Paraeducator Moderate/Severe

FOLSOM CORDOVA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

FCUSD in California is seeking a Paraeducator Moderate/Severe to support students with severe disabilities during the instructional day. Under supervision of an administrator and classroom teacher, you will assist with life skills, record-keeping, and instructional support tasks.

The role requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and ongoing training opportunities. Work hours: 6.0 hours per day, 5 days a week, with 9.5 work months and an application deadline of November 11, 2026.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; AA degree, 48 units beyond 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with severe disabilities during the instructional day and in developing life skills and physical care activities.
• Assist the teacher with record keeping and perform a variety of instructional support duties.
• Support supervision and instruction as needed within the classroom.

Skills

High school skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

AA degree / 48 units beyond high school diploma

Proficiency Test in reading, math

Job description

Application Deadline: November 11, 2026
Work Months: 9.5
Hours: 6.0 hours per day, 5 days a week
Vacancies: 2
Salary: $21.33 to $25.97 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

Paraeducator Moderate/Severe Job Description

Under the supervision of an administrator and general direction of a classroom teacher, assists students with severedisabilities to meet their physical and emotional requirements throughout the instructional day; assists the teacher withrecord keeping and performs a variety of instructional support duties in developing life skills and/or physical care activities.The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and
supervision.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Paraeducators work in special education settings where students have behavior emotional, physical, language/communication, or learning disabilities. May spend a substantial portion of their time providing intervention to students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, and/or self-injurious behaviors.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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.

• Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)

• Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 50 pounds)

Significant Physical Abilities

With or without the use of aids, the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, sufficient strength to lift nonambulatory students, lift and move adaptive equipment, and physically restrain and control a student up to 200 poundswith assistance, sufficient body movement and mobility to demonstrate gross motor activities, climb in and out of cars,vans, and buses, to walk and run with students, climb well enough to go up and down stairs, to maneuver students intoand out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets, sufficient vision to read printed material, with or without aids, sufficienthearing to hear normal and telephone conversations with or without aids, ability to speak in an understandable voice withsufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation, manual dexterity to write and use telephone and otherbusiness/office machines.The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: occasionallifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling, climbing and balancing; stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, understanding, andfollowing oral and written directions.

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