Public Health Training Assistant (PHTA)

Fairfax County Public Schools • Contract • Fairfax, Virginia, United States • $30.88k - $55.02k / year • 3m ago

Public Health Training Assistant (PHTA)

2025-2026

Description

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.

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).

Salary

$30,876 - $55,023

Contract Length

191-Day Contract

Job Type

Classroom Instructional Support