Paraeducator II/Special Education (3 hours) - David Brown Middle & Lakeland Village School

About the role

The Paraeducator II/Special Education (Physical Disabilities) assists, under direct supervision, in the supervision and instruction of special education students. This role relieves teachers of routine clerical tasks and assists students by providing for special health care needs. Incumbents are distinguished from Paraeducator I by their assignment to assist students in special programs, including special day and resource programs for students with identified mental, emotional, physical, or learning handicaps.

Responsibilities

• Assist a certificated teacher or teachers in classroom operation, including teaching academic skills related to the level of achievement for a group of mentally, emotionally, physically, or learning handicapped students.
• Assist in the supervision of students to maintain an effective learning environment, noting behavioral problems observed and assisting in discipline within established policies and procedures.
• Prepare instructional materials and equipment for classroom activities; type, prepare copies, and gather appropriate resource information, materials, and equipment as assigned.
• Provide teaching staff and school administrators with relevant feedback and information on student progress through observation, daily contact, and maintenance of accurate student progress records.
• Administer and correct tests, daily assignments, and homework.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining informational and operational records in files; report and track student progress.
• Monitor and assist students while using equipment, including computer terminals, cassette recorders, audio-visual equipment, and other instructional media.
• Monitor inventories and order instructional supplies and equipment as needed.
• Oversee and supervise students during classroom activities, on campus/play fields, in the library, and on field trips.
• Operate a variety of instructional media, office machines, and equipment.
• Tutor students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up on learning activities.
• May assist students in self-contained instructional settings as well as assist and track progress for individual students in core academic subjects as required.

Qualifications

• Prior job-related experience, paid or volunteer, with school-age children.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Skills to perform basic clerical functions, perform basic arithmetic calculations, operate standard office equipment, use English in both written and verbal form, and use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Ability to provide for special health care needs of students.
• Knowledge of the principles of child development, instructional processes, general purposes and goals of public education, and student testing and testing procedures.
• Ability to understand and address students with special needs, understand and carry out oral and written instructions, maintain confidentiality of student records, meet schedules and deadlines, read/interpret/apply rules/regulations/policies, and rapidly learn methods and materials used in a variety of instructional situations.
• Significant physical abilities include stooping/crouching, reaching/handling, talking/hearing conversations, and near/far visual acuity/depth perception/accommodation/field of vision.
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance, negative pre-employment drug screen test, and negative TB test results.
• Pass the District's adopted Proficiency Examination with a satisfactory score.
• First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificates may be required.

Pay & Schedule

• Pay Range 15: $18.882 Hourly Minimum – $24.852 Hourly Maximum, maximum achieved in 8 annual steps.
• District paid vacation and holidays.
• 3 hours per day, 182 days per year.
• Part-time.
• Available shifts: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Application information

Number of openings: 3. Vacancy #: 262725. Available sites: David Brown Middle & Lakeland Village School. Application deadline: 8/21/2026 at 10:00 PM Pacific. A completed and updated application is required. All documents should be attached to be viewed with your application. You must have a valid email address; you will be notified for testing and interviews via the email address you provide. Please check your email regularly.

Required attachment for CSEA current employees: Unit members seeking a voluntary lateral transfer (the posting is the same job title you currently hold) must provide a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, dated within six months from the date of the posted vacancy. Current CSEA employees are subject to the Article 13 Language Change when applying for positions posted after October 11, 2024. A unit member seeking a voluntary lateral transfer must be a permanent employee for at least two years.

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