Killeen ISD · 4 months ago
Self-Contained Aide II (Structured Learning Center)
Killeen ISD is seeking a Self-Contained Aide II to assist special education teachers in achieving teaching and behavioral objectives. The role involves working with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning, assisting with special strategies, and supporting students in various activities under the direction of teachers.
EducationHigher EducationPrimary Education
Responsibilities
Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an empathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities
Operates and cares for equipment and instructional materials, as assigned by the teacher
Helps student’s master equipment including supplementary equipment and instructional materials, as assigned by the teacher
Performs physical exercises/activities with students under the direction of the occupational therapists, physical therapists, or the adaptive P.E. teacher
Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling
Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
Assists students in the library, media center, or computer lab
Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by the teacher
Helps students with their clothing
Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines
Assists with wash-up and toilet routines, including diapering and catheterization, if necessary
Serves as the chief source for information and help with any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the teacher
Checks and records student attendance
Assists the teacher in the implementation of students’ behavior plans, following all procedures as outlined in the IEP
Prepares, administers, and grades examinations under supervision of the teacher
Performs other such tasks as may be assigned by special education teacher or principal
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) certificate and two years verifiable experience as an education aide or other related experience as approved by the district; or 15 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or other related experience as approved by the district
Elementary and Secondary School Requirements /Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Campuses: Title I campus requires 48 hours of accredited college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or two years verifiable experience as an educational aide or other related experience as approved by the district
State Board for Educator Certification for Educational Aide II
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to write correspondence
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, other employees of the organization, and parents
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Ability to implement specific program guidelines after training
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
The employee is occasionally required to sit
The employee must frequently lift and carry 15-44 pounds and occasionally lift or carry 45 pounds and over
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus