Special Education Aide

Special Education Aide

Hazelwood Middle School, New Albany, Indiana

• Job : 5720368
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: May 18, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Immediately

FOR SCHOOL YEAR

TITLE: Special Education Aide

CLASSIFICATION: Instructional Support Staff

PAY GRADE 7: $16.05 - $17.15 hourly (based on education and experience)

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

Benefits:
Eligible for employee level medical coverage, dental, and vision. Also eligible for sick and personal days.

• Education and/or
  
  Experience:
  
  Associate’s degree or two (2) years college credit or completion of 1,000 hours in the past year as a paraprofessional or successful completion of Para Pro Assessment Test.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to effectively utilize internet searches; use common internet systems; email. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments to reinforce learning concepts.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with teachers, staff and students.
• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Keeps students focused on tasks and reports any problems or concerns to the teacher of record.
• Works with assistant teachers in utilizing academic materials to meet individual student needs.
• Monitors students to/from non-academic activities or out-of classroom instruction (lunch, P.E. art).
• Assists students with and/or performs personal hygiene tasks (dressing, feeding, toilet, diapers).
• Assists in the collection and organization of instructional materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Principal and/or other designee.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

Full-Time

Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education >
Speech/Language Assistant

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.