Special Education Aide

About the Employer

Job Title: Aide - SPED - Rise -
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Reports to: Principal
Duty Days: 187 days
Wage/Hour Status: Non-exempt
Pay Grade: IS03
Updated: June 2025

Qualifications:
* College hours for Title I campus: 48 required or a score of 464 on the Parapro Test
* College hours 15 or High School Diploma or GED (with a passing score of 464 on the Parapro Test) for Non-Title I campus
* Communicate and work with students with disabilities
* Maintain effective working relationships
* Minimum clerical skills
* Good physical and emotional condition
* Work with confidential material and student records
* Paraprofessional Educational Aide II Certificate required once employed

Additional Qualification for Title I Campus: College hours for Title I campus: 48 required or a score of 464 on the Parapro Test

Primary Purpose:
To provide instructional and behavioral assistance to students served in the Rise Program.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist in implementing all elements of the Rise Program
* Assist in maintaining accurate records of students in the Rise Program
* Assist in implementing behavior management strategies
* Assist in maintaining student records and charts for determining student progress
* Assist in providing re-orientation and instruction to students in the Rise classroom
* Assist in monitoring student behaviors
* Obtain and maintain certification in CPI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
* Other shared duties as assigned
* Provide personal care as identified in applicable student IEPs.

Equipment Used:
* Wheelchair lift, ramps, personal computer, copier, and audiovisual equipment.

Working Conditions:
* Maintain emotional control under stress
* Moderate standing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students
* Exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases
* Exposure to verbal and physical aggression by students.

Note: The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be required.