What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPED Aide ABLE I position at Pasadena Independent School District?
JOB TITLE: SPED ABLE I Aide (former ABLE/PABLE)
DUTY DAYS: 185
PAY GRADE: C03
STARTING SALARY : $ 127.88/DAY
Primary Purpose
To work under the supervision of the special education teacher and assist in the special education student's daily training program; the aide may possibly help with the feeding, lifting, and individualized care of special education students; the aide may assist with daily instructional and non-instructional activities, including student management
Qualifications
Education:
Copier, typewriter,computer,telephone,cooking utensils,various household appliances, computer based learning tools, DVD/VCR and TV, reading machines, other specialized equipment pertinent to specific handicapping conditions
Working Conditions
Mental Demands:
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal); maintain emotional control under stress
Physical Demands / Environmental Factors
Ability to hear and place the location of sounds; ability to see and close up, at a distance and peripherally; ability to lift and carry 50 lbs; ability to push and or pull 100 lbs.
DUTY DAYS: 185
PAY GRADE: C03
STARTING SALARY : $ 127.88/DAY
Primary Purpose
To work under the supervision of the special education teacher and assist in the special education student's daily training program; the aide may possibly help with the feeding, lifting, and individualized care of special education students; the aide may assist with daily instructional and non-instructional activities, including student management
Qualifications
Education:
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate
- PAC Test (No Child Left Behind) / 48 College Hours
- Bilingual Test (if applicable)
- Ability to work with special needs students
- Ability to work with students without direct supervision
- Ability to understand and implement requirements as stated in an Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.)
- Ability to deal with students in a fair but firm manner
- Ability to restrain disruptive students
- Ability to work in a stressful situation
- Ability to maintain confidentiality issues
- Previous work experience with children
- Assist teacher in routine classroom management duties
- Assist in preparing instructional materials
- Assist in maintaining classroom environment and supplies
- Assist students in homework preparation, test taking
- Modify teacher's assignments, tests, and other instructional entities
- Maintain records, files and other pertinent documents on each student
- Communicate students' needs to faculty and staff
- Assist in maintaining a safe environment for students, faculty, staff
- Assist in implementing student's behavior management plan
- Assist in the loading and unloading of the school buses
- Participate in the activities involved with physical education classes
- Assist with individual student's personal hygiene needs
- Feed or assist students in feeding themselves
- Lift, move, and position students in a variety of settings
- Be aware of student's various medical concerns
- Escort students to different locations in the building
- Monitor students during various activities during the school day
- Be able to work with any student as determined by the student’s I.E.P.
- File various documents in students’ folders
- Assist in orienting students to class schedule each semester
- Obtain any necessary textbooks for different programs
- Perform other duties as determined by the special education teacher or the principal
Copier, typewriter,computer,telephone,cooking utensils,various household appliances, computer based learning tools, DVD/VCR and TV, reading machines, other specialized equipment pertinent to specific handicapping conditions
Working Conditions
Mental Demands:
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal); maintain emotional control under stress
Physical Demands / Environmental Factors
Ability to hear and place the location of sounds; ability to see and close up, at a distance and peripherally; ability to lift and carry 50 lbs; ability to push and or pull 100 lbs.
Salary : $128