Hourly Special Education Assistant (Ashlawn)
Arlington Public Schools
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Salary
$26 / HOUR
Quick overview
The role involves providing support to teachers and students in both general education and special education classrooms at Ashlawn Elementary. Key duties include communicating with parents and functioning as a collaborative team player under teacher direction.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have experience working with students with special needs, preferably in a secondary setting, and possess a clear understanding of educational needs for both special and general education students. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma plus an Associate Degree or two years of college study, or 60 semester hours, or a Parapro Test score of at least 455, and must meet NCLB/ESEA requirements.
Job description
This posting is an hourly FTE position, located at Ashlawn Elementary.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to teacher and to students in general education and special education classrooms.
- Ability to communicate with parents.
- Collaborative team player.
- Willingness to work under teacher direction and supervision.
- Ability to work effectively with staff, parents, and children.
Experience
- Experience working with students with special needs.
- Experience working in a secondary setting.
Qualifications
- Clear understanding of the educational needs of special education and general education students, which includes, but not limited to, assistance with physical, or sensory needs.
- Must be reliable, dependable and flexible.
- Assistants must meet the requirements of the NCLB and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) at the time of hire.
- A high school diploma, and An Associate Degree or two years of college study.
- At least 60 semester hours OR
- A score of at least 455 on the Parapro Test.
Salary
Hourly rate of $26.41/hr.
Arlington Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Arlington School Board, as stated in Policy G-2.30, Employee Relations – Equal Employment Opportunity - that “Employment opportunities shall not be restricted, abridged or otherwise adversely affected on the basis of race, national origin, creed, color, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, and/or disability.”