Special Education Aide - Complex Needs

Orangefield ISD • Orange, TX

8h

About The Position

Assists students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning. Assists students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene. Helps manage behavior of students. Assumes responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs. Works with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher. Helps supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. Keeps the teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students. Protects and maintains the confidentiality of information that pertains to students or staff members. Participates in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned. Demonstrates punctuality and good attendance. Interactions are supportive, courteous, and respectful with students, parents, staff, community members, and other professionals. Complies with all verbal and written directives. Responds constructively to supervision and guidance. Records documentation as required. Demonstrates effective organization in the use of time and resources to carry out assigned duties. Helps with care and maintenance of equipment. Provides orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

Requirements

• Punctuality and good attendance
• Supportive, courteous, and respectful interactions with students, parents, staff, community members, and other professionals.
• Compliance with all verbal and written directives.
• Constructive response to supervision and guidance.
• Ability to record documentation as required.
• Effective organization in the use of time and resources.
• Ability to help with care and maintenance of equipment.
• Ability to provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

Responsibilities

• Assists students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assists students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Helps manage behavior of students.
• Assumes responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Works with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher.
• Helps supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom.
• Keeps the teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
• Protects and maintains the confidentiality of information that pertains to students or staff members.
• Participates in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Demonstrates punctuality and good attendance.
• Interactions are supportive, courteous, and respectful with students, parents, staff, community members, and other professionals.
• Complies with all verbal and written directives.
• Responds constructively to supervision and guidance.
• Records documentation as required.
• Demonstrates effective organization in the use of time and resources to carry out assigned duties.
• Helps with care and maintenance of equipment.
• Provides orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed