Special Education Assistant (29-hours)

Virginia Beach City Public Schools; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Beach City Public Schools seeks a part-time paraprofessional to support classroom teachers and assist students with disabilities in achieving instructional goals.

The role involves assisting with personal care, mobility, and behavior support, under supervision, and requires HS diploma or GED and ability to work with diverse student needs. Employment is temporary and schedule is limited to 29 hours per week, at $16.40/hour.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of teaching practices for special education.
• Ability to maintain files and information.
• Skill in using classroom and instructional equipment (AV, computer, etc.).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with teachers, parents, students, and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Assist classroom teachers with duties to support instructional and behavioral goals.
• Work with individuals or groups as assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with behavior modification as directed by the teacher.
• Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment.
• Help students with personal care tasks (toileting, hygiene, etc.).
• Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.
• Support mobility and transport of students (bus, wheelchair, field trips).
• Monitor students to maintain a safe learning environment.
• Provide practice activities as developed by staff.
• Report concerns to the teacher and assist with resolution.
• Assist with meals and cleanup.
• Maintain records and files.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Recordkeeping

Technology literacy

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Adaptive equipment operation

Job description

General Responsibilities

08/24/26-06/11/27

(29 hrs./week)

Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teachers or other professionals to achieve instructional objectives, assisting students with disabilities with achieving established goals and with personal care and mobility.

Essential Functions

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Assist classroom teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives.
• Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as assigned teacher.
• Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher.
• Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment.
• Assist students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, lavatory, clothing, hygiene, diapering, toileting, and wash-up routines.
• Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.
• Assist students with mobility needs such as, lifting and positioning students, lifting in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in and around the school and on field trips.
• Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment
• Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher, therapist, or pathologist.
• Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student resolution.
• Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack, including clean-up.
• Maintain various records and files.
• Perform related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the teaching of special education population; ability to maintain files and information; skill in the use of classroom and instructional equipment; ability to operate audio visual, standard office, word and data processing equipment; ability to operate adaptive equipment; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, parents, students, and administrators.

Education And Experience

Required: High School Diploma or GED.

Additional Information

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Salary Range: From/To

This is a Temporary Employment Agreement without benefits not to exceed 29 hours per week.

This agreement will not extend beyond June 11,2027.

Pay rate is $16.40 per hour.

FTE Other

Additional Job Information

Candidate must have 3 current returned references with at least one supervisory reference.

This is a Temporary Employment Agreement without benefits not to exceed 29 hours per week.

This agreement will not extend beyond June 11,2027.

Pay rate is $16.40 per hour.