Teacher Assistant, SPED Life Skills (Henderson)

Teacher Assistant, Life Skills

Position Function/Purpose: To assist the classroom teacher in the care and instruction of the students in the classroom.

Essential Functions:

1. Follow the directions of the supervisor
2. Preparing materials and displays as directed
3. Demonstrating acceptable written and verbal skills
4. Working in a cooperative manner with both teacher and students
5. Assisting the teacher in maintaining student discipline
6. Assisting the teacher in assuming responsibility for the care and safety of students
7. Assisting the teacher in assuming responsibility for the care of equipment and teaching materials
8. Changing diapers for students
9. Toileting students
10. Feeding or assisting with feeding students
11. Assisting with lifting students
12. Assisting students with other self-help skills
13. Blending foods
14. Cooking foods
15. Assisting with loading and unloading students
16. All other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualification Requirements:

• Possess, or be willing to apply for, a TEA Educational Aide Certificate (personal expense)
• Educational Aide certificate as established by the State Board for Educator Certification. The applicant for the educational aide certificate shall:
• Hold a high school diploma, the equivalent of a high school diploma, or higher
• Have satisfied one of the following requirements:
• Has three creditable years of experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service), as either an educational aide I or II
• Has completed 30 semester credit hours of college credit with some emphasis on child growth and development or related subject areas
• Have experience working with students and parents as approved by the employing superintendent
• Special Knowledge/ Skills:
• Good people skills
• Ability to work well with children
• Ability to work well with all students

Physical Demands:

1. Standing
2. Heavy lifting (45 lbs. or over)
3. Pushing
4. Repeated bending
5. Walking
6. Regular attendance required.

Equipment used:

• Copier
• Audio visual equipment
• Laminator
• Typewriter
• In some cases: wheel chairs, lifts, crutches, blender, stove and medical equipment

Work Environment:

1. Indoors and Outdoors
2. Works around machinery with moving parts
3. Classroom environment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive description of all work requirements and responsibilities. Additionally, the minimum level of education noted as a requirement could be supplemented by commensurate experience and/or certification(s) as determined by the hiring manager.

All MISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information. Midland Independent School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.