Special Education Aide at Horry County Schools

 Job Title:   Special Education Paraprofessional
Supervisor:  Principal
Terms of Employment:  185 days

Job Summary
Position provides assistance to teachers in the daily instruction and care of eligible students with disabilities.   As a paraprofessional, the employee works under the direction of the teacher to monitor and address the instructional, personal, and behavioral needs of students.   Although responsible to the teacher(s) to whose classrooms he/she is assigned, the individual's overall performance is evaluated by the principal. Employees are subject to reassignment at any time by the building principal in consultation with the District Office to meet the changing needs of students with disabilities within the District.

Essential Duties

1. Assists with the implementation of students' with disabilities Individualized Education Programs under the direction of the classroom teacher(s) and/or service provider(s)
2. Assists with individual or small group instruction developed and supervised by the teacher in the assigned class(es) including but not limited to teaching, re-teaching and reviewing lessons, asking questions and prompting students and/or guiding independent work
3. Attends to the needs of students with disabilities that may include personal hygiene, lifting, feeding, toileting, monitoring supportive medical equipment, i.e., walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
4. facilitating the use of assistive technology
5. Escorts and supervises students not limited to daily arrival and school departure, transitions between classes, the playground, cafeteria, and off-site learning activities
6. Collects, charts, and reports student performance data to teachers
7. Performs general clerical tasks for assigned classroom, including maintaining student records (i.e., data books, portfolios, assignment folders)
8. Distributes, and collects instructional materials and reports
9. Assists with behavioral management programs in the classroom and implements behavior intervention plans and/or plans for independence for individual students
10. Participates in designated staff development. Paraprofessionals who may be required to physically restrain students to ensure their safety and the safety of others will be provided appropriate staff development
11. Maintains bulletin boards and classroom supply inventories, as appropriate
12. Provides ABA therapy, as appropriate. Paraprofessionals who provide this related service are required to participate in ongoing, supplemental staff development
13. Serves as an educational team member who collaborates and supports the efforts of school staff and the needs of all students with disabilities

• 60 college credit hours from an accredited college
• Associate degree
• Passing score on the Work Keys or ParaPro  

• read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;
• write routine reports and correspondence;
• communicate effectively; 
• apply common sense in the delivery, understanding and following instructions in written, oral, or diagram form;
• add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; and
• compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 40 pounds
• Sufficiently mobile to ensure the safety of students
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment.   
Duties may be conducted in work-related community settings and/or occasionally performed on study trips away from the school.   This position requires 7.5 hours with no unencumbered lunch.

Pay Grade:  103-104
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Position Type:
  Special Education/Aide - Special Education

Date Posted:
  10/3/2025

Location:
  Homewood Elementary

Closing Date:
  10/10/2025

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 Job Title:   Special Education Paraprofessional
Supervisor:  Principal
Terms of Employment:  185 days

Job Summary
Position provides assistance to teachers in the daily instruction and care of eligible students with disabilities.   As a paraprofessional, the employee works under the direction of the teacher to monitor and address the instructional, personal, and behavioral needs of students.   Although responsible to the teacher(s) to whose classrooms he/she is assigned, the individual's overall performance is evaluated by the principal. Employees are subject to reassignment at any time by the building principal in consultation with the District Office to meet the changing needs of students with disabilities within the District.

Essential Duties

1. Assists with the implementation of students' with disabilities Individualized Education Programs under the direction of the classroom teacher(s) and/or service provider(s)
2. Assists with individual or small group instruction developed and supervised by the teacher in the assigned class(es) including but not limited to teaching, re-teaching and reviewing lessons, asking questions and prompting students and/or guiding independent work
3. Attends to the needs of students with disabilities that may include personal hygiene, lifting, feeding, toileting, monitoring supportive medical equipment, i.e., walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
4. facilitating the use of assistive technology
5. Escorts and supervises students not limited to daily arrival and school departure, transitions between classes, the playground, cafeteria, and off-site learning activities
6. Collects, charts, and reports student performance data to teachers
7. Performs general clerical tasks for assigned classroom, including maintaining student records (i.e., data books, portfolios, assignment folders)
8. Distributes, and collects instructional materials and reports
9. Assists with behavioral management programs in the classroom and implements behavior intervention plans and/or plans for independence for individual students
10. Participates in designated staff development. Paraprofessionals who may be required to physically restrain students to ensure their safety and the safety of others will be provided appropriate staff development
11. Maintains bulletin boards and classroom supply inventories, as appropriate
12. Provides ABA therapy, as appropriate. Paraprofessionals who provide this related service are required to participate in ongoing, supplemental staff development
13. Serves as an educational team member who collaborates and supports the efforts of school staff and the needs of all students with disabilities

Other Duties
Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator.

Job Specifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required)
 
Candidate must meet the requirements for a Paraprofessional: You must have one of the following:

• 60 college credit hours from an accredited college
• Associate degree
• Passing score on the Work Keys or ParaPro  

Knowledge, skills and abilities of this job include the following:

• read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;
• write routine reports and correspondence;
• communicate effectively; 
• apply common sense in the delivery, understanding and following instructions in written, oral, or diagram form;
• add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; and
• compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.

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Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms; walk; sit; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl. Duties may involve risk resulting from attending to students' behavioral, physical or sanitation/hygiene needs. 

Additional physical requirements include the following:

• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 40 pounds
• Sufficiently mobile to ensure the safety of students
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment.   
Duties may be conducted in work-related community settings and/or occasionally performed on study trips away from the school.   This position requires 7.5 hours with no unencumbered lunch.

Pay Grade:  103-104
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Position Type:
  Special Education/School Psychologist

Date Posted:
  6/6/2025

Location:
  Multi-School

Closing Date:
  Until filled

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Job Title:        School Psychologist
Supervisor:  Director of Special Education
Terms of Employment:  205 days

Job Summary: 
Provide comprehensive, effective school psychological services in an accountable, ethical manner so that the needs of students are addressed and met.

Essential Duties

1. Coordinates initial psychological evaluations and the scheduling of multifactored evaluation/IEPs committee meetings within state and federal time mandates.
2. Chairs multifactored evaluation/IEP committee meetings in assigned schools concerning referred students in order to ensure that state and federal guidelines are followed and to interpret the multifactored evaluation data and participate in decision-making concerning appropriate educational placement and programs.
3. Monitors and coordinates the submission of referrals required for triennial multifactored evaluation within required timelines.
4. Assesses difficulties or referred students through appropriate testing and diagnostic practices and completes multifactored reports which may include remedial/corrective procedures for students with identified academic/behavioral problems.
5. Confers with principals, teachers and parents as needed, as a member of the School RtI DataTeam at assigned schools, as appropriate.
6. Plans and conducts staff development programs for teachers, principals, parents and other district personnel.
7. Consults with teachers, parents and administrators concerning students with disabilities, as needed.
8. Attends professional meetings and conferences to keep abreast of promising new practices, current trends, legal issues and other areas of professional growth.
9. Facilitates or conducts individual and/or group counseling, if appropriately trained.

Other Duties
Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.

Job Specifications
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required)

•   Employee must have a Valid SC Certification as a School Psychologist II or III.

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• RtI Team Experience.
• Experience in administrating/interpreting diagnostic assessments.
• Licensure as a Psycho-educational Specialist (LPES)

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms; walk; sit; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl.  

Additional physical requirements include the following:

• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 40 pounds;
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus;
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry;
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; and
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

Pay Grade:  033

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This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.  Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.

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