• Job Description

  Req#: 5529132

  The Lockhart ISD Mission

  The mission of Lockhart Independent School District is to cultivate innovative learners and empower bold leaders who are prepared for a future yet to be imagined.

  Lockhart’s Leaders

  Across Lockhart ISD, each of our leaders are guided by three core themes embodied in our leadership definition and their corresponding behaviors:

  1. Having a Lock“heart” for People which is focused on developing one's relational capacity;
  2. Unlocking Potential which is centered on the development and empowerment of both the self and others; and,
  3. Being Locked on Excellence which means that every person will have a relentless pursuit for results

  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 upon hire

  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

  1. Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
  2. Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
  3. Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
  4. Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
  5. Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.

  Student Management

  1. Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
  2. Assist students with physical needs and personal care.
  3. Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
  4. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
  5. Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
  6. Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
  7. Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.

  Other

  1. Maintain confidentiality.
  2. 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.

• About the company

  Lockhart High School is a public high school located in Lockhart, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL.

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