What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aide - Special Education position at WOLFE ELEMENTARY?
Reports To: Principal
Duty Days: 187 Days
Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Grade: IS03
Updated: 06/2025
Qualifications:
Bilingual may be required for respective positions
College hours for Title I campus 48 required or a score of 464 on the ParaPro test
College hours 15 or high school diploma or GED (with a passing score of 464 on the ParaPro test) for Non-Title I campus
Communicate and work with students
Maintain effective working relationships
Minimum clerical skills
Good physical and emotional condition
Work with confidential material
Paraprofessional Educational Aide II certificate required once employed
Please Note: Additional Qualification for Title I Campus:
College hours, 48 minimum or a score of 464 on the ParaPro test
Primary Purpose:
Assist the teacher with instructional needs as appropriate
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist teachers with the preparation, implementation, and data collection of student academic, behavioral, and functional goals, accommodations, modifications, and delivery of supports
- Deliver accommodations, modifications, and other supports to students with special education services in whole group, small group, or individually, as described in the IEP.
- Assist teachers with classroom management and behavioral plans. Perform other duties as assigned.
- Maintain confidential student records.
- Other SHARS Duties as assigned.
- Provide Personal Care as identified in applicable student IEPs.
Working Conditions:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist nonambulatory students. Expose to biological hazards.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.