A26/27-SPECIAL ED ASST (187) (H-B WOODLAWN)

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Arlington, VA, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Other
The Role
Provide classroom support to teachers and students in general and special education settings. Assist with physical or sensory needs, communicate with parents, collaborate with staff, and work under teacher direction. Requires experience with students with special needs and secondary school experience, plus required educational qualifications or Parapro score.
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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 school 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 qualifying score of 455 on the Parapro test

 

SALARY:

  • Salary range based upon 26/27 pay plan. 

  • Newly hired employees with previous experience in their field may receive salary credit for up to five years of experience related to the job being filled.

 

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.”

 
 
 
 
 

Skills Required

  • Experience working with students with special needs
  • Experience working in a secondary school setting
  • Ability to communicate with parents
  • Collaborative team player; ability to work effectively with staff, parents, and children
  • Willingness to work under teacher direction and supervision
  • Clear understanding of educational needs of special and general education students, including assistance with physical or sensory needs
  • Must meet the requirements of NCLB and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) at time of hire
  • Education: High school diploma and one of the following: associate degree or two years of college study OR at least 60 semester hours OR Parapro test score of 455

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