Special Education Assistant II; Autism -Mountain View Primary School

Special Education Assistant II (Autism Base)

Mountain View Primary School, 2026-27 School Year

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 Assistant will provide extended classroom support and follow-up for students who receive special services, maintain and model evidence‑based behavior intervention strategies, help with data collection and analysis, and communicate with special education teachers and/or behavior specialists regarding further needs.

• Develops and maintains a pleasant and orderly classroom environment (e.g., maintain instructional materials, design bulletin boards, assist with cleanup activities).
• 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.
• Carrys 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, and an individual schedule; may strictly adhere to a daily schedule and account for the student’s IEP.
• Procures, sets up, and operates audio‑visual equipment.
• Assists in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory programs, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and student behavior management plans.
• Creates alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed activities.
• 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 of students.
• Demonstrates cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program.
• Under the supervision of the classroom teacher and/or building principal, assists in maintenance of student records, collection of lunch monies, and related instructional activities (e.g., field trips, library, assembly).
• 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 to staff by introducing and modeling research‑based interventions.
• Provides direct support to students by teaching and modeling research‑based interventions and curriculum.
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum.
• Provides transition plans and support for students moving from one educational setting to another.
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to develop effective intervention plans.
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to develop crisis/safety plans.
• Provides interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or help 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 by the classroom teacher.
• Maintains a notebook monitored by the special education teacher and specialists, containing weekly behavior logs, BIP progress notes, social skills lesson plans, incident reports, and communications 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 (e.g., catheterization, gastrointestinal feedings, assistive breathing devices, colostomy, ileostomy needs).
• Assists with carry‑over of related services (OT, PT, speech, adapted PE, vision).
• Performs other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher or principal.

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