Long Beach USD In-Person Paraprofessionals: '26/'27 Special Ed Childcare CareerLink

HeyTutor • Long Beach, CA

2d • $19 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

HeyTutor has partnered with a school district in Long Beach to hire paraprofessionals/paraeducators who assist K–12 students before and during school hours. The role involves supervising students and helping address learning gaps from the previous school year. Paraeducators may work in general education or special education settings, including resource rooms and specialized classrooms, and collaborate with special education teachers to support students with IEPs according to their individual needs.

Instructional and student-support duties are assigned by teachers and may include delivering designated instructional programs, supporting classroom routines and behavior, preparing materials, observing and recording student behavior, facilitating peer relationships, supervising students during non-instructional periods, coordinating with teachers and other service providers, and providing bathroom or elimination assistance as needed. The position is in person and requires passing an in-person background check.

The schedule is Monday through Friday for 30 hours per week. Pay is $19–$24 per hour, depending on education and experience and determined at interview. HeyTutor offers attendance-based pay incentives and a 401(k). Voluntary health-care options are available at employee-paid, competitive group rates; they are not company-sponsored.

Requirements

• Prior experience with students and ability to work well with children.
• Comfortable working in a classroom setting and with students with special needs.
• Pass a clear FBI-DOJ background check, provided through HeyTutor; the job information also specifies an in-person background check.
• Comfortable providing bathroom assistance and changing diapers.
• Negative TB test result.
• Pass an assessment test or have 60 college units.

Responsibilities

• Assist and supervise K–12 students before and during school hours.
• Support students in general education and special education classroom environments, working with special education teachers to address the needs of students with IEPs.
• Provide assistance with individualized programmed materials.
• Work with teachers to develop classroom schedules.
• Carry out instructional programs designated by the teacher.
• Assist with observing, recording, collecting, and charting functional behavior assessment data for individual students.
• Take anecdotal notes on students’ targeted behaviors.
• Assist in preparing or producing instructional materials for special education teachers.
• Make informed decisions with the teacher about content-specific accommodations, modifications, and adaptations.
• Maintain high expectations for students while using as little prompting as possible.
• Assist teachers with behavior management and teach appropriate behavior.
• Facilitate peer support, friendships, and positive relationships.
• Supervise students during non-instructional periods as specified in IEP documents.
• Partner with teachers and other service providers, such as speech and language pathologists, school psychologists, and occupational therapists.
• Provide bathroom assistance and elimination support as necessary.
• Perform other duties assigned by the special education teacher.

Benefits

• Attendance-based pay incentives.
• Voluntary health-care options, including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance, offered at competitive group rates and fully employee-paid, not company-sponsored.
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed