Special Education Assistant II- Crozet Elementary

Special Education Assistant II – Crozet Elementary – 2026‑27 School Year

Albemarle County Public Schools Crozet Elementary School – Crozet, Virginia

Job : 5550636

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 23, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $19.11 to $22.93 Per Hour

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more!

The Special Education Assistant II provides support to the instructional program with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students with special needs; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; documenting activities and progress; and supporting students’ IEP goals. The role includes extended classroom support, behavior intervention modeling, data collection, communication with the special education teacher, and clerical support.

• Develop and maintain a pleasant and orderly classroom environment (e.g., maintain instructional materials, design bulletin boards, assist special education teacher and/or students in clean‑up activities, etc.).
• Assist students in completing learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers.
• Lead and/or facilitate teaching of individuals in 1:1, small group, or whole class instruction.
• Carry out instructional plans as designated by the classroom teacher and, if appropriate, the student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
• Maintain student training data according to prescribed procedures.
• Assist individual students as necessary to follow routines, directions, and an individual schedule, and/or complete tasks, strictly adhering to a daily schedule with regularly and systematically accounting for the student's IEP.
• Procure, set up, and operate audio‑visual equipment.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory program and sensory activities, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and/or student behavior management plans.
• Create alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed activities.
• Assist in the coordination of school and home supports and work tasks.
• Assist with data collection and facilitating accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor.
• Communicate effectively with special education teacher information to help facilitate the IEP goals of the students.
• Demonstrate cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program.
• Under the supervision of the classroom teacher and/or building principal, assist in the maintenance of students' records, collection of lunch monies, and related instructional activities (e.g., field trips, library, assembly, etc.) as directed.
• Monitor student’s attendance, behavior, and suspension data.
• Perform clerical duties such as typing, filing, and duplicating at the direction of the classroom teacher.
• Provide direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research‑evidence‑based interventions.
• Provide direct support to students by teaching and modeling research‑evidence‑based interventions and curriculum.
• Coordinate with specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum.
• Provide transition plans and support for students moving from one educational setting to another.
• Coordinate with specialists and school staff to develop effective intervention plans.
• Coordinate with specialists and school staff to develop crisis/safety plans.
• Provide interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or help stabilize them.
• Supervise and train students in the lunchroom or during lunch period.
• Supervise and train students during free time and other non‑instructional periods as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Maintain a notebook that will be monitored by the special education teacher and specialists. It will contain: weekly behavior logs to include observations and collected data; BIP with progress notes; social skills…