Special Needs Assistant
Extended Day Enrichment Program (EDEP) - After School

2024-25 School Year
Part-Time, 10 Months

Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society? Do you want to work with students after school in a fun, energetic environment? Then look no further! 

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 with the expressed purpose of building school communities that share the responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices that result in achievement gaps, and support the unique gifts, talents, and interests of every child. In ACPS, “all” really means all.

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! Be sure to check out our website to learn more about our Division and our Schools.  Please visit the EDEP website to learn more about our program! 

The After School Special Needs Assistant assists the Head Teacher and/or Teacher as necessary in support of assigned students in the After-School program. Essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assists the teacher with daily tasks;
• Instructs students in preplanned activities as required;
• Assists with any activity and special event as needed;
• Establishes and maintains cooperative professional relations with EDEP staff and school staff;
• Exhibits positive public relations;
• Upholds school rules, policies, and procedures;
• Provides basic personal care;
• Provides care for assigned special needs student(s) in ALL EDEP venues (Student Holiday, Spring Break and Inclement Weather programs)
• Participates in EDEP programs (Student Holiday, Spring Break and Inclement Weather programs) as assigned;
• Attends required and assigned training sessions;
• Exhibits dependable work habits;
• Maintains a safe work environment;
• Establishes and maintains high standards of behavior;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Ideal candidates for this position:

• love working with students
• have flexibility in work schedule/location
• have a  positive attitude
• show initiative to support student learning
• feel comfortable working with students in an in-person environment

Offers of employment will be to work with the Extended Day Enrichment Program (EDEP). 

QUALIFICATIONS:  Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school including basic keyboard and filing training. Experience working with special needs children preferred; Certified in First Aid; Prefer some nursing assistant / attendant experience and age appropriate experience.

Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled students; willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled students; ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff; must be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma and be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND NATURE OF WORK CONTACTS:  Duties performed typically in school settings to include the cafeteria, gym, recreational areas and other assigned spaces; Frequent walking, standing, lifting up to 80 pounds, and other limited physical activities are required; Occasional travel with students on field trips; Regular movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices may be required; Personal hygiene of disabled students in changing catheters, diapers, and clothing is required; Occasional lifting of equipment such as audio-visuals weighing up to 50 pounds may be required; Daily personal and close contact with children and ASEP staff members required to provide an effective learning environment; contacts with community and division-level staff may require considerable tact and diplomacy; contact with children requires considerable empathy and understanding of children with disabilities.

PG 6 2024-25