County-Wide Special Education Aide Continuous -Pisgah feeder pattern

Jackson County Board of Education announces the following vacancies. Applications should be submitted through the Hire True Website. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Location:

County-wide; located in the Pisgah High School feeder pattern. Potential locations include:
Pisgah High, Rosalie.

Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting or positioning, personal care such as feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene. Manage student behavior by intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous behavior as needed. Gather behavior data and maintain knowledge of students’ Individualized Education Plans, performing duties in compliance with those plans.

Work with individual students or small groups to support the development of motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher. Participate in daily and long‑range lesson planning and activity planning.

Assume responsibility for learning about and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs. Supervise children during play periods to ensure their safety and inform teachers when special needs for individual students arise. Assist with field trips and other similar experiences. Help teachers prepare instructional materials and classroom displays. Escort or assist children between classes as needed. Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.

Perform playground, lunch, and bus duty as assigned by the campus Principal or designee.

Notify the school at least 24 hours in advance of anticipated personal leave and as soon as possible when sick leave is needed. Obtain a substitute when absent unless other arrangements have been made with the principal. Attend Individual Education Plan meetings as necessary. Maintain the confidentiality of all special education records, knowledge of and follow the Alabama Educators’ Code of Ethics, and perform any other essential functions assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

• Alabama high school diploma or its equivalent
• Completion of ACT Work Keys or documentation of at least eighteen hours of post‑secondary coursework

Jackson County Salary Matrix.

June 23, 2026, through May 27, 2027, or until filled.

Jackson County Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer. No person shall be denied employment, re‑employment, advancement, or evaluated, nor shall be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity, on the basis of sex, age, marital status, religion, belief, national origin, ethnic group, or disability.