id='p7956_'>7956- Elementary Special Education Aide-ECSE JobID: 7956
Position Type:
Para - Instructional/Paraprofessional Instructional
Date Posted:
6/29/2026
Location:
Meador Elementary School
Date Available:
08/04/2026
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JOB TITLE: Special Education Aide
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