BES: Special Education Aide; Life Skills

Overview

BES:
Special Education Aide (Life Skills) #1926 – Crosby Independent School District, Barrett Elementary School, Crosby, Texas.

Job location:

Barrett Elementary School, Crosby, TX. This position is also posted in Crosby ISD.

Job : 5829317

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 13, 2026

Starting Date: Jul 28, 2026

Job Title: Special Education Aide (Life Skills)

Reports to: Principal/Special Ed Director and Teacher(s)

Days to Work: 176/10 Months

Pay Grade: C/T: 2 ($14.50 - $20.86) (Depends on Years of Experience)

Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt

Dept./School: Barrett Elementary School

Date Revised: 6/5/03; 11/1/11; 05/2020; 06/2023

Report Date: July 28, 2026

Application process: Internal applicants must complete the online internal application; substitutes applying for a full-time job must complete an external application.

Support the special education teacher in meeting the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special education setting. Assist in implementing classroom programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instructional activities. Work under the general supervision of the principal and the immediate direction of a certified teacher.

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED
• 48 college hours or pass CISD district test
• Valid Texas educational aide certificate (application process for certificate is after hire)

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment

Experience:

• Some experience working with children

Other:

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the administration may find appropriate and acceptable

Instructional Support

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

Student Management

• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, diapering, and personal hygiene.
• Help manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises as assigned by the teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom (lunchroom, bus, and playground duty).
• Keep the teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

Other

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• None.

• Wheelchair lift, ramp, personal computer, copier, and audiovisual equipment.

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; regular heavy lifting of students.
• Biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

The Crosby Independent School District, in compliance with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other statutes, seeks to provide equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of a medical condition, disability, or any other legally protected status.

This policy extends to employment and all programs and activities conducted by the district. For further information, contact the Office of the Superintendent, Crosby Independent School District, 14670 FM 2100, Crosby, TX 77532.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Full-Time

Salary
: $14.50 to $20.86 Per Hour

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Donna Fontenot
• PO Box 2009
• Crosby, Texas
• Phone:
• Email: dfontenot

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