Location: Johnson County Shared Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Type: Special Education

Pay: $20,091.00 - $48, 752.00

Hours Per Day: 8 hours - Pay is determined based on verified experience directly related to the position for which you are applying.

Calendar Days: Grandview ISD - 184

Grandview ISD -

Johnson County Shared Services (JCSSA)

321 Zebra Parkway

Grandview, TX 76050

Special Education Director, Angie Gonzalez
Email: agonzalez@jcssa.org
Phone Number: 817-866-3950

Reports to:

Assistant Special Education Director / Campus Principal

Primary Purpose:

To assist in the supervision, care and instruction of students in the self-contained or regular classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate
• Have met formal academic assessment, associate’s degree, or two years of study at an institution of higher learning*
• Valid educational aide certification**

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of special needs of students in assigned area
• Desire to assist students with special needs in a learning environment
• Emotional maturity and stability necessary for the specialized work involved
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively

Experience:

Some experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Performance Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff, as described by an IEP plan.

• Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.

• Help manage the behavior of assigned student(s). This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student as needed.

• Recognize differences in student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs and adapt methods and interaction according.

• Administers tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of assisting teacher in evaluating students’ progress and/or recognizing the individual needs of the student.

• Alerts the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

• Monitors and assists individual special education students in the classroom, library, playground activities, community outings, vocational sites, public transportation system, etc. for the purpose of ensuring the safety of assigned students.

• Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g. rest rooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, parking lots, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the safety and welfare of special education students.

• Provides direct instruction to students under the supervision of a certified teacher for the purpose of implementing IEP goals.

• Implements behavioral plans designed by the ARD committee for students with behavior disorders or other conditions for the purpose of assisting in meeting special education students’ needs and providing a consistent environment.

• Provides verbal and/or written feedback of observations for the purpose of assisting certified teachers for the purpose of assisting certified teachers in evaluating students.

• Administers first aid for the purpose of providing emergency or necessary care in accordance with district, state, and federal requirements.

• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.

• Participates in in-service training programs as approved.

• Maintains safe working environment and encourages colleagues to be safety minded in the performance of all school-related duties.

• Be a positive role model for students; support mission of school district.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, and administration.

• Respects the integrity of the student.

• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.

• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/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, and twisting

Motion: Frequent walking and reaching

Lifting: Frequent light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); Occasional heavy lifting (45 pounds or over) and positioning or students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting nonambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive and other classroom equipment

Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); exposure to noise; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria, communicable diseases)

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

• Required by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for aides who are providing instructional support in Title I, Part A program.

NOTICE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee occupying this position. He or she will be required to follow any/all other instructions and to perform any/all other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.