About this role
Summary
Provides assistance to special education teachers; performs tasks related to the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in a special educational setting; assists with implementation of classroom programs and activities.
*Please note that this is a General Talent Pool posting. By applying, you are expressing interest in future opportunities across Fairfax County Public Schools. While our talent acquisition and management team will review your application for upcoming vacancies, we highly encourage you to regularly visit our Careers site and apply directly to school-specific openings as they are posted throughout the year.
Qualifications
Required
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or possession of a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) certificate.
- One (1) year of paid or volunteer experience working with children or documentation of participation in any teacher education introductory course, including high school courses.
- Knowledge of child growth and development, group interaction, health, safety, and first-aid methods.
- Sensitivity to the ways in which physical and intellectual disabilities affect the behavior of children.
- Ability to establish warm and supportive relationships with children on both a group and individual basis.
- Ability to assist with providing a wide variety of stimulating experiences for children to meet their individual, intellectual, and emotional needs.
- Ability to assist a teacher with the use and adaptation of a range of instructional techniques and to participate in the monitoring and control of a wide range of behaviors.
Preferred
- Trained in the use of a particular type of equipment or specialized skill, such as the ability to communicate with children with special needs (such as deaf/blind and nonverbal).