Instructional Aide, SpEd - CCPA

Aspire Public Schools • Huntington Park, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Instructional Aide provides support to students with disabilities who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in the school environment and supports Special Education teachers, General Education teachers, and/or Speech and Language Pathologists, while upholding Aspire Public Schools’ core values. This is a full-time, 1:1 aide position at Centennial College Preparatory Academy, scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The aide provides services, supports, and interventions directly to students under the guidance and daily supervision of Special Education teachers. The role includes implementing IEPs, providing classroom support, assisting with personal care and health-related needs under appropriate supervision, and supporting students’ physical needs. The aide also creates and implements individualized accommodated or modified instructional materials and collaborates with the IEP team.

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of college-preparatory charter schools serving TK–12 students in communities across California. Its stated purpose is to prepare scholars for success in college, career, and life, in a community guided by values including well-being, belonging, community partnership, agency and self-determination, and joy.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree, successful completion of 48 college units, or passing the Paraprofessional Test.
• At least 1 year of experience working with students with moderate/severe special education needs or students from urban communities in an educational setting.
• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles.
• Familiarity with students who demonstrate moderate-to-severe needs.
• Ability and willingness to implement students’ IEPs.
• Ability and willingness to reflect on and improve one’s practice.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions, and good judgment to take initiative to modify activities.
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance, updated most recently within four years.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move at least 30 pounds.
• Frequently sit, stand, move, feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Teaching, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist Special Education teachers in supporting students with IEPs in the school setting.
• Provide services, supports, and interventions directly to students under the guidance and daily supervision of Special Education teachers.
• Implement IEPs with fidelity, including providing 1:1 classroom support.
• Support students with toileting and health-related needs, including g-tube care, feeding, and medication administration under the supervision of the school nurse.
• Assist with students’ physical needs, including lifting, mobility assistance, and implementing stretching or exercise routines.
• Create and implement instructional materials accommodated or modified for individual students.
• Collaborate regularly with IEP team members, including General Education teachers, Education Specialists, Speech and Language Pathologists, other Instructional Aides, administrators, Program Specialists, and other service providers.
• Support Aspire Public Schools’ mission, vision, and values, including antiracism, and follow its policies, procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and code of ethical behavior.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree