The future of Texas and the world is in our classrooms. At Texans Can Academies, we are recruiting individuals committed to ensuring that all students are career ready. We know the choices facing today’s well-qualified professionals and we are thrilled that you are considering Texans Can Academies. 

We are currently looking for a SPED Instructional Aide to join our Houston - Southwest campus. If the following opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please apply.

Primary Purpose:

Assist credit recovery teachers in the credit recovery lab implementing ARD committee recommended accommodations, modifications and interventions for special population students under the supervision of a certified special education teacher and/or ARD facilitator.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Associates degree or higher preferred
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate and/or demonstrated competency through a state or local assessment

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Possess skills to operate and work with computer
• Proficient in MS office, Excel and googles
• Bilingual skills preferred but not required

Experience:

• Some experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Support

• Assist the credit recovery teacher ensure that special education students are using ARD committee recommended accommodations and/or modifications in the Edgenuity programs
• Assist the credit recovery teacher with clerical responsibilities
• Assist struggling readers to complete assignments 
• Assist with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment
• Help the credit recovery teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports
• Attend ARD meeting if invited by the ARD committee for students assigned courses in the credit recovery

Student Management

• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning
• Assist with learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, assistive technology, and emotional needs
• Work in collaboration with other faculty and staff to ensure effective communication and coordination of the needs of students with disability
• Assist monitor students to ensure effective learning environment
• Keep the credit recovery teacher informed of special needs or problems affecting the performance students

Other

• Maintain confidentiality
• Attend staff development as directed by the principal or director of Credit Recovery
• Performance other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students. Biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.

TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES is an Equal Opportunity Employer