Behavior Support Assistant

FCUSD • Rancho Cordova, CA

7d • $23 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The special educational behavior instructional assistant assists a teacher, behavior analyst, or behavior specialist in improving students’ behavior and adaptive functioning, supporting the quality of educational opportunities, supervising students, and performing instructional tasks that may be carried out by a non-credentialed employee. The teacher or behavior specialist retains responsibility for instruction and supervision, although the assistant’s work need not always take place in their presence.

The position serves specialized, highly supported classrooms and programs for students undergoing multi-tiered assessment or requiring intensive behavioral and emotional support. Assistants work in autism and ED programs with children ages 0–22, individually or in small groups. Students may have autism, behavioral or learning difficulties, processing challenges, conduct problems, physical or language impairments, and maladaptive behaviors such as repetitive, disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors. The assistant may need to provide constant supervision and manage the whole class during crises.

The position works 5.75 hours per day, five days per week, for 9.5 work months. Positions are less than eight hours and are authorized in connection with established special education classes labeled SED or SH, including for students with autism who are fully included in regular education classes.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• An A.A. degree, 48 units beyond high school, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading and math, consistent with the stated Federal No Child Left Behind Act qualification.
• Willingness to complete training and use non-violent behavior intervention, emergency interventions, and physical restraint techniques.
• Complete Pro-Act Training within six months of hire.
• Obtain and maintain an in-person First Aid/CPR certificate.
• Pass a District-conducted pre-employment physical evaluation; the listed minimum physical capacity is 50 pounds.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and physically restrain and control a student weighing up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Upon conditional offer, complete DOJ and FBI criminal background checks, a TB test from within the last 60 days, and district-required training including Mandated Reporter and Sexual Harassment training.

Nice To Haves

• Courses in psychology, sociology, recreation, or related fields.
• Training in crisis intervention, applied behavior analysis (ABA), pivotal response training, discrete trial training, Floortime Assessment, visual communication systems, and/or Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher, behavior analyst, or specialist with improving students’ behavior and adaptive functioning.
• Support students’ educational opportunities and assist with instructional tasks appropriate for a non-credentialed employee.
• Supervise students, including those who require constant supervision, in autism and ED programs, individually or in small groups.
• Provide intervention for students exhibiting maladaptive behaviors, including repetitive, disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors.
• Be prepared to manage the whole class in crisis situations.
• Use non-violent behavior intervention, emergency interventions, and physical restraint techniques after completing appropriate training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED