Special Education Instructional Aide - iSchool University Park - Houston, TX

div div div div div div div div div div pstrongRole Mission:/strong/p pstrongnbsp;/strong/p pspan style="font-weight: 400;"ResponsiveEdrsquo;s Special EducationInstructional Aidenbsp;position is ideal for a candidate looking to gain valuable experience in Special Education teaching. Special EducationInstructional Aidesnbsp;support the Special Education teacher as they work with students who have a wide range of learning, cognitive, emotional, and physical disabilities to support their academic needs.nbsp;/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-weight: 400;"nbsp;/span/p pstrongWhat Yoursquo;ll Do:/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the classroom teacher and campus administration./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the students and monitor their progress./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Provide support for individual students inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists, social workers, occupational and physical therapists./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist classroom teachers with maintaining student records./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in scheduling Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings and Individual Evaluations/Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED) ensuring that all timeline requirements are met./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist in acquiring contracted service providers as needed./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ensure that student progress is evaluated on a regular basis, and that the findings are used to make special education services more effective./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Update and send IEP Report Cards to parents at the same time that the general report cards are sent./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Plan the necessary time, resources, and materials to support general education teachers in accomplishing educational goals of students receiving special education services./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ensure compliance with all state mandated assessments and alternative assessments, including their selection and administration./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Assist the campus administrator with the Response to Intervention process./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Seek assistance as needed from IDEA Coordination supervisor./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Demonstrate support for the campus's student management policies and assist with behavior management strategies as they relate to students with disabilities./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, teachers, and administrators./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Implement ResponsiveEdrsquo;s Special Education school board policies, procedures, and operational guidelines./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Compile and maintain all reports, records, and other documents required by law and/or the Director of Special Education./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Perform special projects, during and after normal business hours, and other duties as assigned. NOTE: After normal business hours may include, but is not limited to, Saturday Mandatory State Tutorials./span/li /ul pstrongWhat Yoursquo;ll Bring:nbsp;/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"A passion for students, especially students with disabilities./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability and patience to work interactively with students, especially students with disabilities./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Working knowledge of and compliance with federal and state special education law./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Working knowledge of and compliance with individualized services for students with disabilities./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Knowledge of and compliance with the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Knowledge of the development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Knowledge of and compliance with Transition./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Strong computer skills to implement multiple and diverse programs./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Excellent verbal and written communication skills./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Learn and implement teaching curriculum software programs and instruct students on utilization./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Communicate effectively with all levels of students with disabilities, parents, administrative staff, and Campus Directors./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to effectively interpret policy, procedures, and student data such as diagnostic test results, state assessments scoring, transcripts, and grade point average./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to transition with district, campus, and/or department changes./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to communicate effectively with and receive guidance from supervisors/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;"span style="font-weight: 400;"Manage multiple priorities effectively./span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pstrongEducation and Experience:/strong/p p style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline !important;"nbsp;/p p style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline !important;"emPrior to providing services, Special Educationnbsp;Instructional Aidesnbsp;must meet the following requirements:/em/p br style="font-size: 10pt;" / ul style="font-size: 10pt;" liMust be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate;nbsp;/li liHave experience working with students or parents as approved by the employing superintendent/li liHave satisfied strongONE /strongof the following requirements:nbsp;/li ul liHave three creditable years of experience as either an Educational Aide I or II/li liHave 30 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis on child growth and development or related subject areas/li liCompletion of an Education Service CenterInstructional Aidenbsp;certification coursenbsp;/li /ul /ul /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div