University Instructors, LLC is recruiting for placement of a dynamic 1:1 special education paraprofessional to support the Vallejo City Unified School District. As a paraprofessional, you will directly impact students in special education programs. You will also partner with teachers to provide instruction, behavior management, and primary care to students.
Role and Responsibilities:
In this role you will:
- Assist teacher in the implementation of individualized instructional plans.
- Assist teacher in providing specialized instruction to students either individually or in groups. May serve as a one-to-one aide.
- Oversee students in both general education and community-based programs, including supervising recess, group activities, and assisting teachers with loading and unloading buses. Attend and support students during field trips, vocational training, and other school-related activities.
- Monitor students across various educational settings, including general education, special education, and designated instruction and service provider locations. Ensure that accommodations, modifications, behavior intervention plans, and Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements are effectively implemented.
- Assist teacher in identifying students' needs, data collection, developing lesson plans and maintaining records.
- Assist individual students in specific problem areas as necessary including but not limited to behavior and social emotional challenges.
- Help maintain order in the classroom and assist teacher with appropriate discipline when necessary.
- Perform class-related clerical work.
- Assist students in use of computers, augmentative communication devices and other adaptive items.
- Assist students with daily living skills including dressing, toileting, feeding, positioning, and mobility.
- May administer student medication and maintain medication logs under the direction of a physician and supervision of a school nurse.
- Assist in creating and maintaining clean and sanitary instructional materials/equipment for special needs students.
- May receive and record lunch money.
- May attend meetings such as IEP, SARB, parent-teacher meetings.
- May be required to assist students with transportation including riding a school bus or public transportation.
- May organize, inventory and secure materials and equipment.
- Collect, review, grade, record and file students' work.
- May travel from room to room or site to site.
- Under the appropriate supervision, conduct the activities of the classroom for a brief period of time in the absence of the teacher.
- Supervises groups of students in the library or in other special activities.
- Volunteers may opt to act as backup to offer specialized health care support to specific students when needed. Training will be provided, and a stipend will be compensated accordingly. As a backup provider, the stipend will amount to 2.5% of the individual's salary for the duration of service. Alternatively, individuals serving as the primary provider will receive a stipend of 5% of their salary for the duration of their service. Stipend rates will be determined annually.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Professional or volunteer work with children or adults with special needs is highly desirable.
- High School graduation or equivalent.
- Must meet requirements of "No Child Left Behind Act" (Associates Degree or higher or forty-eight (48) semester units from an accredited institution of higher learning or passage of the Para Educator Proficiency examination or equivalent
- Previous experience in the specialized care and supervision of children is desirable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Successful candidates will:
Have a knowledge of:
- Educational, social and psychological needs of assigned students
- Basic knowledge of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and servicing students with disabilities.
- Knowledge of English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and student recreational activities.
- Knowledge of appropriate basic subject matter from primary through secondary level.
Have an ability to:
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, teachers, co-workers and parents
- Supervise students' activities in all school activities.
- Work independently with students as needed or in small groups with direction and guidance from teacher, principal, or designee.
- Acquire skills and follow written or oral directions quickly.
- Engage in physical activity on a continuing basis.
- Work independently and operate electronic educational devices, school equipment, health related equipment; computer, tablet, wheelchair, hoyer lift, etc.
- Understand and follow both oral and written directions: read, write, and speak at a level sufficient to fulfill the duties to be performed for the position described.
EEO Statement:
Our district partner upholds Equal Opportunity Employment standards and adheres to federal and state regulations. Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are strictly prohibited based on actual or perceived characteristics such as race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, parental, family, or marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, or association with individuals or groups possessing any of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: From $18.47 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 30 per week
Grade school specialties:
- Elementary school
- High school
- Middle school
Physical setting:
- Public school
- Special education school
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Special education: 2 years (Preferred)
- Applied behavior analysis: 2 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Ability to Relocate:
- Vallejo, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person