Paraeducator Moderate/Severe

About the role

The Paraeducator Moderate/Severe position at FCUSD is designed to assist students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs during the instructional day. This role involves assisting teachers with record-keeping and performing various instructional support duties, including the development of life skills and physical care activities.

Responsibilities

• Assists students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional requirements throughout the instructional day.
• Aids in the development of life skills and physical care activities under the supervision of a classroom teacher.
• Performs a variety of instructional support duties as directed by the teacher.
• Works independently in some areas, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision.
• May spend a substantial portion of time providing intervention to students exhibiting disruptive, aggressive, depressive, and/or self-injurious behaviors.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; courses and/or in-service in psychology, behavior modification, and other related fields desirable but not required. Willingness to complete such training courses upon employment.
• Experience: Prefer experience in the care of children with learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances. Training in crisis intervention is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Must pass a DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check.
• Must complete a TB test within the last 60 days.
• Must complete district mandated reporter training, including sexual harassment.
• Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (in-person training only).
• Must undergo a pre-employment physical evaluation conducted by the District (minimum 50 pounds).

Significant Physical Abilities

• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Sufficient strength to lift non-ambulatory students.
• Lift and move adaptive equipment.
• Physically restrain and control a student up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• Sufficient body movement and mobility to demonstrate gross motor activities.
• Climb in and out of cars, vans, and buses.
• Walk and run with students.
• Climb well enough to go up and down stairs.
• Maneuver students into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.
• Sufficient vision to read printed material.
• Sufficient hearing to hear normal and telephone conversations.
• Manual dexterity to write and use telephone and other business/office machines.

Comments and Other Information

The Folsom Cordova 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 identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:

• Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
• Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students)
• jhuber@fcusd.org
• 916-294-9000 x 104580

• Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
• Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
• sdiaz@fcusd.org
• 916-294-9000 x 104415

• Address: 1965 Birkmont Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:

• Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
• Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
• sdiaz@fcusd.org
• 916-294-9000 x 104415

The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy

The District’s nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:

• Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints
• Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:

• Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment
• Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.