Job Details

Job Title: Self-Contained Aide II (Structured Learning Center)

Reports To: School Principal and/or Assigned Teacher(s)

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Summary

Assists special education teachers to achieve teaching/behavioral objectives by working with individual students or small groups.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include The Following

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an empathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Operates and cares for equipment and instructional materials, as assigned by the teacher.
• Helps students master equipment including supplementary equipment and instructional materials, as assigned by the teacher.
• Performs physical exercises/activities with students under the direction of the occupational therapists, physical therapists, or the adaptive P.E. teacher.
• Assists with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists students in the library, media center, or computer lab.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Helps students with their clothing.
• Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assists with wash-up and toilet routines, including diapering and catheterization, if necessary.
• Serves as the chief source for information and help with any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the teacher.
• Checks and records student attendance.
• Assists the teacher in the implementation of students behavior plans, following all procedures as outlined in the IEP.
• Prepares, administers, and grades examinations under supervision of the teacher.
• Performs other such tasks as may be assigned by special education teacher or principal.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities; however, the Self-Contained Aide works closely with students, faculty, and volunteers.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Education and/or Experience
• Title I campus requires 48 hours of accredited college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or two years verifiable experience as an educational aide or other related experience as approved by the district.
• High School Requirements: High school diploma or GED and two years verifiable experience as an education aide or other related experience; or 15 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis in child growth and development or related courses or other related experience as approved by the district.

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: State Board for Educator Certification for Educational Aide II.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, write and present information effectively in one-on-one and small group settings.
• Mathematical Skills: Basic arithmetic.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to follow instructions and apply program guidelines after training.
• Physical Demands: Regularly requires talking or hearing; frequent standing, walking, use of hands; ability to lift 15-44 pounds frequently and up to 45 pounds occasionally; vision requirements as stated.
• Work Environment: May be exposed to outside weather conditions; noise level typically moderately quiet.

Revised Date: April 18, 2023

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.