2024-2025 Special Education Assistant ALE Pool
2024-2025 Special Education Assistant ALE Pool
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Job Description
Job Title: Special Education Aide Alternative Learning Environment (ALE)
Exemption Status: Nonexempt/AtWill
Reports to: Principal and teacher(s)
Pay Grade:D4
Calendar Days: 187
Dept./School: Assigned Campus
Primary Purpose:
Help meet physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in an ALE classroom. Assist in implementation of classroom programs including selfhelp behavior management and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
High school diploma or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate
Have met formal academic assessment (TOPP Region 20 Assessment 70 associates degree or two years 48 hours) of study at an institution of higher learning
Meet criteria to obtain a valid Texas educational aide certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Ability to work with children with disabilities
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
Ability to communicate effectively
Knowledge of general office equipment
Experience:
Some experience working with children
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.
Student Management
6. Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs including transferring to and from wheelchairs; lifting; positioning; or assisting students with personal care such as feeding bathroom needs and personal hygiene.
7. Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
8. Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed.
9. Recognize differences in each students special medical physical communicative and emotional needs and adapt methods and interaction accordingly.
10. Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
11. Help supervise students throughout the school day inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom bus and playground duty.
Other
12. Maintain confidentiality.
13. Participate in staff development training programs faculty meetings and special events as assigned.
14. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
15. Performs other jobrelated duties as may be assigned by the campus principal or designee.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment; other specialized and adaptive equipment used by students
Posture: Frequent standing; kneeling/squatting bending/stooping pushing/pulling and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking and reaching
Lifting: Frequent light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); Occasional heavy lifting 45 pounds or over) and positioning or students with physical disabilities controlling behavior through physical restraint assisting nonambulatory students and lifting and moving adaptive and other classroom equipment
Environment: Work inside and outside (exposure to sun heat cold and inclement weather); exposure to noise; exposure to biological hazards (bacteria communicable diseases)
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress
*Required by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for aides who are providing instructional support in Title I Part A program.
The Harlandale Independent School District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion gender national origin age disability military status genetic information or on any other basis prohibited by law.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Full-Time
