Special Education Aide

HAZELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Sick days

Personal days

Job summary

HAZELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL in New Albany, Indiana, is hiring for two Special Education Aide positions. Starting immediately, these roles report to the building principal and offer benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage with sick and personal days.

The classification is Instructional Support Staff with pay grade 7 ranging from $16.05 to $17.15 per hour, depending on education and experience, and the positions are full-time.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Associate’s degree or two years college credit or 1,000 hours as a paraprofessional or ParaPro test.
• Physical/computer skills: ability to use internet/email, sit/stand as required, lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assists students individually or in small groups with lesson assignments.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with teachers, staff and students.
• Coordinates instructional efforts with classroom teachers.
• Keeps students focused on tasks and reports problems to the teacher of record.
• Monitors students during non-academic activities and assists with materials.

Education

Associate’s degree or two years college credit or 1,000 hours paraprofessional experience or ParaPro test

Job description

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School District HAZELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL - New Albany, Indiana Open in Google Maps

Special Education Aide (2 positions)

This job is also posted in New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School District

Job Details

Job ID: 5962221

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 16, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

TITLE: Special Education Aide

CLASSIFICATION: Instructional Support Staff

PAY GRADE 7: $16.05 - $17.15 hourly (based on education and experience)

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

Benefits eligible: This position is eligible for employee level medical coverage, dental, and vision. It is also eligible for sick and personal days.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Education and/or Experience: Associate’s degree or, two (2) years college credit or, completion of 1,000 hours in the past year as a paraprofessional or successful completion of ParaPro Assessment Test.
• Computer Skills: Ability to effectively utilize internet searches; use common internet systems; email. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with teachers, staff and students.
• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Keeps students focused on tasks and reports any problems or concerns to the teacher of record.
• Works with assistant teachers in utilizing academic materials to meet individual student needs.
• Monitors students to/from non-academic activities or out-of classroom instruction (lunch, P.E. art).
• Assists students with and/or performs personal hygiene tasks (dressing, feeding, toilet, diapers).
• Assists in the collection and organization of instructional materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by thePrincipal and/or other designee.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education > Speech/Language Assistant

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required