Bilingual Instructional Assistant

Folsom Cordova Unified School District; Soudan (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

FCUSD is seeking a Bilingual Instructional Assistant to support bilingual students under teacher supervision, providing ESL instructional assistance and helping with other academic subjects as needed.

Positions are usually short-term, with hourly schedules on school days only; a high school diploma or equivalent is preferred, bilingual fluency or ESL training recommended. Application deadline 09/15/2026; work months 9.5; 6 hours per day, five days a week; compensation $20.32–$24.66 per hour.

Qualifications

• Completion of the equivalent of the twelfth grade is desirable.
• Primary language fluency or training in ESL methods preferred.
• Experience leading children's activities or school experiences is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher or counselor in serving bilingual students' educational and personal needs.
• Provide instructional assistance in teaching English as a second language to individual students or groups.
• Help bilingual students with other academic subjects as needed.

Skills

Bilingual fluency

ESL techniques

Education

High school diploma equivalent

ESL training/experience

Job description

Application Deadline:09/15/2026
Work Months: 9.5
Hours: 6 hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $20.32 to $24.66 per hour

About FCUSD

FCUSD is a growing public school district focused on hiring and retaining excellent staff that represent the communities we serve. Our staff are expected to inspire excellence in all students by supporting their social-emotional wellness and academic growth. We work as a team to create welcoming and inclusive environments at our school sites and district office, with a focus on customer service and system improvement. Staff who choose FCUSD will be supported as they learn their job and opportunities to grow as a professional will be provided. Working in FCUSD is more than a job, it is a career

Job Announcement

Bilingual Instructional Assistant Job Description A Bilingual/ESL Instructional Assistant, under teacher supervision, is to provide assistance to the teacher or counselor in serving the educational and personal needs of bilingual students; to provide instructional assistance in teaching English as a second language to individual students or groups of students; to assist the bilingual students with other academic subjects as needed.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Positions are usually short term involving hourly working schedules on school days only. These positions are subject tospecial Federal or State funding. Positions in this class are distinguished from those of the Teacher Aide classes by therequirement for bilingual fluency in an appropriate language or instruction and/or experience in ESL techniques, and theability to work effectively with limited English students.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of: Any combination of knowledge, ability, experience, and education that demonstrates the capability to perform theduties of this position; successful completion of District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test; basic Englishlanguage; basic academic skills (reading, math, spelling); games, arts and crafts and other activities suitable forchildren.

• Experience: Experience as a leader in children's activities, or school experience, is desirable but not required.

• Education: Completion of the equivalent of the twelfth grade is desirable. Primary languagefluency or training and/orexperience acceptable for substitution for primary language ability: 15 hours or 1 semester unit in English-as-a-second-language instruction; and 15 hours or 1 semester unit in the cultural backgrounds of the LEP (limited English speaking) studentsOR one-semester experience (minimum of 3 hours/day) working with LEP students in an ESL situation.

Upon Conditional Offer of Employment

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check

• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)

• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.

• A.A. degree, 48 units beyond the high school diploma, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading, math, and per the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.

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)
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104580

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104415
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
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

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. Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU