SPED Aide ABLE II

Company: Pasadena Independent School District
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 23, 2025

Job Description:

Position Type:
Para - Instructional/Paraprofessional Instructional

Date Posted:
1/24/2025

Location:
Stuchbery Elementary School
JOB TITLE: SPED Aide ABLE II

DUTY DAYS: 185

PAY GRADE: C03

SALARY SCHEDULE: Click for Salary Schedule

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

To work under the supervision of the special education teacher and assist in the special education student's daily training program; the aide may possibly help with the feeding, lifting, and individualized care of special education students; the aide may assist with daily instructional and non-instructional activities, including student management

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate
• PAC Test (No Child Left Behind) / 48 College Hours
• Bilingual Test (if applicable)
  Special Knowledge / Skills:
  
  • Ability to work with special needs students
  • Ability to work with students without direct supervision
  • Ability to understand and implement requirements as stated in an Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.)
  • Ability to deal with students in a fair but firm manner
  • Ability to restrain disruptive students
  • Ability to work in a stressful situation
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality issues
    Experience:
    
    • Previous work experience with children
      MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
      
      
    • Assist teacher in routine classroom management duties
    • Assist in preparing instructional materials
    • Assist in maintaining classroom environment and supplies
    • Assist students in homework preparation, test taking
    • Modify teacher's assignments, tests, and other instructional entities
    • Maintain records, files and other pertinent documents on each student
    • Communicate students' needs to faculty and staff
    • Assist in maintaining a safe environment for students, faculty, staff
    • Assist in implementing student's behavior management plan
    • Assist in the loading and unloading of the school buses
    • Participate in the activities involved with physical education classes
    • Assist with individual student's personal hygiene needs
    • Feed or assist students in feeding themselves
    • Lift, move, and position students in a variety of settings
    • Be aware of student's various medical concerns
    • Escort students to different locations in the building
    • Monitor students during various activities during the school day
    • Be able to work with any student as determined by the student's I.E.P.
    • File various documents in students' folders
    • Assist in orienting students to class schedule each semester
    • Obtain any necessary textbooks for different programs
    • Perform other duties as determined by the special education teacher or the principal
      EQUIPMENT USED:
      
      Copier, typewriter,computer,telephone,cooking utensils,various household appliances, computer based learning tools, DVD/VCR and TV, reading machines, other specialized equipment pertinent to specific handicapping conditions
      
      WORKING CONDITIONS:
      
      Mental Demands:
      
      Ability to communicate effectively (verbal); maintain emotional control under stress
      
      Physical Demands / Environmental Factors:
      
      Ability to hear and place the location of sounds; ability to see and close up, at a distance and peripherally; ability to lift and carry 50 lbs; ability to push and or pull 100 lbs.

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