Aide - Special Ed - Blended ECSE

Waxahachie ISD•Waxahachie, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aide, ECSE – Special Populations helps a special education teacher meet the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special education setting. The aide supports classroom programs involving self-help, behavior management, and instruction, working under the general supervision of the principal and the immediate direction of assigned certified teacher(s). The position is assigned to a campus and has 187 duty days. The aide prepares instructional materials, helps maintain the classroom and equipment, supports recordkeeping and reports, and assists substitute teachers. The role also includes individual and small-group instruction, student supervision, support for students’ physical and personal-care needs, and responding to behavioral or safety crises. The aide must learn and adapt to students’ individual medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs, protect confidentiality, and participate in assigned staff development, meetings, and special events.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Meet the formal academic assessment requirement, or have an associate’s degree, two years of study, or 48 hours at an institution of higher learning.
Paraprofessional Aide Certification is required and can be obtained after employment.
Experience working with students; qualifying experience may include work in church-related schools, day camps, youth groups, private schools, licensed day-care centers, or similar settings.
Ability to work with children with disabilities and provide instruction to individual students or small groups.
Physical and emotional ability to perform assigned tasks.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate and work effectively with students.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships and operate a computer.
Personal qualities that demonstrate respect for the rights and confidentiality of others.
Ability to maintain emotional control under stress and adapt to changing situations.
Ability to perform frequent stooping, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, pulling, pushing, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
Ability to frequently lift or move at least 50 pounds and lift children from wheelchairs onto changing tables, among other tasks.
Ability to de-escalate physical aggression, including using safe, non-harmful physical restraint procedures.

Responsibilities

Help the teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays and maintain a neat, orderly classroom.
Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
Help the teacher maintain administrative records and prepare required reports.
Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
Assist students with physical disabilities, including transferring them to and from wheelchairs, lifting, and positioning them.
Assist with students’ physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
Help manage student behavior, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous behavior as needed.
Learn and adapt 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 the teacher.
Keep the teacher informed about individual students’ special needs or problems.
Supervise students before, during, and after school, including while loading and unloading buses and in playground, cafeteria, learning or practice environments, and classroom areas, following appropriate training techniques.
Maintain confidentiality.
Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and assigned special events.
Perform other duties related to the position as assigned by a supervisor or administrative staff.
Remain calm under pressure, adapt to changes in routine, maintain reliable attendance and punctuality, show respect and courtesy, and willingly assist coworkers.