Student Support Specialist - Teacher Assistant

Loudoun County Public Schools; Hamilton (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a dedicated paraeducator to support classroom instruction and student care. Under the teacher's guidance, you will help with skill-building activities, prepare materials, supervise behavior, and assist with basic personal care as needed.

You will also perform clerical tasks, set up equipment, and help with field trips and classroom organization, contributing to a safe, inclusive learning environment for students.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school and experience as a teacher aide or working with children.
• Ability to follow lesson plans prepared by teachers; to record data and verbally describe student progress and difficulties; to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher.
• Ability to lift, position, and assist students as required; to learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group instruction on activities as instructed; demonstrates and assists students with skill development such as ABC sequencing, visual discrimination, word rhyming, and letter-number matching; monitors art project programs including preparing the materials and cleaning up.
• Implements behavior modification plans and provides discipline in the absence of the teacher; supervises learning centers and participates in classroom activities; monitors students during recess and assists them during the lunch period
• Prepares the classroom and helps settle the students by organizing the room and materials, assisting students off the bus, recording attendance, and taking the snack count; sets up and operates audio-visual equipment such as opaque, movie, and filmstrip projectors and video cameras.
• Practices individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and asks questions to stimulate language development; presents language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
• Performs clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying; makes arrangements for field trips.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Patience and flexibility

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Office equipment

Video equipment

Job description

Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a dedicated paraeducator to support classroom instruction and student care. Under the teacher's guidance, you will help with skill-building activities, prepare materials, supervise behavior, and assist with basic personal care as needed.

You will also perform clerical tasks, set up equipment, and help with field trips and classroom organization, contributing to a safe, inclusive learning environment for students.