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In addition, our staff are eligible for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program!\nWhat the Special Education Instructional Support Assistant does:\nIn coordination with the Vocational staff, Behavior and Related Services Departments, the Instructional Support Assistant provides assistance as assigned to classroom staff in programming for a student or group of students.The Instructional Support Assistant assists the teacher as assigned in any of the following:\nAssists in assigned classrooms with individual, small and large group instruction as directed by and coordinated with teacher.\nProvides individualized instruction and supervision for students on and off-campus in areas assigned by supervisor and teaching staff.\nAssists teacher in daily organizational planning.\nAssists in recording and reporting behavior data; evaluating student progress and writing reports in relevant subject areas.\nCommunicating with parents, PHILLIPS Programs staff and non-PHILLIPS Programs professionals in coordination with classroom staff and supervisor.\nSupervises students to ensure safety at all times, including bus duty, playground duty and off campus.\nSupervises classroom in absence of teacher when needed or instructed by supervisor.\nImplements individual and classroom behavior programs.\nAssists in other general areas such as: medication administration, data collection, and other relevant tasks as assigned by teacher.\nAssists staff in special projects, i.e. inventories, field trips, off-campus training etc.\nWhat the Special Education Instructional Support Assistant brings to the team::\nBachelor’s Degree in fields such as Education, Psychology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice, preferred (but not required)\nExperience in special needs school environment, preferred.\nExperience working with children in a learning/school environment.\nEnjoy working with a team.\nPHILLIPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","company":"Phillips Programs","rawCompany":"phillips programs","city":"Annandale","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-22T01:31:50.587Z","occupations":[{"code":"25-9043.00","title":"Teaching Assistants, Special Education","slug":"teaching-assistants-special-education"},{"code":"25-9049.00","title":"Teaching Assistants, All Other","slug":"teaching-assistants-all-other"},{"code":"25-9042.00","title":"Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education","slug":"teaching-assistants-preschool-elementary-middle-and-secondary-school-except-special-education"}],"industries":[{"code":"611110","title":"Elementary and Secondary Schools","slug":"elementary-and-secondary-schools"},{"code":"611710","title":"Educational Support Services","slug":"educational-support-services"},{"code":"611699","title":"All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction","slug":"all-other-miscellaneous-schools-and-instruction"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Instructional Support Assistant","description":"Title: Instructional Support Assistant ~ Special Education\nPosition Type: Full-time\nLocation: Annandale, Virginia\nWhat we do and offer our team:\nPHILLIPS PROGRAMS Schools is a private special education day school for children with emotional and behavioral needs. 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