Special Education Assistant Program
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Special Education Assistant, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Elementary School
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
Openings as of 10/27/2026
Special Education Assistant - Full Time - STEP Program
- Position Type:
Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant - Date Posted:
10/26/2026 - Location:
Blanchard Memorial School - Boxborough - Date Available:
10/26/2026
Hourly Rate
: $25.60 - $29.41
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, a Prek-12 district, is seeking a skilled and experienced special education assistant to work within the special education department at the Blanchard Elementary School in the STEP Program. The STEP program serves elementary students across multiple grade levels who demonstrate complex learning profiles and require specialized educational approaches. Students require alternate or modified curriculum to meaningfully access their learning and need explicit instruction in social skills and emotional regulation strategies.
Students may present with various learning disabilities, including but not limited to intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities, or neurological disabilities that impact their ability to access learning.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide positive behavior supports and academic interventions for students
- Work with lead teacher to provide academic, social, and emotional support and intervention
- Work collaboratively with team of general education and special education teachers and therapists
- Bachelor's degree in special education or related field preferred
- Experience in public school setting
- Experience working with children with disabilities
- Able to take initiative and work independently
- Knowledge of early childhood and adolescent development
We believe that our students deserve to learn from educators who reflect their backgrounds and life experiences, and we want our staff to reflect the wide range of student identities we seek to serve. To this end, our District is committed to increasing the diversity of our certified educators and leaders. We believe that by building a more representative workforce, our students will have better outcomes and be more prepared for an increasingly diverse world.
We encourage the following to apply: candidates of color, individuals with diverse life experiences and on-traditional backgrounds, and allies in our diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
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