Instructional Aide-Special Education Resource /Inclusion (Pool) (2025-2026 School Year)

Job Title: Aide, SPED (Resource/Inclusion) Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Campus Principal Pay Grade: 01

Works with: Students, Parents, Teachers, Days: 187

Campus Administrators, Sp. Ed. Staff

Dept./School: Campus Assigned

Primary Purpose

Help meet physical and instructional needs of individual students with disabilities inside and outside classroom. Assist with the implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEP), including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.

Prerequisites

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) in English;
• Forty-eight (48) college level hours from an accredited institution of higher education or
  
  

Associate’s Degree;

• Ability to obtain Texas Educational Aide Certification.
  
  

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to work well with parents of children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
  
  

Experience

Some years experience working with children

Major Responsibilities And Duties

• Assist assigned students according to their individual needs, including transferring to and from
  
  

wheelchairs, lifting, positioning, signing, interpreting, etc.

• Assist assigned students with physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom
  
  

needs, and personal hygiene

• Assist in managing the behavior of assigned students and intervening in crisis situations,
  
  

including restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed.

• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each assigned student’s special
  
  

medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.

• Work with assigned students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct
  
  

Instructional exercises assigned by the teacher.

• Assist assigned students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom,
  
  

including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.

• Keep the teacher informed of any special needs or problems of assigned students.
• Uphold and enforce school rules, regulations, and state and local board policy.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events
  
  

as needed.

• Monitor the safety of students with disabilities on school buses.
• Assist in loading and unloading students from school buses.
• Assist the bus driver in emergency situations.
• Assist a substitute bus driver in following the established bus route.
• Administer first aid to students on buses as needed.
• Record information on student’s pick-up and drop-off times.
• Remain with a student at the transportation area until parents pick up students.
• Bill for Medicaid services provided to students who are Medicaid eligible
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Tools/Equipment Used: Uses wheelchair lift, ramps and other equipment as required,

standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals

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

Motion: Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional

reaching

Lifting: Regular heavy lifting of students, and in emergency situations, lift injured students

(up to 180 pounds) to evacuate bus

Environment: Exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; work outside in excessive heat, cold

and humidity, intermittent noise, fumes, wind, and dust

Mental Demands: Work with multiple deadlines and frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control

under stress