Supervisory Special Education Aide

BERKELEY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Berkeley Heights Elementary in Martinsburg, WV invites applications for an instructional assistant to support teachers and students across ED, MS, MD, AU, ID. This full-time role follows the school calendar and runs 8:30 am–3:30 pm with a 200-day term.

The successful candidate will help with behavior management, communication, daily living, self-help, academics and recreation/leisure skills; toileting may be required.

Qualifications

• Assistants provide support in daily instructional and non-instructional activities.
• Demonstrates patience, compassion, and teamwork with classroom staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.

Job description

Berkeley County Schools (WV) Berkeley Heights Elementary - Martinsburg, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Jan 5, 2027

Job Description

START DATE:January 5, 2027

REPORTS TO:Building Administrator

SALARY: Pay grade C-E (Minimum$30,660 - Maximum $44,260) Salary will be determined by using the Berkeley County Schools Service Personnel Salary Scale based on level of education and years of experience plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation.

EMPLOYMENTTERM:200 days annually

Work Times: 8:30 am- 3:30 pm subject to change based upon student need.

Number of jobs: 1open positions

FILLING SERVICE PERSONNEL VACANCIES:

Consider Applicants in this Order

• Regularly employed service personnel who hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• Service personnel who have held a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy whose employment has been discontinued in accordance with this section
• Regularly employed service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the classification category of vacancy
• Service personnel who have not held a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy and whose employment has been discontinued in accordance with this section
• Substitute service personnel who hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• Substitute service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy
• New service personnel

For Each Candidate Consider Each of the Following

• Seniority
• Qualifications
• Evaluation of past service

STAY PUT RULE - §18A-2-7b: After the twentieth day prior to the beginning of the instructional term, a service person may not transfer to another position in the county during that instructional term if the service person is employed and assigned as:

an autism mentor or aide working with students with autism; or

an early childhood classroom assistant teacher, or

aide working with a student whose IEP requires one-on-one services.

SUMMARY:

Assist teachers in the classroom with daily instructional and non-instructional activities. Applicant's primary duties will be with ED, MS, MD, AU, ID students.

The successful applicant will provide support and assistance in the areas of behavior management, communication, daily living, self-help, academic, career/vocational and recreation/leisure skills. Toileting may be required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Demonstrates understanding of student's disability; keeps firm hand and is courteous and fair.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with students and their program.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Participates in physical activities, which are a part of the students' basic program.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.