb, depending on age level), pushing/pulling wheelchairs or walkers, and providing personal‑hygiene assistance.
• Skill, patience, and understanding required to work with students who have disabilities.
• Requires some bending, reaching, standing, kneeling, and squatting.
• Must acquire certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver, and in Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI).
• Must be familiar with and able to use Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy (OT/PT) apparatus.
• Subject to the district’s drug and alcohol screening policy and regulation.

Required Documents

• Transcripts from an accredited college or university.

You may attach the documents to your application or bring them to the YISD Central Office, 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925. For more information, contact the HR Department at 915‑434‑0428.