Special Education Teacher Aide (SY 26-27)

Description

Mission Statement:

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare educational materials and displays for the classroom with the assistance of the classroom teacher.
• Aid in maintaining a neat and orderly classroom setting.
• Help keep track of administrative records and reports.
• Assist substitute teachers with classroom layout and other classroom management tasks.
• Assist with inventory, care, and maintenance of classroom equipment.
• Support small group or individual learning activities as directed by the teacher.
• Assist physically disabled students with tasks such as transferring to and from wheelchairs, feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Manage student behavior, including handling crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed.
• Show interest in and take responsibility for each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Oversee students throughout the school day, both inside and outside the classroom, during lunchtime, bus rides, and playground duty.
• Provide advice to the teacher regarding the special needs or issues of individual students.
• Ensure confidentiality of student information.
• Enhance job skills through participation in staff development programs as assigned.
• Participate in faculty meetings and special events as assigned.
• Maintain accurate Time & Effort documentation of program activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate or ability to obtain one.
• Experience working with children.
• Capable of working with children with disabilities.
• Ability to read, analyze, and apply common sense understanding.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel, students, and parents.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Competence in using Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn and use computer software as necessary.
• Ability to use basic office equipment.
• Satisfactory criminal records check, pre-hire and annually thereafter, if applicable.
• Eligible to work in the United States and provide work authorization.

Starting Pay

$19.80/hr

Application Procedure

Apply online