Special Education Support Aide

About the Employer

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/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
• CPI Certification once employed

Additional Qualification for Title I Campus

• College hours, 48 minimum or a score of 464 on the Parapro Test

Primary Purpose

Clerical and student-care assistance as assigned

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist special education teachers in implementing instructional program for students.
• Assist in collecting data and maintaining confidential student records and charts for determining student progress.
• Assist with self-care of students including toileting, bathing, feeding, etc.
• Assist in implementing activities recommended by support and related service personnel.
• Assist in implementing behavior intervention strategies
• Assist in implementing recommended assistive technology devices to support programming.
• Assist in carrying out all activities as described in the student's IEP under the supervision of the classroom teacher.
• Assist teachers in preparing and duplicating instructional materials.
• Assist with maintaining/cleaning equipment need for student program.
• Assist in providing non-medical procedures such as tube feeding and other interventions as necessary for the student.
• Assist all students as needed in special education.
• Other shared duties as assigned.
• Provide personal care as identified in applicable student IEPs.

Equipment Used

• Personal computer, copier, printer, calculator, laminator, smart board, ovens, dishwashers, microwave, washer/dryer, radio communication equipment.
• Adaptive equipment: wheelchair, wheelchair lifts, wheelchair restraints, ramps, locks, electric changing table, Hoyer lift, various physical therapy equipment, assistive technology including voice output devices, gastrointestinal tube.

Working Conditions

• Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions.
• Moderate standing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students.
• Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment.
• Lift moderate weight (15-44 pounds) and carry light weight (15 pounds).
• May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities;
• Control behavior through physical restraint; and assist non-ambulatory students.
• Exposed to biological hazards, body fluids and communicable diseases and chemical hazards.
• Exposure to noise.