2026-2027 Paraeducator Moderate/Severe Elementary Hiring Pool - Rancho

Application deadline: August 18, 2026

About the role

Under the supervision of an administrator and general direction of a classroom teacher, assists students with severe disabilities to meet their physical and emotional requirements throughout the instructional day; assists the teacher with record keeping and performs a variety of instructional support duties in developing life skills and/or physical care activities. The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision.

Distinguishing characteristics: Paraeducators work in special education settings where students have behavior, emotional, physical, language/communication, or learning disabilities. May spend a substantial portion of their time providing intervention to students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, and/or self-injurious behaviors.

Schedule

• 9.5-month work year
• 5.75 hours per day, 5 days a week

Pay

$21.33 to $25.97 per hour

Responsibilities

• Assist students with severe disabilities to meet physical and emotional needs during the instructional day
• Support classroom teacher with record keeping and instructional duties
• Develop and implement life skills and/or physical care activities
• Provide intervention for students exhibiting disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Courses and/or in-service in psychology, behavior modification, and related fields (desirable but not required)
• Willingness to complete required training courses or in-service upon employment
• One of the following:
  • A.A. degree (foreign degrees must be evaluated by a CTC-approved agency)
  • 48 units beyond high school diploma
  • Successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading, math, and writing per the Federal No Child Left Behind Act
• Experience in the care of children with learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances (preferred)
• Training in crisis intervention (highly desirable)

Post-offer requirements

• DOJ and FBI criminal background check
• TB test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district-mandated training (e.g., Mandated Reporter, Sexual Harassment)
• Obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (in-person training only)
• Pre-employment physical evaluation conducted through the district (minimum 50-pound lifting requirement)

Physical abilities

• Lift up to 50 pounds with or without aids
• Sufficient strength to lift non-ambulatory students and move adaptive equipment
• Physically restrain and control a student up to 200 pounds with assistance
• Demonstrate gross motor activities, climb in/out of vehicles, walk/run with students
• Climb stairs, maneuver students into/out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets
• Sufficient vision to read printed material (with or without aids)
• Sufficient hearing to understand normal and telephone conversations (with or without aids)
• Speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume
• Manual dexterity to write and use office machines
• Perform functions requiring occasional lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching
• Understand and follow oral and written directions