Behavior Intervention Aide
This is a para-professional position who will assist students experiencing behavior difficulties.
This position is in the Pay Grade 4 category.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- Minimum of 48 college hours required
- Valid Texas educational aide certificate (can apply once recommended for hire)
Special Knowledge/Skills:
• Ability to de-escalate verbally and physically aggressive students
• Ability to work with children with disabilities
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Ability to conduct instruction and/or attend meetings and professional development, and make
and receive phone calls in a virtual or remote workplace environment.
1. Work with individual students to provide positive behavior supports for students on
behavior intervention plans.
2. Work with individual and small groups of students to reinforce the instruction provided by
the general education teacher in an inclusive setting or by the special education teacher in the
specialized setting.
3. Provide support in a general education classroom to assist special education students to
become as independent as possible.
4. Assist classroom teachers in accommodating materials to meet the individualized needs of
the student(s).
with individual students or small groups to conduct instructional exercises assigned
by teacher.
5. Keep Behavior Specialist informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
6. Help Behavior Specialists and teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
7. Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and
restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior
8. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical,
communicative, and emotional needs.
9. Assist students throughout the school day (inside and outside the classroom), including
cafeteria, to / from bus, during transitions, and other unstructured settings.
10. Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring
to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
11. Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and
personal hygiene.
12. Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
Other
13. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
14. Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as
assigned.
15. Perform any and all duties as assigned.
16. Successfully advances district initiatives.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Equipment Used:
Personal Computer, audiovisual equipment, wheelchair lift, ramp, and copier
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.
• May be required to perform job duties including ability to conduct instruction, attend meetings
and professional development, and make and receive phone calls in a virtual or remote workplace
environment.
In order to be considered for a position, please upload a cover letter, resume, and any other supporting documentation in "application materials".
Please contact Human Resources with any questions.
