Special Education Assistant II; Autism -Agnor Primary School

Special Education Assistant II (Autism Base) - Agnor Primary School 2026-27 School Year

Albemarle County Public Schools, Agnor Elementary School – Charlottesville, Virginia.

• Job : 5725731
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: May 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

The Special Education Assistant II provides support to the instructional program with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students with special needs; implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; documenting activities and progress; and supporting students’ IEP goals. The role includes extended classroom support, behavior intervention, data collection, communication with special education staff, and management of resources.

• Develops and maintains a pleasant and orderly classroom environment.
• Assists students in completing learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers.
• Leads or facilitates teaching of individuals in 1:1, small group, or whole class instruction.
• Carries out instructional plans as designated by the classroom teacher and the student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
• Maintains student training data according to prescribed procedures.
• Assists individual students to follow routines, directions, and schedules, adhering to the IEP.
• Procures, sets up, and operates audio‑visual equipment.
• Assists in developing and implementing individual student schedules, sensory programs, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and behavior management plans.
• Creates alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed activities.
• Assists in coordinating school and home supports and work tasks.
• Assists with data collection and facilitating accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor.
• Communicates effectively with special education teacher staff to help facilitate IEP goals.
• Demonstrates cooperation, openness to growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach.
• Under supervision, maintains student records, collects lunch monies, and assists with instructional activities such as field trips, library, and assemblies.
• Monitors student attendance, behavior, and suspension data.
• Performs clerical duties such as typing, filing, and duplicating at the direction of the classroom teacher.
• Provides direct support by introducing and modeling research‑based interventions.
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum.
• Provides transition plans and support for students moving between educational settings.
• Coordinates crisis and safety plans with specialists and staff.
• Provides interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or stabilize them.
• Supervises and trains students in the lunchroom or during lunch periods.
• Supervises and trains students during free time and other non‑instructional periods as directed.
• Maintains a notebook monitored by the teacher and specialists, containing logs of behavior, interventions, social skill plans, incident reports, and communication logs.
• Assists students with daily living skills such as toileting, feeding, diaper changes, and positioning.
• Assists with deregulated students.
• Participates in team meetings.
• Assists with medical‑related duties: catheterization, gastrointestinal feedings, assistive breathing devices, colostomy, and ileostomy needs.
• Assists with carry‑over of related services: OT, PT, speech, adapted PE, and vision.
• Performs other duties as assigned by classroom teacher or principal.

Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled students; willingness to learn specialized instructional management techniques; ability to communicate and build effective relationships with students, parents, and staff; high‑school graduate or equivalent; willing to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high‑school graduation, including basic keyboard and filing training, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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