2026-2027 Paraeducator Moderate/Severe Elementary Hiring Pool - Folsom
About The Position
Under the supervision of an administrator and the general direction of a classroom teacher, the Paraeducator Moderate/Severe assists students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day. The role includes assisting the teacher with record keeping and performing instructional support duties related to life skills and physical care. Work may be performed without the teacher present, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision. Paraeducators work in special education settings with students who have behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, or learning disabilities. The role may involve substantial time providing intervention to students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Meet one of the listed qualifications: an A.A. degree (foreign degrees must be evaluated by a CTC-approved agency), 48 units beyond high school, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading and math, as specified under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
- Willingness to complete training courses or in-service training that may be required upon employment.
- Upon conditional offer: complete DOJ and FBI criminal background checks.
- Upon conditional offer: provide a TB test completed within the last 60 days.
- Upon conditional offer: complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment training, and other required training.
- Obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR certificate; in-person training only.
- Complete a pre-employment physical evaluation conducted through the District.
- Ability, with or without aids, to lift up to 50 pounds, lift non-ambulatory students, lift and move adaptive equipment, and physically restrain and control a student weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance.
- Ability to demonstrate gross motor activities; climb in and out of cars, vans, and buses; walk and run with students; climb stairs; and maneuver students into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.
- Sufficient vision to read printed material, hearing to hear normal and telephone conversations, and speech to be understood at a volume suitable for normal conversation, with or without aids.
- Manual dexterity to write and use a telephone and other business or office machines.
- Ability to perform occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, and to understand and follow oral and written directions.
Nice To Haves
- Courses or in-service training in psychology, behavior modification, or related fields.
- Experience caring for children with learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances.
- Training in crisis intervention.
Responsibilities
- Assist students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day.
- Assist the classroom teacher with record keeping.
- Provide instructional support in developing students’ life skills and carrying out physical care activities.
- Provide intervention to students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
