Teacher Assistant for Students with Severe Disabilities @ Memorial Elementary

LABBB Educational Collaborative; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Pension plan

Job summary

LABBB Educational Collaborative in Burlington, MA is seeking an Elementary School Special Education Teacher Assistant to support students with significant disabilities in a multi-grade classroom at Memorial Elementary School. You will assist in implementing lessons, employing assistive devices, and supporting IEPs and behavior plans under licensed staff supervision.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, with a preference for higher education.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience working with children, young adults, or in human services related field.
• Ability to work with students with diverse disabilities including behavioral and non-verbal needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with arrival and departure of students.
• Support data-driven instruction and implementation of IEPs and behavior plans.
• Follow assigned schedule and reassign as needed.
• Prepare instructional materials as directed by the teacher.
• Support students' independence, social awareness, and language development.
• Collect and share student data with the team.
• Utilize adaptive equipment for individual students.
• Communicate significant occurrences to the supervisor promptly.
• Uphold LABBB values and adhere to policies and laws.
• Assist with ADLs and mobility as needed.
• Supervise students in various settings including lunch and community.

Skills

Experience with children

Driver’s license

Ability to drive LABBB van

Commuting between buildings

Working full-time schedule

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Job description

Teacher Assistant for Students with Severe Disabilities @ Memorial Elementary

LABBB Educational Collaborative Memorial Elementary School - Burlington, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5962301

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 16, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

About Us: LABBB Collaborative provides educational programming and support services for over 300 special needs students from over 65 districts. LABBB serves students ages 3 to 22 years old with a variety of special needs including students on the autism spectrum, students with multi-handicaps, pervasive development disorders, developmental delays, language deficits and social/emotional challenges. The LABBB community has a vision of skill-based instruction that considers the whole student from early childhood to adult living. Our staff is committed to creating a professional working environment through teamwork, communication, and respect. We are very excited for you to join us!

About the role: LABBB is hiring a Elementary School Special Education Teacher Assistant to educate students with significant disabilities including intellectual, communication, and behavior challenges. The classroom is a multi-grade substantially separate classroom located at Memorial Elementary School in Burlington. Teacher Assistants support the implementation of lessons and activities to further students' skill development associated with educational, functional, and therapeutic needs; provide individual and small group instruction under the supervision of the teacher; utilize and maintain a wide variety of technology and assistive communication devices for students; implement sensory, mobility, behavior, equipment, and self-care plans (including toileting, feeding, etc.) and facilitate interactions among students that provide opportunities for emotional, social, and cognitive growth. The person in this role is responsible for providing specialized support to help students engage in learning activities in a substantially separate classroom setting, general education inclusion settings, and within the community as well as assisting special education teachers and specialists throughout each school day.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate or Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Experience working with children, young adults, or in human services related field, special education experience highly desirable.
• Ability to work with students with a variety of disabilities including, but not limited to social emotional, behavioral, non-verbal, non-ambulatory, etc.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to commute between buildings/programs during the day.
• Ability and willingness to drive LABBB van (as required by program)
• Working full time (35 hours per week), 11 months (school calendar plus required 4 weeks in summer.

Responsibilities

• Assist with arrival and departure of students.
• Under the supervision of licensed staff, assist in the implementation of appropriate data driven, culturally responsive instruction, and implementation of individual education plans and behavior intervention plans.
• Follow schedule as assigned, including reassignments to different program locations as needed.
• Prepare instructional materials as requested/directed by the teacher.
• Support students' development of independence, social awareness, language, academic skills and appropriate behavior.
• Collect student data and provides it to members of the student's team (teacher, transition counselor, related service provider)
• Effectively utilize any recommended adaptive equipment for individual students.
• Communicate all significant occurrences to the appropriate supervisor in a respectful and timely manner.
• Uphold LABBB's mission and core values as well as adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture.
• Support students' personal care needs which may include activities of daily living (ADLs) such as communication, toileting, feeding, transferring, self-care, and assistance with mobility including lifting,
• Supervise students across educational settings including at lunch and in the community.

Salary Range

$43,475 to $59,892, commensurate with experience and education.*2026-2027 Salary range is for school year and includes compensation for required 4-week summer program

Benefits

Full-time employees at LABBB Collaborative enjoy low-cost benefit offerings that includes medical, dental & vision insurance plans, partial employer-paid basic life insurance, optional employee and dependent life insurance, voluntary medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, 403(b) & 457(b)retirement plans and Massachusetts state employees' pension plan, paid time-off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program and much more!

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $43,475 to $59,892 Per Year

Job Categories

• Special Education > Alternative Learning Environment
• Special Education > Emotionally Disabled
• Special Education > Gifted & Talented
• Special Education > Learning Disabled
• Special Education > Life Skills
• Special Education > Multiple Disabilities

Job Requirements

• Physical Demands: Physically capable of carrying out the daily responsibilities of the classroom including (but not limited to): consistently attending, working and standing for long periods of time, transferring students into and out of various equipment, lifting up to 50 pounds, working with students on the floor, moving quickly when needed in response to student behavior, and participating in physical interventions if necessary to keep the student or others in the environment safe.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Donna Goodell , Program Director
• 70 Blanchard Road
• Suite 206
• Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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