Special Education Assistant II; Temporary-Greer Elementary School

Special Education Assistant II (Temporary)-Greer Elementary School 2026-27 School Year

Albemarle County Public Schools Greer Elementary School - Charlottesville, Virginia

Starting Date:
Aug 3, 2026

Greer Elementary School 2026-27 School Year

Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society?

In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds.

We are the first public school division in Virginia, and among the first in the country, to develop and implement an Anti‑Racism policy with the expressed purpose of building school communities that share the responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices that result in achievement gaps, and support the unique gifts, talents, and interests of every child.

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health and dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more.

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; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; documenting activities and progress; and supporting students’ IEP goals. The assistant provides extended classroom support and follow‑up for students who receive special services; monitors and models evidence‑based behavior intervention strategies;

helps with data collection and analysis; communicates with the special education teacher and/or behavior specialist regarding further needs; and ensures that behavior interventions are practiced with fidelity. The assistant is a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors, maintains interventions with existing supports, and helps streamline the shift of responsibility to school staff. The assistant also performs para‑professional, clerical, and human support tasks for the classroom teacher and may independently carry out particular instructional program aspects outside the normal school facility.

• Develop and maintain a pleasant and orderly classroom environment (e.g., maintain instructional materials, design bulletin boards, assist special education teacher and/or students in clean‑up activities).
• Assist students in completing learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers.
• Lead and/or facilitate 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).
• Maintain student training data according to prescribed procedures.
• Assist individual students as necessary to follow routines, directions, schedules, and complete tasks while strictly adhering to the student's IEP.
• Procure, set up, and operate audio‑visual equipment.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory programs and activities, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and behavior management plans.
• Create alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed activities.
• Assist in coordinating school and home supports and work tasks.
• Assist with data collection and facilitate accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor.
• Communicate effectively with the special education teacher to help facilitate the IEP goals of the students.
• Demonstrate cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program.
• Under supervision, assist in maintaining students’ records, collecting lunch money, and related instructional activities such as…