North Zulch ISD.

• SPED Support Staff/Instructional Aide 2025-26 School Year

  Assists special education teachers in reinforcing instruction, providing behavioral support, and preparing materials, all while working under the guidance of the teacher and principal to support students with special needs. 
  Instructional Support: Assisting with instruction, helping implement lesson plans, reinforcing concepts, and providing instruction to individual students or small groups. Preparing materials to assist in preparing and organizing instructional materials, classroom displays, and equipment. 
  Implementing IEPs: Aides help implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and behavior intervention plans, working closely with the teacher to ensure students' needs are met.
  Supporting students with disabilities: Provide assistance with activities, tasks, and transitions, ensuring students are able to participate fully in the classroom. 
  Monitoring student progress: Observe and monitor student progress, providing feedback to the teacher and documenting student behavior and learning. 
  Working with students on life skills: May assist students with developing self-help skills, such as hygiene, dressing, and toileting. 
  Behavioral Support: Maintaining a positive learning environment helps create a positive and supportive classroom environment where students feel safe and comfortable. 
  Providing behavior support: assist with implementing behavior management strategies and de-escalating challenging behaviors. 
  Supervising students: May supervise students during transitions, breaks, and other activities, ensuring their safety and well-being. 
  Administrative Support: Maintaining records assists with maintaining student records, attendance records, and other administrative tasks. 
  Communicating with parents: May assist with communicating with parents regarding student progress and behavior. 
  Participating in training: Participate in professional development and training related to special education and best practices. 
  Assisting with substitute teachers: May provide assistance to substitute teachers. 

• Special Education Teacher 2025-26 School Year

  Direct and manage the district's special education program. Ensure that services are provided for special needs students and individualized education plans are provided to meet the needs of all students. Warrant compliance with all state, federal and local requirements.
  
  Education/Certification:
  Master's degree preferred
  
  Special  Knowledge/Skills:
  Knowledge of federal and state special education law
  Understanding the individual needs of special needs students
  Ability to communicate with all levels of special needs students and their parents
  Ability to implement policy and procedures
  Ability to interpret data
  Ability to manage budget and personnel
  Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skill
  
  3 years of teaching experience in special education
  
  

  Instructional and Program Management

  1. Oversee the development and delivery of special education curriculum and instructional programs that incorporate district goals and support student achievement. Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.

  2. Develop and implement an effective special education referral process and ensure that student assessments and recommendations regarding placement and program management for individual students are completed in a timely manner.

  3. Monitor the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) process districtwide. Participate in committee meetings as needed to ensure that students are placed appropriately and development of individual education plans for students are consistent with district procedures. Ensure that student progress is evaluated on a systematic basis.

  4. Obtain and use evaluative findings (including student achievement data) to gauge special education program effectiveness. Make changes when warranted.

  5. Ensure that the necessary time, resources, materials, and technology to support accomplish educational goals are available. Encourage and support the development of innovative instructional programs.

  6. Direct transition services for special education students entering and exiting public school programs.

  7. Take an active role in the formulating and implementing contracts for special education students receiving services outside of the district.

  Student Management

  8. Demonstrate support for the district’s student management policies and expected student behavior related to special education program.

  Policy, Reports, and Law

  9. Implement the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy in area of special education. Recommend sound policies and procedures to improve program.

  10. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.

  11. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

  Budget and Inventory

  12. Develop and administer the special education budget based on documented needs and ensure that operations are cost effective and funds are managed wisely.

  13. Maintain a current inventory of supplies and equipment and recommend the replacement and disposal of equipment when necessary.

  Personnel Management

  14. Prepare, review, and revise job descriptions in special education department.

  15. Select, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and make recommendations relative to assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal.

  Communication and Community Relations

  16. Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with principals, teachers, staff, parents, and community members.

  17. Serve as district liaison to community agencies providing services to students and notify parents and students of available services.

  18. Articulate the district’s mission and goals in the area of special education to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.

  19. Demonstrate awareness of district-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.

  20. Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

  
  

  
  
  
  

• ESL/EB Classroom Aide

  Reports To: Campus Administrator
  
  Minimum Qualifications/Job Requirements:
  Education: 
  

  • High School diploma or equivalent in required.
  • Ability to speak, read, and write English and Spanish.
  • At least 48 hours of approved college credit or an Associates’ Degree from an accredited school is required for those in a Title I school. This is preferred for those in non-Title schools.

  Other:
  

  • Must pass Highly Qualified if less than 48 hours of approved college
  • Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others
  • Demonstrate self-discipline and initiative
  • Follow federal, state and district guidelines.

  Essential Job Functions:
  

  1. Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning. 
  2. Conducts learning exercises with small groups of children.
  3. Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
  4. Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual children.
  5. Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary.
  6. Listens to the students in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them.
  7. Helps maintain individual records for each child.
  8. Fosters good eating habits and table manners in children.
  9. Assists teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
  10. Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods.
  11. Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
  12. Under the supervision of the teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
  13. Accompanies the student when trips to the office or school nurse are necessary. 

• Substitute Teacher - All Grades

  Substitute Teacher Performance Responsibilities
  
  Please Review Before Submitting a Substitute Teaching Application
  
  Reports To
  School Principal
  
  Job Goal
  In the absence of the regular classroom teacher to help students to learn subject matter and/or skills that are required for scheduled lessons and to provide meaningful instruction for assigned classrooms.
  
  

  • Reports to school office at beginning of school day to pick up required materials/schedule of classes and at the end of the school day to return materials.  Follows sign out procedures as prescribed by the principal.
  • Carries out a program of study prescribed in the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher.
  • Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
  • Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and objectives as indicated in the lesson plans for the lessons, units, or projects assigned.
  • Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting lesson objectives.
  • Maintains a neat and orderly classroom.  Straightens chairs, tables, clears chalkboard, etc.
  • Takes attendance in accordance with school procedures.
  • Indicates to students at beginning of class the basic expectations for behavior in the class in accordance with school and Buncombe County Schools policies.
  • Insures that the students are never left unattended in the classroom.
  • May perform duties usually required of absent teacher such as lunchroom duty, hall monitoring, etc.
  • Knows emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned.
  • Knows procedures for referring students who are disciplinary problems.
  • Knows school procedures and regulations. 
  • Performs other related duties as directed by principal

  
  NOTE: Complaints made by a school principal about a substitute teacher may result in the removal of the substitute from the Substitute List.

• School Bus Driver

  JOB TITLE:  School Bus Driver
  REPORTS TO: Transportation Supervisor
  $20/hour (4 hours/day with benefits)
  Sign-on Bonus
  Education/Certification:
  • Clear and valid Texas commercial driver’s license with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsementsSpecial Knowledge/Skills:
  • Must be 21 years of age• Ability to pass U.S. Department of Transportation alcohol and drug tests and annual physical exam
  • Ability to complete required bus driver safety training
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Ability to use maps and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to follow routes and locate addresses 
  • Ability to manage student behavior
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others
  • Ability to operate bus