Special Education Assistant II; Autism -Stone-Robinson Elementary School

Special Education Assistant II (Autism Base) – Stone-Robinson Elementary School

Location:

Charlottesville, Virginia. 2026‑27 School Year. Starting date:
Aug 3, 2026.

Position type:
Full‑time. Salary: $19.51‑$23.41 per hour. Job . Final date to receive applications: posted until filled.

Employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, gym membership discounts, and more.

The Special Education Assistant II provides support to the instructional program with specific responsibility for supervising, caring for, and instructing students with special needs; implementing instructional plans; monitoring student behavior; documenting activities and progress; and supporting students’ IEP goals. The role includes extended classroom support and follow‑up for students receiving special services, modeling evidence‑based behavior interventions, data collection and analysis, communication with special education teachers or behavior specialists, and ensuring fidelity of behavior interventions.

• Develops and maintains a pleasant and orderly classroom environment (e.g., maintains instructional materials, designs bulletin boards, assists special education teachers and/or students in clean‑up activities, etc.).
• Assists students in the completion of learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers.
• Leads and/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 if appropriate the student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
• Maintains student training data according to prescribed procedures.
• Assists individual students as necessary to follow routines, directions, schedules, and complete tasks; may need to strictly adhere to a daily schedule with systematic accounting for the student’s IEP.
• Procures, sets up, and operates audio‑visual equipment.
• Assists in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory program and activities, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and/or behavior management plans.
• Creates alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed tasks.
• Assists in the coordination of school and home supports and work tasks.
• Assists with data collection and facilitates accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor.
• Communicates effectively with special education teachers to help facilitate IEP goals.
• Demonstrates cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program.
• Under supervision of the classroom teacher and/or building principal, assists in maintaining student records, collecting lunch monies, and related instructional activities (e.g., field trips, library, assemblies).
• Monitors student attendance, behavior, and suspension data.
• Performs clerical duties such as typing, filing, and duplication under direction of the classroom teacher.
• Provides direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research‑based interventions.
• Provides direct support to students by teaching and modeling evidence‑based interventions and curriculum.
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum.
• Provides transition plans and support for students moving between educational settings.
• Coordinates with specialists to develop effective intervention plans.
• Coordinates with specialists to develop crisis/safety plans.
• Provides interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or stabilize them.
• Supervises and trains students in the lunchroom or during lunch period.
• Supervises and trains students during free time and other non‑instructional periods as directed.
• Maintains a notebook monitored by the special education teacher and specialists, containing weekly behavior logs, BIP progress notes, social skill lesson plans, incident reports and office referrals, and logs of communication with staff, family, and external agencies.
• Assists students with daily living skills (toileting, feeding, diaper changes, positioning, etc.).
• Assists with deregulated students.
• Participates…