Teacher Assistant, Special Education

IMDiversity; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, VA seeks a Teacher Assistant, Special Education to support students at Independence High School. The role involves data collection, assisting teachers, and implementing behavior plans.

Responsibilities include supporting speech-language activities, supervising student centers, and operating AV equipment. Requires a high school diploma or GED and experience with children.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience as a teacher aide or with children.
• Ability to work under supervision and follow lesson plans.
• Ability to work with individual children and small groups to meet instructional objectives.
• Physically able to assist students as required.
• Good communication and patience.

Responsibilities

• Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provides discipline in the absence of the teacher and maintains consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• Implements behavior modification plans.
• Practices speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; reads to students and stimulates language development.
• Supervises learning centers during independent work and assists with materials.
• Participates in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operates computer and audiovisual equipment.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Experience working with children

Ability to follow lesson plans

Patience and flexibility

Tools

Office equipment

Video equipment

Job description

Overview

Teacher Assistant, Special Education — Loudoun County Public Schools — Independence High School, Ashburn, Virginia

Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

Responsibilities

• Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provides discipline in the absence of the teacher and maintains consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• Implements behavior modification plans.
• 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.
• Supervises learning centers during independent student work and assists students in manipulating materials.
• Participates in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operates computer and audiovisual equipment such as DVD, data projector, or smartboards.

Qualifications

Education
High school diploma or GED

Experience
Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children

Licenses and Certifications
NA

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, including following lesson plans prepared by teachers
• Ability to work effectively with individual children and small groups, meeting the instructional objectives as established by the teacher
• Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required
• Ability to accept and adapt to the wide differences in student characteristics and abilities
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, learn to operate video equipment, and learn to perform individual medical procedures when necessary
• Good human relations and communications skills; patience and flexibility

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies.
• Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to: Principal or Assistant Principal

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 10 months/ 187 days/ 7 hours per day

Salary Level: Scale B.1/Universal - Non-exempt Level 4

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Salary Range: 22.47-25.48

Remote Work Eligible: No

Union Designation: Non-Certified

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required