Early Childhood Special Education Assistant II - Special Education Department

Early Childhood Special Education Assistant II – Special Education Department – 2026‑27 School Year

Albemarle County Public Schools, Special Education – Charlottesville, Virginia

Starting Date:
Aug 3, 2026

Full‑Time

$19.51 to $23.41 per hour

Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Competitive pay and benefits including health and dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, and discounts on gym memberships.

The Special Education Assistant II provides support to the instructional program with responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students with special needs; helping implement instructional plans; monitoring student behavior; documenting activities and progress; and supporting students’ IEP goals. The role also includes extended classroom support, data collection, communication with teachers or specialists, and modeling behavior interventions.

• Develops and maintains a pleasant and orderly classroom environment.
• Assists students in 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 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 as needed.
• Procures, sets up, and operates audio‑visual equipment.
• Assists in developing and implementing 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.
• Coordinates school and home supports and work tasks.
• Assists with data collection and facilitates accommodations as required.
• Communicates effectively with teachers to help facilitate IEP goals.
• Demonstrates cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program.
• Under the teacher’s or principal’s supervision, maintains student records, collects lunch money, and supports 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 as directed.
• Introduces and models evidence‑based behavior interventions for staff.
• Teaches and models evidence‑based interventions and curriculum for students.
• Coordinates with specialists and staff to implement behavior curriculum.
• Provides transition plans and support for students moving between educational settings.
• Develops effective intervention, crisis, and safety plans in coordination with specialists and staff.
• Provides interventions to help students 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.
• Maintains a notebook monitored by the teacher and specialists, containing behavior logs, BIP progress notes, social skill lesson 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 such as catheterization, gastrointestinal feedings, breathing device use, colostomy, and ileostomy needs.
• Coordinates carry‑over of related services (OT, PT, speech, adapted PE, vision).
• Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher or principal.

Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled or handicapped students; willingness to learn specialized instructional and management techniques; effective communication and relationship-building with students, parents, and staff; high school graduate or equivalent and willing to seek and…