Assistant Teacher: Building Futures

Job Overview

Position:
Special Education Assistant Teacher at PHILLIPS Building Futures

Annandale, Virginia (full-time). Salary: $29,000 - $45,000.

Competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits package, opportunities to learn and grow as a professional in a warm and friendly environment, and eligibility for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES provides students with a dual‑day schedule: half the day in classroom settings and the other half on work sites in construction trades.

• Assists the teacher in programming for students in class.
• Evaluates student progress.
• Organizes classroom furniture and equipment.
• Writes reports in relevant subject areas.
• Communicates with parents, PHILLIPS Programs staff, and external professionals.
• Implements bus duty.
• Records and reports behavior data.
• Assists in individual, small and large group instruction as directed and coordinated with the teacher.
• Assists in daily organizational planning and supervises classroom in the absence of a teacher.
• Assists in general tasks such as medication administration, data collection, and other relevant assignments as directed.
• Supervises students to ensure safety at all times, including bus duty, playground duty, and off‑campus supervision.
• Implements individual and classroom behavior programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, or Criminal Justice preferred.
• Experience in a special‑needs school environment highly preferred.