Instructional Aide-Special

Salary : $21.49 - $26.62 Hourly

Location : Within the boundaries of the Long Beach Unified School District, CA

Job Type : Substitute / To fill future vacancies as they occur

Job Number : 25-0145-0448

Department : Special Education, AB 3rd Floor

Opening Date : 01 / 06 / 2025

Job Summary

Apply now! Immediate need to fill vacancies.

Eligibility list is being created to fill vacancies as they occur.

The current need is for substitutes and 3.8 hour part-time positions.

Entry into employment as an Instructional Aide - Special begins as either a substitute or 3.8 hour employee.

Future opportunities as a 6 hour Instructional Aide - Special may be available.

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Under general supervision, assist certificated staff in reinforcing instructional activities for students with special needs identified in an Individualized Education Program (IEP); participate in the monitoring, discipline and behavior modification of students; assist in meeting the physical care and hygienic needs of students; perform related duties as assigned.

Examples of Duties

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 pedestrian safety. E
• Accompany, assist and monitor students in a variety of non-classroom activities and locations including field trips, buses, job sites, community settings, cafeterias, bus lines, and on-campus events. E
• Perform a variety of classroom associated clerical work such as sorting, filing, record-keeping, completing forms and applications, collecting monies, measuring, cutting, and duplicating materials. E
• Assist in classroom organizing activities such as displaying educational materials, preparing bulletin boards and teaching aids, and arranging furniture to facilitate instructional needs; replenish supplies and materials for classroom use. E
• Assist students utilizing assistive technology devices and related equipment and software associated with computer-assisted instruction and oral language facilitation; operate, monitor and troubleshoot assistive technology equipment. E
• Operate a variety of classroom, audio-visual and office equipment including a copier, laminator, calculator, and a computer and assigned software. E
• Attend and participate in meetings, workshops, and training programs. E
• Administer basic first aid or necessary physical assistance to ill, injured or distressed students. E
• May administer prescribed medication in emergency situations in accordance with District procedures.
• May call parents to arrange appointments and provide approved information about school activities or students under the direction of certificated staff; participate in parent conferences as requested.
• May utilize basic sign language gestures and techniques in some assignments.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Note : There is an italicized E at the end of some of the duty statements which identifies essential duties required of the classification. This is strictly for use in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Employment Standards

Knowledge of :

Child guidance principles and practices.

Basic instructional techniques and methods.

Academic subjects including mathematics, grammar, spelling, language, and reading.

Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.

Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct.

Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.

Oral and written communication skills.

Basic record-keeping and filing techniques.

Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Operation of a variety of classroom, audio-visual, and office equipment including a computer and assigned software.

Basic first aid procedures.

Generally accepted standards of health, safety and sanitation.

Ability to :

Assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or other learning environment.

Tutor and reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students.

Demonstrate understanding and patience toward students.

Monitor, observe and report student behavior and progress.

Attend to the hygienic and physical needs of students including toileting and diapering.

Perform physical health care treatments such as tracheotomy suctioning and gastrostomy feeding following appropriate training.

Adapt to changing circumstances and priorities within the learning environment.

Work collaboratively as an educational team member.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Operate a variety of office, audio-visual, and classroom equipment including a computer and assigned software.

Learn to operate, monitor and troubleshoot assistive technology equipment.

Perform clerical duties related to classroom activities such as record-keeping, measuring, cutting, filing and duplicating.

Observe health and safety regulations.

Administer basic first aid or necessary physical assistance to ill or distressed students.

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 :

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.

Special Requirements

Positions in the Instructional Aide - Special, BL Spanish classification require the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in Spanish. Candidates must successfully pass the District's bilingual / biliterate test.

Some assignments will require successful completion of District-provided CPR / First Aid training.

Some assignments will require successful completion of District-provided training to perform physical health care treatments to meet student needs.

After an employee in this class has been provided initial training to work with students with physical health care needs and feels the need for additional training, they may request it. Requests shall be in writing to the site administrator who shall arrange for the needed training and notify the employee.

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, and Title IX Coordinator : Kimberly Dalton, Director of Human Resource Services, 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, CA 90815, 562-997-8108,

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

The examination process for this recruitment may be comprised of one or any combination of the following : screening of the applicant's training, background, and experience; scored evaluation of responses on a supplemental application; written examination(s); qualifications appraisal oral examination; performance examination; or technical oral examination, scored on a job-related basis. Only the most highly qualified candidates will be invited to continue in the examination process. Successful candidates who pass all parts of the examination process will be placed on the eligibility list in order of their relative merit as determined by these competitive examinations.

