Special Education Aide Student Specific - Mae Smythe Elem

Duty Days: 185 • Pay Grade: C03 • Starting Salary: $127.88/day

Purpose

Provide support to identified students with disabilities who require additional support and supervision throughout the school day.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate
• PAC Test (No Child Left Behind) / 48 College Hours
• Bilingual Test (if applicable)

Special Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to work with children who exhibit severe behavior challenges
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to drive a motor vehicle, read a map, and navigate an automobile
• Basic computer and typing skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to maintain a schedule

Experience

Previous work experience with behavioral children.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher in routine classroom management duties
• Prepare instructional materials and maintain classroom environment and supplies
• Assist students in homework preparation and test taking
• Modify teacher’s assignments, tests, and other instructional materials
• Maintain records, files, and pertinent documents on each student
• Communicate students’ needs to faculty and staff
• Maintain a safe environment for students, faculty, and staff
• Implement student’s behavior management plan
• Assist in the loading and unloading of school buses
• Participate in physical education activities
• Assist with individual student’s personal hygiene needs, including feeding
• Lift, move, and position students in various settings
• Be aware of and respond to students’ medical concerns
• Escort students to different locations in the building
• Monitor students during various activities throughout the school day
• File documents in students’ folders
• Orient students to class schedules each semester
• Obtain necessary textbooks for different programs
• Perform other duties as determined by the special education teacher or principal

Working Conditions

Mental Demands

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with students, faculty, staff, and community
• Ability to read and interpret written instructions
• Maintain emotional control under stress

Physical Demands & Environmental Factors

• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling
• Regular heavy lifting of students, equipment, and materials
• Biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases