Paraeducator Moderate/Severe

FCUSD • Rancho Cordova, CA

5d • $21 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of an administrator and the general direction of a classroom teacher, the Paraeducator assists students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day. The role includes helping with record keeping and providing instructional support in developing life skills and carrying out physical care activities. The 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 position may involve substantial intervention with students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors. The role is 6 hours per day, 5 days per week, over 9.5 work months. Two vacancies are listed.

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, as described in the posting under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
• Willingness to complete training courses or in-service training that may be required after employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR certificate through in-person training.
• Ability to pass the district’s pre-employment physical evaluation; the posting specifies a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Ability, with or without aids, to lift up to 50 pounds; lift nonambulatory students; lift and move adaptive equipment; and, with assistance, physically restrain and control a student weighing up to 200 pounds.
• Sufficient mobility 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 for normal and telephone conversations, and the ability to speak understandably and loudly enough for normal conversation.
• 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.
• Upon a conditional offer: DOJ and FBI criminal background check; TB test within the last 60 days; and completion of district Mandated Reporter, Sexual Harassment, and other required training.

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.
• Assist the classroom teacher with record keeping.
• Provide instructional support in developing students’ life skills and carrying out physical care activities.
• Provide intervention and support to students who may exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors.
• Follow oral and written directions and demonstrate gross motor activities as needed.
• Lift and move students and adaptive equipment, and assist with student mobility and transfers, including into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.

What This Job Offers

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