Primary Purpose:

To provide intervention and instruction to assist at-risk students in developing coping skills, appropriate behavior, and social skills,

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

-Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university
-Valid Texas teaching certificate with required special education endorsements for subject and level assigned

Special Knowledge/Skills:

-Knowledge of special needs of students with behavior disorders
-Knowledge of Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation
-General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
-Crisis Prevention Intervention training or willing to be trained
-Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
-Ability to communicate effectively

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands-
Reading, ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; coordinate district-wide curriculum functions; interpret policy, procedures, and data

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Frequent/prolonged standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, squatting, pulling, pushing, twisting, lifting, carrying, moving small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment; repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer terminal possible; occasional district-wide travel; occasional state-wide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours; possible biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus; may require regular heavy lifting (45 pounds or more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, control behavior through physical restraint, assist nonambulatory students, and lift and move adaptive and other classroom equipment; may work prolonged or irregular hours.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervise assigned teacher aide(s) as required