Instructional Aide SpEd

Aspire Public Schools; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

Aspire Public Schools is seeking a part-time position in South Gate, California, to provide support for students in special education. In this role, you will work under the supervision of Special Education teachers to implement IEPs and support individualized learning needs.

The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about child development and have experience working with diverse learners. Responsibilities include providing support, tracking student progress, and collaborating with a team of professionals to deliver the best outcomes for students.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and modify activities.
• 1+ year working with students in special education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services and interventions to students under supervision.
• Assist with implementing Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
• Regularly collaborate with IEP team members.

Skills

Child cognitive development knowledge

Implementation of IEPs

Adaptability and flexibility

Confidentiality maintenance

Behavioral support knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field

Job description

School Support South Gate, California

This is a part-time position with 28 hours per week

ABOUT ASPIRE

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post‑secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well‑Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self‑Determination, and Joy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide services, supports and interventions directly to students, under the guidance and daily supervision of the Special Education teacher/s.
• Implement the IEP with fidelity (i.e. provide 1:1 support to student in classroom, support student/s with toileting needs, assist with health‑related needs (g‑tube, feeding, administration of medication) (under supervision of school nurse) and assist with the physical needs of students (lifting/assisting with mobility, implementing student stretching/exercise routines)).
• Implement and progress monitor behavior intervention plans in accordance with the IDEA.
• Assist Special Education teacher/s in supporting students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) within the school setting.
• Consistently track, per the benchmark dates in the IEP goal/s and input data for individual students.
• Create and implement instructional materials that are accommodated/modified for individualized students.
• Regularly collaborate with members of the IEP team (GE teacher, Education Specialist, Speech and Language Pathologist, Instructional Aides, Administrators, Program Specialist and Other Service providers).
• Collaborate with members of the IEP team (GE teacher, Education Specialist, Speech and Language Pathologist, Instructional Aides, Administrators, Program Specialist and Other Service providers) to ensure Behavior Intervention Plans are implemented with fidelity.
• Provide support to students receiving mental health services that require behavioral support, per Individual Education Plans.
• Implement student responsibility and monitoring plan/s to facilitate student independence.
• Teach student/s behavior strategies per the Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

QUIETN PARENT Functions

Provide support to students receiving mental health services that require behavioral support, per Individual Education Plans.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles.
• Familiarity with students that demonstrate extensive needs.
• Ability and willingness to implement students’ individualized education programs.
• Ability and willingness to reflect and improve on practice.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions; ability and good judgment to take initiative to modify activities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Belief in inclusion and Aspire’s Equity Belief Statements and demonstrates high expectations for students with diverse learning needs.

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

• Associate’s degree or successful completion of 48 units of college credit or passing of Paraprofessional Test.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Teaching, or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE PREFFERED

• 1+ year working with students in special education with moderate / severe needs or students from urban communities in an educational setting.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance (most updated every four years).