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Instructional Aide-Special Education Resource /Inclusion (Pool) (2025-2026 School Year)

@ San Benito CISD
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San Benito, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:assisting students, managing behavior, loading buses
Requirements Summary:High School Diploma or GED; 48 college hours or Associate’s Degree;Texas Educational Aide Certification; ability to work with families of students with disabilities; follow instructions; assist with physical and behavioral needs.
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    Instructional Aide-Special Education Resource /Inclusion (Pool) (2025-2026 School Year) JobID: 2714
  • Position Type:
      Instructional Aide/Instructional Aide

  • Date Posted:
      5/27/2025

  • Location:
      San Benito CISD

  • Closing Date:
      Until Position is Filled

    •   Additional Information:  Show/Hide
    Job Title:         Aide, SPED (Resource/Inclusion)                              Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
    Reports to:      Campus Principal                                                   Pay Grade:  01
    Works with:    Students, Parents, Teachers,                                    Days: 187
                            Campus Administrators, Sp. Ed. Staff
     
    Dept./School:  Campus Assigned                                               


    Primary Purpose:

    Help meet physical and instructional needs of individual students with disabilities inside and outside classroom. Assist with the implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEP), including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher. 

    Prerequisites:

     
    • High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) in English;
    • Forty-eight (48) college level hours from an accredited institution of higher education or
    Associate’s Degree;
    • Ability to obtain Texas Educational Aide Certification.
     
    Special Knowledge/Skills:
     
    • Ability to work well with parents of children with disabilities
    • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
     
    Experience:
    Some years experience working with children

    Major Responsibilities and Duties:

     
    1. Assist assigned students according to their individual needs, including transferring to and from
    wheelchairs, lifting, positioning, signing, interpreting, etc.
     
    1. Assist assigned students with physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom
    needs, and personal hygiene
     
    1. Assist in managing the behavior of assigned students and intervening in crisis situations,
    including restraining disruptive or dangerous students as needed.
     
    1. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each assigned student’s special
    medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
     
    1. Work with assigned students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct
    Instructional exercises assigned by the teacher.
     
    1. Assist assigned students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom,
    including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
    1. Keep the teacher informed of any special needs or problems of assigned students.
     
    1. Uphold and enforce school rules, regulations, and state and local board policy.
     
    1. Maintain confidentiality.
     
    1. Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events
    as needed.
     
    1. Monitor the safety of students with disabilities on school buses.
    2. Assist in loading and unloading students from school buses.
    3. Assist the bus driver in emergency situations.
    4. Assist a substitute bus driver in following the established bus route.
    5. Administer first aid to students on buses as needed.
    6. Record information on student’s pick-up and drop-off times.
    7. Remain with a student at the transportation area until parents pick up students.
    8. Bill for Medicaid services provided to students who are Medicaid eligible
    9. Performs all other duties as assigned.
     
    Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
     
    Tools/Equipment Used:  Uses wheelchair lift, ramps and other equipment as required,
    standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals
     
    Posture:  Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling
     
    Motion:  Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional
    reaching
     
    Lifting:  Regular heavy lifting of students, and in emergency situations, lift injured students
    (up to 180 pounds) to evacuate bus
     
    Environment:  Exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; work outside in excessive heat, cold
    and humidity, intermittent noise, fumes, wind, and dust
     
    Mental Demands:  Work with multiple deadlines and frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control
    under stress