Teacher Assistant, Special Education

Teacher Assistant, Special Education (1:1)

Loudoun County Public Schools Liberty Elementary School
- Chantilly, Virginia

• Job : 5787109
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Jun 17, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

Providing instructional support, training, and personal assistance to teachers of students with physical or intellectual disabilities. This position works directly 1:1 with an assigned student who needs additional support.

• Assist the teacher by performing instructional duties, preparing classroom materials, supervising student behavior, learning and applying specific behavior management techniques, performing clerical duties, and providing assistance with personal hygiene and physical care as required under the teacher’s guidance.
• Provide individual instructional support as assigned by the teacher; have materials ready; present activities in cognitive, speech and language, fine motor, gross motor, social/emotional, and daily living skills areas; reinforce concepts and practice skills.
• Collects and records student data such as skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
• Provide discipline in the teacher’s absence and maintain consistency with procedures established by the teacher.
• Implement behavior modification plans.
• Practice individual speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist; read to students and ask questions to stimulate language development; present language activities involving expressive and receptive areas of development.
• Supervise learning centers during independent student work and assist students in manipulating materials.
• Participate in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
• Operate computer and audiovisual equipment such as DVD, data projector, or smart board.
• Perform related work as required.

Education

• High school diploma or GED.

Experience

• Experience as a teacher aide or working with children.

Licenses and Certifications

• NA.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work under the supervision of the teacher, 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 communication skills; patience and flexibility.

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:
The employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly; must possess normal cognitive abilities; frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods; exert 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.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Months/Days/

Hours:

10 months/ 187 days/ 7 hours

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

Salary Range: $22.47- $25.28

Remote Work Eligible: No

Union Designation: Non-Certified