1:1 Instructional Aide Special Education - Mild to Moderate

Palo Alto Unified School District; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

75% - 81% on the Prorated Cost Table

Job summary

Palo Alto Unified School District is seeking an instructional aide for special education to support a certificated teacher and provide one-to-one services for a student with specific learning needs. This role involves assisting with instruction, health support, and documentation under an IEP framework.

The position targets opportunities to monitor student progress and report outcomes, while participating in required trainings and collaborating with the Special Education department to support

Qualifications

• Assist a certificated teacher in providing instructional support.
• Provide personal care or health assistance to individual students.
• Attend required training to perform tasks in individual plans.
• Monitor and report student progress and behavior.

Responsibilities

• Assist instruction in various settings (mainstreamed class, general education, PE, recess, lunch).
• Provide personal care or health assistance to assigned students.
• Explain lessons, answer questions, and support problem solving and reading tasks.
• Collaborate with teachers, counselors, nurses, and administrators on programs and materials.

Skills

Instructional support

One-to-one services

IEP awareness

Student progress reporting

Job description

1:1 Instructional Aide Special Education - Mild to Moderate at Palo Alto Unified School District

Application Deadline: Continuous

Date Posted: 6/10/2026

Contact: Summer Nystrom

Number of Openings: 10

Salary Pay Range: $31.13 - $39.52 Per Hour

Add'l Salary Info: Range 26 on the Classified Salary Schedule

Length of Work Year: 10 Months / 6-6.5 Hours per day

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Palo Alto Unified School District

Department: Special Education

Benefits

75% - 81% on the Prorated Cost Table for Part-Time Employees

Job Summary

OVERVIEW: Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, assist a certificated teacher in providing instructional support, child/health care activities and prescribed specialized on-to-one services to an individual student placed in a special education program because of specific learning disabilities, severe emotional and behavioral issues, orthopedic disabilities and/or other limiting conditions; monitor and report student progress regarding behavior and performance; perform a variety of clerical and instructional duties in support of the instructional program as required by the disabling/limiting condition of the student and according to his or her established Individual Education Plan (IEP). The goal of this position is to help students become independent learners so they no longer need a one-to-one attendant.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: ? Medically Fragile ? Physically Handicapped ? Emotionally / Behaviorally Disturbed ? Other Severe Learning Impairments

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES

• ? Assist a certificated teacher in providing instruction to students in an assigned special education program such as mainstreamed class, general education classroom, physical education, recess, lunch, or other activities as assigned.
• ? Provide personal care or health assistance to individual special education students in any setting to which they are assigned. Attend all required training in order to perform tasks required in individual plans.
• ? Assist students in understanding and comprehension of classroom assignments; explain errors and answer questions to reinforce the main lesson plans; assist students with problem solving tasks, reading, English and other assignments.
• ? Reinforce instruction to students with physical handicaps, medical conditions, learning disabilities, communication and/or behavioral issues; confer with and take direction from teachers, counselors, psychologists, nurses and administrators concerning programs and material

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• Palo Alto Unified School District
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