Aide - Special Ed - SLE

Waxahachie ISD • Waxahachie, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Aide, SLE – Special Populations helps a special education teacher address 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, has 187 duty days, and is paid under the Paraprofessional Pay Scale at Pay Grade 2 as a non-exempt role.

Duties include providing teacher-directed instruction to individual students and small groups, assisting with classroom management and instructional materials, maintaining classroom and equipment, and helping with records and reports. The aide supervises students throughout the school day and supports students’ physical, personal-care, medical, communication, and emotional needs, including assisting with transfers, feeding, bathroom needs, and hygiene. The role also includes managing behavior and responding to crises, including using safe physical restraint procedures when needed.

The aide is expected to maintain confidentiality, communicate student needs to the teacher, participate in assigned staff development, faculty meetings, and special events, and demonstrate reliability, flexibility, respectful conduct, and emotional control under stress. The working environment may involve exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases, frequent interruptions, and physical activity such as standing, walking, lifting, and assisting students.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meet formal academic assessment requirements, hold an associate's degree, or have completed two years of study or 48 hours at an institution of higher learning.
• Paraprofessional Aide Certification is required and may be obtained once employed.
• 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.
• Ability to organize and be detail-oriented.
• Ability to operate a computer.
• Ability to provide instruction to individual students or small groups.
• Physical and emotional ability to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to communicate and work with students and maintain effective working relationships.
• Respect for the rights and confidentiality of others.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to changes in routine, and maintain reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to frequently stoop, reach, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions.
• Ability to frequently lift or move at least 50 pounds and assist with lifting children from wheelchairs onto changing tables.
• Ability to de-escalate physical aggression, including using safe, non-harmful physical restraint procedures.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress and work with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct instruction to students under the direct supervision of a teacher.
• Conduct teacher-assigned instructional exercises with individual students or small groups, including activities to develop motor skills.
• Assist with classroom management and conduct parent involvement activities.
• Help prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Assist with administering and scoring objective testing instruments or work assignments.
• Help maintain an orderly classroom and assist with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help the teacher maintain administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Supervise students before, during, and after school, including while loading and unloading buses and in the classroom, cafeteria, playground, and learning or practice environments.
• Assist students with physical disabilities, including transferring them to and from wheelchairs, lifting, and positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Help manage student behavior, intervene in crisis situations, and restrain disruptive or dangerous behavior as needed.
• Learn and adapt to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Keep the teacher informed of individual students' special needs or problems.
• Participate in staff development, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Perform other position-related duties as directed by a supervisor or administrative staff.
• Maintain confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED