Special Education Paraeducator Aide Autism

Para educator Aide II

Under supervision, the Para educator Aide II assists teaching staff in a special education classroom with a variety of instructional activities. The aide provides individual or group assistance depending on the student or class’s functional living and academic skills and/or behavioral support needed. The aide may also provide attendant services to students with intellectual and/or physical disabilities and perform related work as required.

The aide works in specific specialized programs such as CLS (Comprehensive Life Skills), EC (Early Childhood), MA (Multi-Age), SIP (Social Intervention Programs), Strategies (Autism Spectrum Disorders), Social Resource and/or Resource classrooms, as well as one‑on‑one assistance. Working at a Title I school requires high qualification. The aide may act as a liaison between general education teachers, resource teachers, preview instructional information, and attend seminars and conferences.

• Assist students with intellectual, physical, or behavioral disabilities in boarding and de‑boarding buses, locating school sites, and accompanying them into general education classrooms.
• Provide attendant services such as diapering, toileting, washing faces, and supporting instruction in health and hygiene habits.
• Perform delegated procedures (e.g., clean intermittent catheterization) and provide emergency and first‑aid care as necessary.
• Move students weighing 50‑80 pounds daily and repetitively while following safety procedures.
• Prepare food and assist in feeding students as needed.
• Support instruction in functional life skills and modify classroom assignments when needed.
• Follow behavior plans outlined in IEPs, using positive behavior management techniques.
• Assist with lesson assignments, reinforce learning concepts, and maintain discipline in playgrounds, lunchrooms, libraries, and classrooms.
• Accompany students on field trips and adjust wheelchairs, oxygen hoses, and other equipment.
• Communicate with teachers about student concerns and observations.
• Assist with bulletin boards, medication administration (when trained), classroom equipment, and assistive technology devices.
• Record student progress toward goals and prepare graphs and charts.
• Assist in curriculum modification, participate in district training, and implement non‑violent behavioral intervention procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student information and records.

• EC – Early Childhood/Pre‑K – Provides a developmentally appropriate curriculum for three‑five‑year‑olds, covering literacy, math readiness, motor skills, self‑help, communications, and social skills.
• EC SIP – Early Childhood/SIP – Combines EC and SIP practices, focusing on social‑emotional development and serving students with behavioral challenges in a small group setting.
• EC STRAT – Early Childhood/Strategies – Focuses on communication and social‑emotional skills using various strategies, serving students with deficits such as Autism.
• IEC – Early Childhood/Pre‑K Inclusion – Provides services to three‑five‑year‑olds receiving specialized instruction with typically developing peers.
• IK – Integrated Kindergarten – Co‑teaching model addressing all developmental areas plus kindergarten standards.
• CLS – Comprehensive Life Skills – Builds a foundation for success, aligning IEP goals with alternative grade‑level indicators and utilizing varied modalities.
• SIP – Social Intervention Program – Offers academic and emotional/behavioral support across settings, using a structured behavior management program.
• Strategies – Supports students on the autism spectrum with structured, intensive instruction in language, routines, academics, and social skills.
• Social Resource – Emphasizes social skills through visual supports, modeling, role‑playing, and targeted behavioral interventions.
• AH – Hearing Impaired – Assists students with hearing impairments to access curriculum and utilizes appropriate communication techniques and technology.
• VI – Vision Impairment – Supports students who are blind or partially sighted, providing adaptations, assistive technology, and environmental…