Bacteria, Communication Skills, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Faculty Administration, Heavy Lifting, High School Diploma, Infectious Diseases, Inventory Management, Office Equipment, Personal Care, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Record Keeping, Reporting Skills, Special Education, Special Needs, Staff Development, Staff Training, Student Conduct, Training Program, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Materials, Writing Skills
Tuloso-Midway ISD - Special Education Paraprofessional Pool PK-12
Special Education Paraprofessional Pool PK-12
Tuloso-Midway ISD
9760 La Branch
Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Auxiliary - Position - Classroom Aide - Secondary
Job Number: 0000764281
Start Date: [Not Specified]
Open Date: 03/18/2026
Closing Date: [Not Specified]
Attachments:
Job Title: Special Education Paraprofessional
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Reports to: Principal and Teachers
Revised: 08/2023
Dept./School Assigned Campus: District Wide
Primary Purpose:
Help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special education setting. Assist in implementation of classroom programs including self-help behavior management and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.
Qualifications:
- Education: High school diploma or GED
- Certification: Associates degree (two years of study at an institution of higher learning) or TOPS training; 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
- Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
- Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
- Help with inventory care and maintenance of equipment.
- Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
- Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
Student Management
- Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting or positioning.
- Assist students with physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
- Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
- Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each students special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
- Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
- Help supervise students throughout the school day inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
- Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
Other
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
- Attendance is necessary for the job function.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None.
Equipment Used: Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier, and audiovisual equipment.
Working Conditions:
- Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Physical Demands: Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students.
- Environmental Factors: Biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhausted list of responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Additional Job Information:
- Working Days: 187
- Classroom Para pay range: $14.50 - $16.95
- SPED-Pass Adaptive ED ECSE ISS Base pay range: $15.50 - $18.13
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Education Service Center Region 2