Job Title: MITEY Grant Educational Aide

Duty Days: 185

Pay Grade: C03

Salary Schedule: Click for Salary Schedule
 

Primary Purpose:

      To work under the supervision of the special education teacher and assist in the special

      education student's daily training program; the aide may possibly help with feeding,

      lifting, and individualized care of special education students; the aide may assist with

      daily instructional and non-instructional activities, including student management

Qualifications:

      Education/Certification:

• HIgh school diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Educational Aide Certification
• PAC Test (No Child Left Behind)/48 college hours
• Bilingual Test (if applicable)

      Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work with special needs students
• Ability to work with students without direct supervision
• Ability to understand and implement requirements as stated in an Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.)
• Ability to deal with students in a fair but firm manner
• Ability to restrain disruptive students
• Ability to work in a stressful situation 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality issues

      Experience:

• Previous work experience with children with this heading

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

1. Assist teacher in routine classroom management duties
2. Assist in preparing instructional materials
3. Assist in maintaining classroom environment and supplies
4. Assist in collecting data on specific student goals
5. Effectively implement instructional/behavioral/communication strategies after training and under the supervision of the SSA grant team
6. Maintain records, files and other pertinent documents on each student
7. Communicate students' needs to faculty and staff
8. Assist in maintaining  a safe environment for students, faculty,staff
9. Assist in implementing student's behavior management plan
10. Assist in the loading and unloading of the school buses
11. Participate in the activities involved with physical education classes
12. Assist with individual student's persona hygiene needs
13. Feed or assist students in feeding themselves
14. Lift, move, and position students in a variety of settings
15. Be aware of student's various medical concerns
16. Escort students to different locations in the building
17. Monitor student during various activities during the school day
18. Be able to work with any student as determined by the student's I.E.P.
19. File various documents in students' folders
20. Assist in orienting students to class schedule each semester
21. Perform other duties as determined by the special education teacher or the principal
22. Must be able to complete CPI certification training and when needed provide course approved restraints and personal safety techniques

Working Conditions:

      Mental Demands: 

        Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); ability to instruct;

        maintain emotional control under stress

      Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

        Frequent standing; stooping; bending; kneeling; pushing and pulling; possible

        heavy lifting of students up to 50 pounds; ability to push or pull up to 100

        lbs.; biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; exposure to

        students who may display aggressive behavior

6/5/2020