Special Education Instructional Assistant

Job Title:

Instructional Assistant
-Special Education

School:
High Point Academy

School Year: 2026–2027

Position Type:
Full-Time, Hourly

Reports To:

Director of Exceptional Learners

High Point Academy is seeking a dedicated Instructional Assistant for the 2026–2027 school year. This full-time, hourly position focuses on supporting individual students in a one to one setting.

Instructional Assistants are an essential support for students with disabilities who require intensive, targeted support. In addition, IAs may support students through skill-building groups that extend grade-level learning to ensure all students are progressing toward academic goals and individual goals.

The ideal candidate is a reflective practitioner who enjoys working closely with students, uses data to guide instruction, and collaborates effectively with classroom teachers, families, and special education teachers to ensure alignment with IEP goals and services.

High Point Academy is a collaborative K–8 community committed to developing students as leaders, learners, and responsible citizens. Guided by the principles of EL Education and Leader in Me, staff work together to ensure all students experience meaningful learning, strong relationships, and opportunities to grow academically and personally.

At High Point Academy, we understand that powerful learning only happens with strong relationships between students, staff, and families. Our mission is to provide a strong foundation of academic excellence in partnership with family and community in which everyone is challenged to achieve his/her highest potential academically, socially, and personally.

High Point Academy is a public charter school serving students in preschool through 8th grade. Located in Aurora, CO, just north of Green Valley Ranch, HPA serves an ethnically diverse student population which includes 27% linguistically diverse students and 60% of our students qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch. HPA is an award-winning wellness school whose curriculum and classes promote healthy lifestyle choices.

We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

• High Point believes the role of every member of the community is to ensure our students are known, cared for, and celebrated. That every member of the community respects each other's race, gender, ethnicity, and all other differences we experience today.
• High Point Academy is committed to each child's growth and success, and we know that creating an accessible, safe, and supportive environment are integral components of academic excellence. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Strengthens High Point Academy's climate for diversity, equity & inclusion. Demonstrates skills in promoting and supporting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, races, genders, ages, and backgrounds.

At High Point Academy, we seek educators who believe every child is capable of excellence and leadership. Our teachers are not simply instructors of content-they are cultivators of character, designers of meaningful learning, and champions of student voice. The full educator profile is available here.

High Point Academy's teaching assistant/paraprofessional is inspired to support educators to contribute to a better world. This position is for a 1:1 support for an exceptional learner.

As a representative of the school, the Instructional Assistant/paraprofessional must present a professional, courteous, and friendly attitude when interacting with students, parents, staff, and the public. This position requires the teaching assistant/paraprofessional to…