2026-2027 Paraeducator Moderate/Severe Elementary Hiring Pool - Folsom
About The Position
The Paraeducator Moderate/Severe assists students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day. Under an administrator’s supervision and the general direction of a classroom teacher, the paraeducator supports instruction, keeps records, and helps develop students’ life skills and participate in physical care activities. Duties may be performed outside the teacher’s presence, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision. The position is in special education settings serving students with behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, and 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 in Folsom, scheduled for 5.75 hours per day, five days a week.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, plus an associate degree, 48 units beyond high school, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading and math, as described in the posting.
- Willingness to complete training courses, in-service training, or other training 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.
- Complete district-required training, including Mandated Reporter and Sexual Harassment training.
- Obtain and maintain an in-person First Aid/CPR certificate.
- Complete a pre-employment physical evaluation conducted through the District.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, lift non-ambulatory students, move adaptive equipment, and—with assistance—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; use stairs; and maneuver students into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.
- Sufficient vision, hearing, speaking ability, and manual dexterity to perform the duties described.
- 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 during the instructional day.
- Support the classroom teacher with record keeping and instructional support duties.
- Help students develop life skills and participate in physical care activities.
- Provide intervention and support to students with behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, or learning disabilities.
- Follow the teacher’s direction; the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
