Instructional Aide - Special (paraeducator) at Long Beach Unified School District
Job Summary
Job Summary
The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by all incumbents within the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification. Confer with certificated staff to plan instructional activities, discuss student academic progress and behavior, and implement activities to meet the individual needs of students; assist in facilitating students into general education classrooms and other learning environments. E Tutor individual or small groups of students in a variety of academic subjects to explain and reinforce learning concepts; correct classroom and homework assignments; compute and record scores as assigned. E Provide assistance, participate with, and monitor students in activities such as educational games, reading stories, songs, arts and crafts, and physical education exercises; observe and record the social and academic progress of students. E Participate in the monitoring, discipline, and behavior modification of students; redirect inappropriate student behaviors; implement behavior plans for students in accordance with District procedures; record and report student behavior issues. E Perform a variety of personal hygiene activities for students such as toileting, diapering, and dressing; prepare lunch trays and feed students unable to feed themselves; assist students to sit, stand and walk. E Perform physical health care treatments such as tracheotomy suctioning, gastrostomy tube feedings, colostomy care, seizure monitoring, and blood sugar testing following appropriate training; maintain related records. E Lift and position students into and out of wheelchairs, braces, lifts and other orthopedic equipment, individually or with the assistance of other staff members. E Provide community-based instruction, social skills, and life skills training with individual or small groups of students in a variety of settings such as purchasing items at a store, job coaching, independent bus travel, and p
Requirements / Qualifications
No Child Left Behind Education and Training: Consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and other related legislation, candidates for this classification must meet the following standards: The equivalent of graduation from high school and one of the following: Completion of at least two (2) years of study (48 semester units or 60 quarter units) at an institution of higher education; Or Attainment of an Associate of Arts degree or higher degree; Or Meeting a rigorous standard of quality by receiving a passing score in an examination administered by the Personnel Commission, which demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics. Experience: Six (6) months of paid or volunteer experience working with children in a structured environment. Any other combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired skills, knowledge or abilities may be considered; however, experience cannot substitute for the required minimum education.
Requirements / Qualifications
No Child Left Behind Education and Training: Consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and other related legislation, candidates for this classification must meet the following standards: The equivalent of graduation from high school and one of the following: Completion of at least two (2) years of study (48 semester units or 60 quarter units) at an institution of higher education; Or Attainment of an Associate of Arts degree or higher degree; Or Meeting a rigorous standard of quality by receiving a passing score in an examination administered by the Personnel Commission, which demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics. Experience: Six (6) months of paid or volunteer experience working with children in a structured environment. Any other combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired skills, knowledge or abilities may be considered; however, experience cannot substitute for the required minimum education.
Comments and Other Information
Apply at: lbschools.net/jobs
The Long Beach Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, religion, race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance Officer: Steve Rockenbach, Director of Employee Relations, 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-997-8220, srockenbach@lbschools.net and Title IX Coordinator: Kimberly Dalton, Director of Human Resource Services, 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-997-8108, kdalton@lbschools.net.
Comments and Other Information
Apply at: lbschools.net/jobs
The Long Beach Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, religion, race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance Officer: Steve Rockenbach, Director of Employee Relations, 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-997-8220, srockenbach@lbschools.net and Title IX Coordinator: Kimberly Dalton, Director of Human Resource Services, 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-997-8108, kdalton@lbschools.net.