Special Education - Inclusion Aide

Special Education - Inclusion Aide

JobID: 1263

• • Position Type:
    Support Staff/Special Education Aide
  • Date Posted:
    9/28/2026
  • Location:
    Norman Jr. High

  Primary Purpose:

  Help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special 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.

  Qualifications:

  Education/Certification:

  High school diploma or GED

  Valid Texas educational aide certificate

  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

  Major Responsibilities and Duties:

  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, and personal hygiene.
  • Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
  • Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
  • Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
  • Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
  • Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

  Other

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

  Supervisory Responsibilities:

  None.

  Equipment Used:

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

  Working Conditions:

  Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

  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.