Special Education Resource/Inclusion Aide (25-26 SY) Austin MS

IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Description

JOB TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDE

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Nonexempt

REPORTS TO: Principal

PAY GRADE: Para 030/187 days

DEPARTMENT: Assigned Campus

DATE REVISED: May 2001

JOB GOAL: Assist the special education teacher in providing for the physical and instructional needs of

students with disabilities. Assist in the implementation of classroom programs, including

self-help, behavior management, and instruction. Work under the general supervision of

the principal and the immediate direction of a certified teacher and/or diagnostician.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

• Educational Aide I Paraprofessional Certificate
• High School Diploma or GED
  
  

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to work well with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
  
  

Experience

• Experience working with children/students, parents, or persons with disabilities
  
  

Major Performance Responsibilities And Duties

• Maintain confidentiality
• Keep accurate records of students with disabilities and furnish to appropriate personnel in a
  
  

timely manner

• Assist in supervising students throughout the school day, both inside and outside the classroom,
  
  

including lunchroom, bus duty, playground, and community

• Assist teacher and/or diagnostician in maintaining, copying, and transferring confidential folders as
  
  

Required

• Assist special needs students with individual tasks as may be required, including, but not limited
  
  

to, transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, positioning, feeding, bathroom needs,and personal

hygiene

• Assist in managing the behavior of students and crisis intervention
  
  

PARA- Special Education Aide (May 2001) JD-2 of 2

• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical,
  
  

communicative, emotional, and safety needs through in-service and/or teacher direction

• Work with and/or prepare materials for individual students or small groups to develop skills
  
  

through instructional activities under teacher direction

• Keep the teacher informed of any special needs or problems of individual students
• Perform other duties that enhance the safety, security, and instructional needs of the campus as
  
  

requested

• Uphold and enforce school rules, administrative regulations, and legal/local board policies
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as
  
  

assigned

Equipment Used

Copier, facsimile, computer/peripherals, adaptive equipment

Working Conditions

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress

May be required to lift or transfer students to and from wheelchairs or assist with positioning

students with physical disabilities

Possible exposure to biological hazards, bacteria, and communicable diseases

Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling

Safety: Contribute to the prevention of accidents and injuries by observing safety rules and District

policy, practicing the principles and skills taught in safety training, wearing personal protective equipment

equipment as required, reporting injuries and incidents immediately to the supervisor, and being proactive

in the ongoing efforts to improve and maintain workplace safety.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities

Act (ADA) and foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this

job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential