Special Education Assistant II - Henley Middle School

Position

Special Education Assistant II –
Henley Middle School
, 2026-27 School Year

In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high‑quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student! We are the first public school division in Virginia—and among the first in the country—to develop and implement an Anti‑Racism policy that builds school communities that share responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices, and support the unique gifts of every child.

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 Special Education Assistant II will provide extended classroom support and follow‑up for students who receive special services;

monitor and model evidence‑based behavior intervention strategies; help with data collection and analysis; communicate with the special education teacher and/or behavior specialist regarding further needs; and ensure that behavior interventions are practiced with fidelity. The Special Education Assistant II is a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors, maintaining interventions and streamlining shift of responsibility to school staff.

The Special Education Assistant II provides para‑professional, clerical, and human support in assisting the classroom teacher in the management and instruction of special education students; and performs related tasks as required.

• Develops and maintains a pleasant and orderly classroom environment
• Assists students in the completion of learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers
• Leads and/or facilitates teaching of individuals in 1:1, small group, or whole class instruction
• Carries out instructional plans as designated by the classroom teacher and, if appropriate, the student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
• Maintains student training data according to prescribed procedures
• Assists individual students as necessary to follow routines, directions, and schedules
• Procures, sets up, and operates audio‑visual equipment
• Assists in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory programs, motor group activities, discrete trial drills, and behavior management plans
• Creates alternative activities for independent work based on teacher‑directed activities
• Assists in the coordination of school and home supports and work tasks
• Assists with data collection and facilitating accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor
• Communicates effectively with special education teacher to help facilitate IEP goals
• Demonstrates cooperation, openness for growth, and willingness to contribute to a team approach to the educational program
• Assists in the maintenance of students' records, collection of lunch monies, and related instructional activities (e.g., field trips, library, assembly)
• Monitors student’s attendance, behavior, and suspension data
• Performs clerical duties such as typing, filing, and duplicating at the direction of the classroom teacher
• Provides direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research‑based interventions
• Provides direct support to students by teaching and modeling interventions and curriculum
• Coordinates with specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum
• Provides transition plans and support for students moving between educational settings
• Coordinates with specialists to develop effective intervention, crisis, and safety plans
• Provides interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or help stabilize them
• Supervises and trains students in the lunchroom or during lunch period
• Supervises and trains students during free time and…