Job Title: Special Education Assistant - Alternative Learning Environment (ALE)
Exemption Status: Nonexempt At-Will Reports to: Principal and teachers Pay Grade: D4 Calendar Days: 187 Dept: School Assigned Campus: Primary Purpose Help meet physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in an ALE classroom. Assist in implementation of classroom programs including self-help behavior management and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.
Qualifications:
Education: Certification: High school diploma or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate Have met formal academic assessment TOPP Region 20 Assessment 70 associate's degree or two years 48 hours of study at an institution of higher learning Meet criteria to obtain a valid Texas educational aide certificate
Special Knowledge, Skills, and Ability: Ability to work with children with disabilities Ability to follow verbal and written instructions Ability to communicate effectively Knowledge of general office equipment Experience: Some experience working with children
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional Support • Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays. • Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom. • Help with inventory care and maintenance of equipment. • Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports. • Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
Student Management • Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including: • Transferring to and from wheelchairs • Lifting • Positioning • Assisting students with personal care, such as: • Feeding • Bathroom needs • Personal hygiene • Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students. • Help manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed. • Recognize differences in each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs and adapt methods and interaction accordingly. • Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher. • Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including: • Lunchroom • Bus • Playground duty
Other • Maintain confidentiality. • Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned. • Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures. • Performs other job-related duties as may be assigned by the campus principal or designee.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Mental Demands: Physical Demands: Environmental Factors: Tools and Equipment Used: • Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals • Standard instructional equipment • Other specialized and adaptive equipment used by students
Posture: • Frequent standing • Kneeling • Squatting • Bending • Stooping • Pushing • Pulling • Twisting
Motion: • Frequent walking • Reaching • Lifting • Light lifting and carrying less than 15 pounds • Occasional heavy lifting 45 pounds or over • Positioning or students with physical disabilities • Controlling behavior through physical restraint • Assisting nonambulatory students • Lifting and moving adaptive and other classroom equipment
Environment: • Work inside and outside • Exposure to sun • Heat • Cold • Inclement weather • Exposure to noise • Exposure to biological hazards • Communicable diseases
Required by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for aides who are providing instructional support in Title I Part A program.
The Harlandale Independent School District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of: • Race • Color • Religion • Gender • National origin • Age • Disability • Military status • Genetic information • On any other basis prohibited by law
An Equal Opportunity Employer