Special Education Aide - Pathways at Everman ISD

Qualifications:

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Support:

1. Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
2. Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
3. Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
4. Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
5. Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
6. Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher
7. Support assigned students in all settings including general education classrooms.
8. Assist with administration and scoring of objective testing instruments or work assignments.   

Student Management:

9. Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
10. Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
11. Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
12. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
13. Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
14. Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.   

Other:

15. Ride with the students on the buses as assigned.
16. Maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct in all areas of work.
17. Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
18. Punctuality in all areas.
19. Maintain a positive attitude.
20. Serve as a positive role model for all students.
21. Reliability in all areas of work.
22. All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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