Classroom Assistant | Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

Job Description

Job Description

Step into a specialized educational setting as an Autism Support Interventionist, offering impactful support to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Carbon and Lehigh Counties. This contract position runs through June 11, 2027 (tentative, aligned with the school calendar), providing substantial, hands-on involvement in enhanced autism support classrooms. Openings are limited and first-come, first-served with in-person interviews required.

Your contributions will involve:

• Delivering direct, individualized and small-group instruction to students with ASD.
• Implementing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and employing evidence-based autism strategies such as visual schedules, PECS, AAC devices, reinforcement systems, social stories, and sensory accommodations.
• Assisting with daily classroom routines, transitions, social skills building, and communication.
• Collecting accurate behavioral and academic data to help monitor IEP progress.
• Providing personal care—support with toileting, hygiene, feeding, and mobility as needed.
• Collaborating and maintaining effective communication with educators, BCBAs, therapists, and related support professionals.
• Remaining calm and positive while responding to challenging behaviors, including aggression, self-injury, property destruction, and emotional dysregulation, always implementing support strategies in a structured environment.

Desired background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, ABA, Social Behavior, Human Services, or related field (preferred); Associate’s degree accepted with at least one year of relevant experience (three years preferred).
• Demonstrated experience supporting children or adolescents with ASD, behavioral/emotional disabilities, ABA, behavioral health, mental health, residential treatment, crisis intervention, or special education.

You’ll be working between 32.5 and 35 hours per week, providing essential behavioral and academic support in a school-based setting.

If you have the skills, tact, and steady commitment this meaningful role requires, we encourage you to apply today and help make a difference for students with unique learning needs. Secure your opportunity by submitting your materials — openings will fill quickly.

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