Dedicated Aide

Perry Street Prep serves 400+ elementary and middle school students in Northeast DC. We are a community of diverse learners, with students from all eight wards of the city, that builds relationships with families and empowers students to be college-ready and to thrive in a global society. Our goal is to provide every student, PreK-8th grade, with the knowledge, the attitudes and the support they will need to succeed in rigorous high schools and beyond.

Perry Street Prep students have PRIDE: perseverance, respect, integrity, dependability, and excellence. Our school culture emphasizes PRIDE qualities, and our faculty and staff help our students strive to embody them.

Our diverse, committed, and driven staff have led Perry Street Prep to become one of the highest performing schools in Washington, DC. Dedicated Aides are critical members of our team, ensuring that all students at PSP have the opportunity to learn and thrive.

For additional information about Perry Street Prep, visit pspdc.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are recruiting a Resource Room Support Aide for the 2026–2027 school year. Dedicated Aides work closely with special education teachers to provide individualized and small‑group academic support, helping students build the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Dedicated Aides positions at Perry Street Prep are full‑time, 10‑month positions. A dedicated aide works from 7:45am-3:45pm during the regular academic year. The position may require occasional evening and/or weekend commitments outside of the regular school hours.

A dedicated aide at Perry Street Prep is responsible for the following:

• Support the creation of environments and instructional opportunities that meet the needs of diverse learners
• Assist students with participating in daily classroom lessons and routines
• Collaborate in the implementation of daily lesson plans by supporting students’ access to instructional material
• Use positive affect and communication techniques that are sensitive to student’s needs
• Administer tests, homework assignments, make‑up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting students
• Consistently implement behavioral and academic strategies as per students’ IEPs
• Communicate with teachers as may be required for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Maintain student records; assist teachers in regularly observing students and tracking student progress
• Provide assistance to the implementation of physical and occupational therapy, speech and language, vision and hearing support programs as needed for the student
• Assist students with gross and fine motor activities including personal hygiene, feeding and toileting
• Assist student with school meals (breakfast, lunch, snack), including carrying trays, organizing meal trays for students, and cleaning up meals
• Work with families to support the progress of assigned students
• Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, students, etc.) in order to resolve issues, providing information and/or direction
• Actively monitor students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc.) to provide a safe and positive learning environment
• Attend student, grade level, content level, and school meetings as assigned by administration or designee

QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates will have the following education and experience:

• High school degree or GED equivalent
• Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Strong communication skills in order to ensure effective, positive interactions with the teaching team, staff, parents and students
• Solution focused and goal oriented
• Energet…