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 supports the teacher with record keeping and instructional activities that develop students’ life skills and provide physical care. Duties 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 may have behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, or learning disabilities. The role may involve substantial intervention with students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors. This is a 9.5-month position working 5.75 hours per day, five days per week, with a stated hourly salary range of $21.33 to $25.97.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One of the following: an associate degree; 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.
- Obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR certificate; in-person training only.
- Complete a DOJ and FBI criminal background check upon conditional offer of employment.
- Complete a TB test within the last 60 days upon conditional offer of employment.
- Complete district-required Mandated Reporter, Sexual Harassment, and other training upon conditional offer of employment.
- Complete a pre-employment physical evaluation conducted through the District.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, lift non-ambulatory students, and lift and move adaptive equipment.
- Ability, with assistance, to physically restrain and control a student weighing up to 200 pounds.
- 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, sufficient hearing to hear normal and telephone conversations, ability to speak understandably and at sufficient volume for normal conversation, and 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 physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day.
- Support the classroom teacher with record keeping.
- Perform instructional support duties that help develop students’ life skills.
- Assist with students’ physical care activities.
- Provide intervention to students who may exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors.
- Lift and move students and adaptive equipment, and assist with student mobility and physical activities.
- Assist students into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.
- Demonstrate gross motor activities and walk or run with students as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
