Classroom Assistant | Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Job Description

Job Description

Step into a vital role providing hands-on support to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in enhanced classroom settings across Carbon and Lehigh Counties. As an Autism Support Interventionist, you’ll work collaboratively with an expert team of educators, behavior specialists, and therapists to make a profound difference each school day. These contract positions follow the school calendar, with assignments anticipated through June 11, 2027, and require an in-person interview.

What you'll do:

• Deliver individualized and small-group instructional support to students with varied needs.
• Implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) in partnership with classroom staff to foster positive behavior.
• Apply evidence-based autism strategies, such as visual schedules, PECS, AAC devices, reinforcement systems, social stories, and sensory supports.
• Facilitate communication, transitions, and social skill development in a structured environment.
• Collect and record behavioral and academic data to monitor progress toward IEP goals.
• Provide essential personal care, including toileting, hygiene, feeding, and mobility support as required.
• Maintain calm, consistent responses to challenging behaviors such as aggression, elopement, property destruction, self-injury, and emotional dysregulation.

What we’re seeking:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, ABA, Social Behavior, Human Services, or related field preferred (Associate’s degree with at least one year of relevant experience considered; three years preferred).
• Direct experience working with children or adolescents in one or more of the following: autism support, behavioral or emotional disabilities, ABA, behavioral health, residential or school-based special education, or crisis intervention.
• Comfortable supporting students with significant behavioral and communication needs within a highly structured classroom.
• Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team and maintain detailed documentation.
• Availability to work 32.5–35 hours per week onsite.

Take your experience supporting individuals with autism to the next level in a rewarding, collaborative role with lasting impact. Apply now—these opportunities are first-come, first-served, and require in-person interviews. Your dedication can help students thrive.

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