Special Education Instructional Assistant, Expressions Program; Waiver Position

Overview

Position Type:
Instructional Support/ Special Education Instructional Assistant

Date Posted: 1/22/2026

Location:

North Frederick Elementary School

Date Available:

02/02/2026

Closing Date: 01/30/2026

11-month position (208 days / year), 7 hours per day

Daily

Work Hours:

TBD

Support Salary Scale Grade S08: $23.85 per hour starting

Supports students under the direction of a Certificated FCPS staff.

• Communicates and documents student progress.
• Sets up and adapts materials, equipment, and assistive devices for use by student(s) as directed.
• Facilitates student progress toward independence.
• Monitors and assists students during educational and recreational activities.
• Assists student(s) with routine physical and/or personal care not required to be performed by a nurse.
• Monitors and assists students in meeting IEP goals and objectives.
• Carries out emergency action and/or health care plans for designated student(s).
• Assists students with classroom accessibility.
• Prioritizes work assignments appropriately.
• Completes appropriate amount of work in an efficient manner; seeks out additional assignments as time permits.
• Demonstrates support for the organization and its goals; accepts constructive criticism.
• Reports promptly for work, utilizes time wisely and maintains an acceptable attendance pattern.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of English, spelling, vocabulary and mathematics.
• Maintains confidentiality of student information.
• Participates in professional development trainings.
• Assists with administering, scoring, and recording of assessments.
• May participate in crisis intervention techniques.
• Assists with physically aggressive behaviors as needed.
• Assists in student mobility, moving wheelchairs, operating lifting devices and assisting students with self-care needs.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Supports the delivery of education and services to students with moderately to severe behavioral needs.
• Assists in the delivery of education and services to students with moderately to severe communication needs.
• Supports in the delivery of education and services to students with moderately to severe intellectual needs.
• Attends IEP team meetings and staff meetings as directed and/or scheduled.
• Provides weekly classroom coverage for teachers attending IEP team meetings.
• Provides general clerical support for the special education program, including typing, filing, making phone calls, scheduling, classroom preparation, and other similar tasks.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Classroom Teacher/Administrator.

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
  
  Note:
  
  minimum of 48 college credits, AA degree or passing of the Para Pro Assessment Test will be required for Title One Schools.
• One (1) to three (3) years’ experience in working with students with moderately to severe behavioral, communicative and/or intellectual needs in a school or educational setting.
• CPR/First Aid Training (completed within first year of hire if not current)
• District approved Crisis Prevention training program (completed within first year of hire)
• Registered Behavior Technician Training (completed within first year of hire)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely in both oral and written form.
• Working knowledge of English, spelling vocabulary, and mathematics.
• Willingness to participate in training programs or professional development designed by the principal or central office staff as it pertains to the job function.
• Capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Regular and predictable attendance.

• Associate of Arts Degree
• College level coursework related to child development
• Previous experience working with children in an educational setting
• Experience working with students with disabilities
• Bilingual-Spanish
• Knowledge of American Sign Language.
• Knowledge of child development and instructional strategies.
• Familiarity with the FCPS policies, goals and programs.

• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and in addressing groups.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to sit and stand in a classroom setting.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use classroom/office technology.
• Sufficient mobility to move about the work area.
• Sufficient vision to read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Sufficient hearing to hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone, as well as distinguish sounds up to twenty (20) feet.
• Occasionally climb or balance.
• Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lifting fifty (50) pounds.

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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