Aide - SPED - Structured Life

Katy ISD • Katy, TX

3d

About The Position

Provides clerical and student-care assistance as assigned, supporting special education teachers in implementing instructional programs and carrying out activities described in students’ IEPs under classroom-teacher supervision. The role includes helping students with personal care and self-care, implementing instructional, behavioral, assistive-technology, and related-service activities, and maintaining confidential student records and progress data. Additional duties include preparing instructional materials, maintaining equipment, providing non-medical interventions as necessary, supporting students across Special Education, and performing other assigned SHARS duties.

Requirements

• For a Title I campus: at least 48 college hours or a score of 464 on the ParaPro test.
• For a non-Title I campus: 15 college hours, or a high school diploma or GED with a passing score of 464 on the ParaPro test.
• Ability to communicate and work with students with disabilities.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Minimum clerical skills.
• Good physical and emotional condition.
• Ability to work with confidential material and student records.
• Paraprofessional Educational Aide II certificate required once employed.
• CPI certification required once employed.

Responsibilities

• Assist special education teachers in implementing instructional programs for students.
• Collect data and maintain confidential student records and charts used to determine student progress.
• Assist with student self-care, including toileting, bathing, and feeding.
• Implement activities recommended by support and related-service personnel.
• Implement behavior-intervention strategies.
• Implement recommended assistive-technology devices to support student programming.
• Carry out activities described in students’ IEPs under the supervision of the classroom teacher.
• Prepare and duplicate instructional materials.
• Maintain and clean equipment needed for student programs.
• Assist with non-medical procedures, such as tube feeding and other interventions as necessary.
• Assist all students as needed in Special Education.
• Perform other SHARS duties as assigned.
• Provide personal care identified in applicable student IEPs.

What This Job Offers

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