Teaching Assistant - SPED - high needs - 2026-2027

Teaching Assistant - SPED - high needs -

Winchester Public Schools, Virginia Frederick Douglass Elementary School - Winchester, Virginia Open in Google Maps

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Starting Date: To Be Determined

Summary: Primary responsibility is providing assistance to students receiving special education services in an inclusion classroom. As directed by the principal and classroom teacher, the teaching assistant will also: work with individual or small groups of students in an instructional capacity, supervise students during other activities such as lunch, and assist in completing necessary paperwork.

Qualifications: Applicants must meet the requirements for a Title I paraprofessional, including:

Must have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and

Must have met
one
of the following options:

• Completed two years of study at an institution of higher education (48 credit hours);
  or
• Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree;
  or
• Have passed the Parapro Assessment through ETS.
• Proof of highly qualified certification must be attached to your application to be considered for this position.

Salary:

Range for  is $19.57 to $30.14 per hour plus full benefits package.

Workday: Full time/10 month (183 days) position, 7 hours per day

Location:

Frederick Douglass Elementary School

Start Date
:

Upon hire

Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Sandy Shernick , Human Resources Coordinator
• 598 N. Kent St.
• Winchester, Virginia 22601
• Phone:
• Email: shernick.va.us