The District provides excellent medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits as well as an income protection plan for eligible Classified employees.

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Classified employees earn paid vacation at the initial rate of 14 days for full-time 12 month employees (.055 hour for each hour worked) and receive increases after 5, 10, and 15 years of service for a total of 21 days after 15 years.

12 month Classified employees earn 13 working days of sick leave each year which are accumulated indefinitely. Employees of other California school districts who have accrued sick leave may transfer it to LBUSD in accordance with the California Education Code.

12 month Classified employees receive 14 paid holidays per year.

This position requires SIX MONTHS of experience working with children IN A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT. This may include volunteer experience and coaching experience. Please clearly indicate on the application if you have this experience including the dates you worked with children. DO NOT refer the reader to your resume. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of completion of the required application. The following supplemental questionnaire is required of all applicants. It includes questions related to the examples of duties on the class specification. Please be aware, not all positions are required to perform all of the duties. In order for your application to be considered, you must be willing and able to assist if these duties are assigned to you. If you are not willing, your application may not be considered further. Please answer by selecting "Yes" as confirmation that you read these instructions.

Are you willing to lift and position students weighing 40 lbs. or less (two or more aides will generally lift and position students weighing more than 40 lbs)?

Are you willing to attend to the hygienic and physical needs of students including toileting and diapering?

Do you have dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer and specialized equipment?

Are you able to hear and speak to exchange information in person and on the telephone?

Are you willing and able to bend at the waist, kneel or crouch to assist students?

Are you willing and able to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time?

Are you willing and able to see to read a variety of materials and monitor student activities?

Are you willing and able to push or pull wheelchairs or other assistive devices?

Are you physically able to reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally?

Are you willing to assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or other learning environment?

Are you willing to tutor and reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students?

Are you willing to demonstrate understanding and patience toward students?

Are you willing able to monitor, observe and report student behavior and progress?

Are you willing to perform physical health care treatments such as tracheotomy suctioning and gastrostomy feeding following appropriate training?

Are you willing to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities within the learning environment?

Are you willing to work collaboratively as an educational team member?

Are you willing and able to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others?

Are you able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing?

Are you able to operate a variety of office, audio-visual, and classroom equipment including a computer and assigned software?

Are you willing to learn to operate, monitor and troubleshoot assistive technology equipment?

Are you willing to perform clerical duties related to classroom activities such as record-keeping, measuring, cutting, filing and duplicating?

Are you willing and able to observe health and safety regulations?

Are you willing to administer basic first aid or necessary physical assistance to ill or distressed students?

The current need is for substitutes and 3.8 hour part-time positions. Entry into employment as an Instructional Aide - Special begins as either a substitute or 3.8 hour employee.Future opportunities as a 6 hour Instructional Aide - Special may be available. Please indicate you have read and understand.

Do you have at least SIX MONTHS of experience working with children IN A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT?

In the space below, describe your six months or more of experience working with children in a structured environment and include any experience with children with disabilities. Verifiable experience as a volunteer in a school or related organizational activity may be substituted on an equal time basis.

Do you have a High School Equivalency Certificate or have you graduated from high school? (Original diploma or proof of High School Equivalency must be presented to Personnel Commission for verification within 2 working days following submission of your application. Original will be returned.)

Please indicate below the number of units you have completed at an institution of higher education. Completion of at least 2 years of study (48 semester units or 60 quarter units) is required for this position. Official transcripts or your degree must be submitted to the Personnel Commission office within 2 working days following submission of your application. If you do not have the required number of units, you will be required to take a structured written examination to satisfy the "No Child Left Behind" requirements.

If you have attained an Associate of Arts degree or higher, please list degree earned below. If you have not, please indicate "no degree" in the space below. Official degree may be presented to the Personnel Commission in lieu of official transcripts at time of application. Degree will be returned.

PLEASE NOTE : Applicants must check their emails on a regular basis to find out their status on an application. Emails we send may be caught by spam filters and it is the responsibility of the applicant to check their spam / junk folder.For mail notify applicants, mail regarding status on an application will be sent to the mailing address provided.

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