[2026-2027] Instructional Paraeducator

About the role

Yu Ming Charter School seeks dynamic, innovative, and experienced educators to join our team, committed to nurturing lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural, and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek teachers that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project-based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social-emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming teachers are leaders that thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members.

Overview

Paraprofessionals, also known as paraeducators, teacher aides, or instructional aides, are an important component of California's education system. A paraprofessional includes an instructional aide as defined in subdivision (a) of California Education Code (EC) Section 45343 and a teacher aide as described in EC Section 45360. In this position, paraeducators use their in-depth working knowledge of the principles and practices of age-appropriate child development and guidance within an educational setting. Paraeducators have a working knowledge of the subjects taught in the District schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, and reading, with sufficient competency to assist students with individual or group studies.

Responsibilities

• Assists teachers on an in-depth basis with small groups and/or individual students on special subjects and activities to execute individual lesson plans and strategies for maximizing learning experiences for students with special needs and students who need Tier 2 intervention.
• Affords assistance with scoring and recording achievement and diagnostic ss given by teachers and specialists.
• Affords assistance in identifying student proficiency and placement.
• Prepares and may develop age-grade appropriate instructional aids and exercises to support the curriculum being taught.
• Affords assistance to special program administrators and/or teaching staff with preparation and presentation of in-service/teacher training sessions.
• Affords assistance in organizing and participating in meetings to share information about the program to which assigned.
• Confers with teachers and specialists to develop and evaluate individual and group educational goals and objectives.
• Affords assistance in implementing special programs.
• Affords assistance in administering assessment instruments (spelling ss, etc.), helps to score objective ss and written papers, and keeps appropriate records for teachers, including those on computerized student information and grading systems.
• Affords assistance in reclassifying students according to proficiency.
• Makes observations, monitors, and directs behavior of students within approved procedures.
• Develops and uses incentives as positive behavior reinforcement.
• Exercises constant supervision of children.
• Reports student academic and behavior progress and performance to teachers.
• Documents student progress by correcting assignments, administering and scoring criterion referenced ss, recording and charting s scores and curriculum based measurements in reading.
• Confers, as needed, with teachers, resource staff, and other school personnel concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
• Alerts teacher to any special problems or information concerning students in assigned program.
• Affords assistance in preparing and presenting in-service training sessions.
• Affords assistance in organizing meetings, participates in meetings to share information about the program to which assigned.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of files and records for classroom or assigned program.
• May provide clerical and technical assistance to teachers such as researching and ordering books and school supplies, maintaining a workroom inventory.
• Reviews students' schedules and makes requests for equipment and resource materials to support curriculum.
• Sets up and operates audiovisual equipment, computers, and other equipment that serves to assist and enhance instructional programs.
• May assist with loading and unloading of students onto buses.
• Affords assistance with oversight at lunches and snacks.
• Affords assurance of safety of students following health and safety rules.
• When working with severely disabled, may be required to assist students with certain medical and hygiene functions. These activities could range from physical hygiene to dispensing medications, tube feeding, limited invasive connections, and other applications in compliance with medical and legal requirements, after receiving the appropriate training.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Requirements: Have a high school diploma or the equivalent, and pass a local assessment of knowledge and skills in assisting in instruction. Preferred: at least one year of experience working in an instructional capacity with students.
• Knowledge Requirements: Requires knowledge of basic clerical and record keeping processes. Requires knowledge of special education programs. Requires a working knowledge of medical and therapeutic protocols and procedures used for student hygiene and comfort. Requires knowledge of and skill at using personal computers, audiovisual, and other equipment to support learning, record information, and send communications. Requires well-developed human relation skills to work productively and cooperatively with teachers, students, and parents in formal and informal settings, to exercise patience when conveying information to students having difficulty with verbal and written communications, and demonstrate sensitivity to the special needs of students.
• Academic/Professional Abilities: Requires the ability to assist teaching staff with implementation of instructional goals and activities. Requires the ability to assess the needs of individual students and develop instructional support techniques and materials to meet those needs. Requires the ability to perform specific medical or therapeutic processes following protocols and procedures developed by a licensed health care professional. Requires the ability to interact with teachers, parents, and specialists in order to carry out assigned duties. Requires the ability to oversee students, administer assignments and ss, and perform general clerical tasks. Requires the ability to make formal presentations to classes, individuals, and small groups of students and assist with demonstrations of assigned subject matter to classroom-sized groups. Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality and impartiality when dealing with private and sensitive information. Requires the ability to relate positively to students in a teaching/learning environment in a way that builds confidence, recognizes and works on learning disabilities and barriers.
• Physical Abilities: Requires the ability to perform indoors in an office and/or classroom/laboratory environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary to a moderately active nature. Requires near visual acuity to read and write printed materials and computer screens. Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary and telephonic conversation, to speak to groups, and to hear sound prompts from equipment. Requires ambulatory ability to move about office, classroom/laboratory, and school grounds, to tutor, assist with presentations, and reach work materials. Requires sufficient manual and finger dexterity to demonstrate teaching aids, to point out important words/figures to students, and to operate personal computers. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and move supplies, fixtures, wheelchairs, etc., of light-to-medium weight (under 50 pounds) on a regular basis, and heavy weight (under 75 pounds) without labor-saving equipment on an intermittent basis.

Time commitment

The 180-day school year, 8 student-free professional development days for collaboration with colleagues. Common building hours are 8:00am-3:30pm Monday, 8:00am-4pm Tuesday-Friday.

Compensation

$27-30 per hour, plus benefits for full-time employees.

To Apply

Interested candidates should apply at https://yumingcharterschool.bamboohr.com/jobs/. Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Yu Ming Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.