Special Education Multi-Disabled Transition Aide
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Child Development/Support, School Counseling & Student Support
Special Education Multi-Disabled Transition Aide
Lee County Schools - AL Smiths Station High School - Smiths Station, Alabama
Job : 5800426.
Final date to receive applications: Jul 10, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time).
Posted: Jun 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC).
Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026.
Position Type: Full-Time.
Salary: $28,113 to $30,346 Per Year.
Job Category: Special Education >
Special Education Assistant.
Job Goal: To work closely with one or a few handicapped students for more than 50% of the school day to provide physical help and emotional support to gain full benefits from the district’s special education program.
Qualifications- Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
- A high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) and one of the following:
- Completion of 48 semester hours at an accredited college or university; or
- An associate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with at least 64 semester hours of study or two years of coursework; or
- An appropriate score on the ACT Work Keys Paraprofessional Assessment Tests to meet the required federal standards under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
- Experience working with children in an educational setting preferred.
- Must meet the suitability criteria for employment as required by the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. .
- Demonstrated aptitude for successful completion of the assigned task.
- Board may find alternatives to the above qualifications as appropriate.
Background Check
Required:
Upon offer of employment, employees will submit fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
School Principal and Director of Special Education.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Attend on a regular and predictable basis.
- Complete assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
- Uphold Board policies, including the anti‑harassment program.
- Work in a cooperative manner with students, teachers, staff, supervisors, and the public.
- Work effectively and efficiently under time and productivity standards.
- Assist with implementation of occupational therapy and/or physical therapy recommendations as appropriate.
- Assist students with feeding and other associated self‑help skills.
- Assist student with toileting needs (including changing diapers, transferring from chair/mat to toilet and back, student clean‑up after toileting, etc.).
- Assist student with personal hygiene self‑help skills (e.g., brushing teeth, combing hair, cleaning up body fluids: nose/mouth, etc.).
- Assist/support student with mobility around school campus.
- Assist with transportation of assistive technology devices around school campus.
- Hear the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them.
- Perform simple errands and tasks for student(s), such as sharpening pencils, carrying lunch trays, and the like.
- Under supervision of the special education teacher, work with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- Accompany the student(s) to whom assigned when trips to the office or to the school nurse are necessary.
- Establish a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
- Serve as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
- Participate in in‑service training programs, as assigned.
- Perform any other relevant assignment to assist in the efficiency and effectiveness of the classroom.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move a minimum of 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Duties include standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; talking or hearing. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel,…
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