2026-2027 Special Education Instructional Aide - STRIDE @ Martin Elementary

Alief Independent School District•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

To assist the teacher in the implementation of individualized education plans for students with disabilities. This role involves engaging students in instructional activities, helping them master assigned materials, and performing various clerical and support duties within the special education classroom. The aide will work with individual students or small groups, collect data on IEP objectives, and assist with classroom management and student discipline. Specific duties may include personal hygiene assistance, medically related services, physical/behavioral management, and specialized services like Braille transcription or monitoring communication devices.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent (GED)
Eligible for appropriate paraprofessional certification
Demonstrate interest in and aptitude for work to be performed
Computer skills helpful
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Able to maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders
Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to multi-task activities
None (Experience)

Responsibilities

Engage students in instructional activities under the direction of the teacher.
Help students master instructional materials assigned by teachers.
Perform clerical duties in support of the special education classroom (record student attendance, reproduce instructional materials, type forms, create bulletin boards and classroom displays, etc.).
Assist in the modification of instructional materials.
Administer, score and record achievement and diagnostic tests, objective-type teacher-made tests and quizzes, and grades as the teacher recommends for students.
Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially taught by the teacher.
Collect and record data related to students’ IEP objectives and educational plans.
Catalogue and file instructional materials; maintain an inventory of supplies and equipment and prepare orders/requisitions for needed materials.
Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
Operate equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
Assist students in the library or media center.
Assist with the supervision of students during lunch periods, assemblies, play periods, and movement of group to special classes.
Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.
Participate in training as assigned.
Provide explicit instruction to small groups of students using a lesson plan designed by the teacher.
Support classroom teacher in maintaining a positive learning environment and maintaining student discipline.
Perform personal hygiene functions when assigned per students’ needs: bathing/cleaning; clothes changing; diapering; feeding; maintaining facial hair; maintaining menstrual hygiene; maintaining nasal hygiene; and toileting and/or toilet training.
Perform medically related services when assigned per students’ needs, following training by a nurse: cleaning catheter; tube-feeding; suctioning; lifting/transferring (minimum of 50 pounds); monitoring seizure activity; and performing cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Perform physical/behavioral management procedures when assigned per students’ needs: administering therapeutic holds; administering physical restraints; monitoring scheduled reinforcement; monitoring students who are in isolation; escorting for students with visual impairments (Orientation & Mobility); and transferring students in wheelchairs and/or other mobility devices.
Perform specialized services when assigned per students’ needs: transcribing Braille; monitoring augmentative communication devices; utilizing facilitated communication; and supervising students during community-based instruction.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Maintain an appropriate level of technology competence to meet the current and future needs of Alief.
Implement alternative methods of instruction as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.