Special Education Self-Contained Instructional Aide - High School

Position Details

Position Type:
Support Staff/ Instructional Aide Special Education

Date Posted: 10/20/2025

Location:

Prospective Campus

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Help meet physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a self‑contained classroom. Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self‑help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervisor of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher.

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Meet state certification requirements
• Minimum 48 college hours
• Demonstrated interest in and aptitude for the work to be performed.
• Work well with students with disabilities
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Follow written and verbal directives

• Assist under the supervision of the Special Education teacher with the arrival and departure of students.
• Prepare for classroom activities under the direction of the Special Education teacher. Keep classroom displays acceptable, keep classroom clean, have instructional materials ready to use as needed by teacher.
• Work with individual or small groups of handicapped students to reinforce lessons/activities initially introduced by the teacher and to assist with classroom experiments, demonstrations, etc.
• Assist with any remedial drills, reading or storytelling keeping accurate records of student progress and performance.
• Help students take care of physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs and personal hygiene.
• Help manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining a student who becomes a danger to himself/herself and others.
• Assist and intervene in situations such as prevention of self‑abusive and aggressive behaviors through use of District Crisis Management training.
• Help students follow teachers’ instructions through physical management such as prevention of self‑abusive and/or aggressive behaviors in which students may engage.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative and emotional needs.
• Work with assigned student or small group of students to develop Fine/Gross and social motor skills, and conduct exercise activities assigned by the teacher.
• Assist assigned students throughout the school day, inside and outside classroom including lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Assist students during transition from class to class.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.
• Keep documentation of students’ medical procedures, behavior patterns, etc.
• Participate in staff development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other work‑related duties as assigned by Special Education teacher.
• Uphold and enforce school rules, administrative regulations, and state and local board policy.
• Constant walking, standing, and movement to ensure safety and well‑being of students in large open areas such as playgrounds, gyms, football fields, shop areas, etc.
• Physical activity, modeling, and directing instruction in front of large group settings of students in order to define/model expected and appropriate behaviors.
• Lifting, carrying, or pulling of instructional equipment such as balls, instruments, cases, tools, etc. which are necessary to the instructional delivery of the lesson.
• Exposure to various climate settings and temperatures relative to classroom instruction within/outside school building/facility.

Equipment used:
Wheelchairs, wheelchair lifts, feeding tubes, use of bus ramps. Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment; for P.E. teachers: automated external defibrillator (AED).

Posture:
Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.

Motion:
Frequent walking.

Lifting:
Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); may lift and move textbooks and classroom equipment.

Environment:
Work inside, may work outside; regular exposure to noise.

Mental Demands:
Maintain emotional control under stress; work prolonged or irregular hours.

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