Supervisory Special Education Aide

Berkeley County Schools (WV) Opequon Elementary
- Martinsburg, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

Berkeley County Schools (WV) Opequon Elementary
- Martinsburg, West Virginia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Berkeley County Schools

Job : 5918501
Final date to receive applications: Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Sep 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Sep 23, 2026

POSITION TITLE: Supervisory Special Education Aide

START DATE: September 23, 2026

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator

SALARY: Pay grade C-E (Minimum $30,660 - Maximum $44,260) Salary will be determined by using the Berkeley County Schools Service Personnel Salary Scale based on level of education and years of experience plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation.

EMPLOYMENT TERM: 200 days annually

Work Times: 7:30 am- 2:30 pm subject to change based upon student need.

Number of jobs: 1 open positions

SUMMARY
:

Assist teachers in the classroom with daily instructional and non‑instructional activities. Applicant's primary duties will be with MS, LD, MM, ED students.

The successful applicant will provide support and assistance in the areas of behavior management, communication, daily living, self‑help, academic, career/vocational and recreation/leisure skills. Toileting may be required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
. Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assists teacher in routine classroom operation.
• Demonstrates understanding of student's disability; keeps firm hand and is courteous and fair.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with students and their program.
• Maintains classroom including preparing bulletin boards.
• Attends Open house, conferences on a voluntary or as requested basis.
• Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, and corrects student's work.
• Loads/unloads wheelchair bound students on bus, and/or waits with students for transportation.
• Manages and instructs small groups of students when the teacher is not available.
• Instructs and demonstrates use of exercise equipment and production machinery.
• Participates in physical activities, which are a part of the students' basic program.
• Assists students in the restroom as necessary, and may have to change diapers and other hygiene related procedures.
• Be flexible in schedule and activities throughout the day
• Help or assist with duplicating and collecting educational paperwork
• Complete necessary training and in-service as required by the County

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises students.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). State mandated competency exam.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to staff, parents, students and administrators.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detail but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete…