Deaf Education Assistant - Life Skills (Vanston) - Full-time

ul class="postingsList" id="p2323_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Deaf Education Assistant - Life Skills (Vanston)/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 2323 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('2323','Paraprofessional - Campus','Special Education Assistant')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Paraprofessional - Campus//spanspan class="normal"Special Education Assistant/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"8/20/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Vanston Middle School/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText2323_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText2323_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"br strongInstructional Support Compensation Plan/strongbr strongSalary Range: /strong$17.00 - $20.59 per/Hourbr strongShift Type: /strongFull-Timebr strongWage/Hour Status: /strongNon-Exemptbr strongReports To:nbsp;/strongPrincipal/Coordinator - Deaf Educationbr nbsp; hrstrongEMPLOYMENT BEGINS:/strongnbsp;As soon as possiblenbsp; hrbr strongPRIMARY PURPOSE:/strong ulliTo assist the Deaf education teacher in providing for the physical and instructional needs of students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in a Special Education and General Education setting. Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/li /ul strongQUALIFICATIONS: /strongbr Education/Certification:ulliHigh School Diploma/GED/li liTexas Educational Aide Certificate/li /ul strongSPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:/strong ulliWork collaboratively with others/li liWork well with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearingnbsp;nbsp;/li liAbility to follow verbal and written instructions/li liAbility to communicate effectively/li liKnowledge of general office equipment/li liKnowledge of the Deaf Community and American Sign Language/li /ul strongEXPERIENCE:/strong ulliNone/li liSome experience working with children preferred/li /ul strongMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:/strong ulliCollaborate with the teacher in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays/li liAssist with the instructional program under the direct supervision of a certified teacher by adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs/li liAssist the teacher in keeping administrative records and preparing required reports/li liAssist students with physical disabilities according to their individualized needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning/li liAttend to students with physical needs and personal care including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene/li liHelp manage the behavior of students under the direct supervision of a certified teacher/li liWork with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by the teacher/li liReport to the teacher any special needs or problems of individual student/li liAssist assessment team by administering achievement and/or development tests/li liHelp supervise students throughout the day, inside and outside the classroom.nbsp; This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty/li liProvide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers/li liMaintain confidentiality/li liParticipate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as needed/li liSupervise students when teacher is temporarily absent/li liPerform other duties as assigned/li /ul strongSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:/strong ulliNone/li /ul strongWORKING CONDITIONS:/strongbr Mental Demands:ulliReading, writing, and effective verbal communication/li liMaintaining emotional control under stress/li liExhibiting flexibility in completing job demands/li /ul Physical demands/environmental factors: ulliStanding; stooping; bending; kneeling; pushing and pulling frequently/li liLifting paper, books, equipment, and students/li liTransferring and positioning students to and from wheelchairs/li liBiological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases/li liExperiencing moderate noise level in the work environment/li /ul The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required./spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Mesquite ISD. 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