Paraeducator-Preschool

Gilroy Unified School District; Gilroy (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilroy Unified School District is seeking a Paraeducator-Preschool to assist teachers in early childhood classrooms in Gilroy, CA. The role requires a minimum of 48 college units or a degree, including 6 ECE/Child Development units, and involves supporting students individually or in small groups to achieve lesson objectives.

Typical duties include testing and progress recording, reinforcing learning, supervising students during routines, and assisting with classroom materials and activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 48 college units or a degree; must include 6 ECE/Child Development units.
• Fluency in English; strong classroom communication and basic clerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher to support individual students or small groups to meet class objectives.
• Administer, score, and record tests and progress as directed by the teacher.
• Support supervision during drills, assemblies, field trips, meals, and other activities.
• Maintain classroom materials, attendance, and orderly routines.

Education

Minimum 48 college units or degree

6 ECE/Child Development units

Job description

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Paraeducator-Preschool

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Job Details

Job ID: 5892959

Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 17, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position requires a minimum of 48 college units or degree. Must include 6 Early Childhood Education/Child Development units.

Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities: To assist the teacher to achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

Typical Duties:

• Administers, scores and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction
• Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and field trips
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud and story telling
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communications with students
• Assists students in the library or media center
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by teacher
• Checks and records student attendance
• Collects and records collection of money
• Helps students with their clothing
• Assists with lunch, snack and clear-up routines
• Assists with toilet routines
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student
• Serves as chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers
• Participates in in-service training program, as assigned
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.

Employment Standards:

• Knowledge of English usage, vocabulary, grammar and spelling
• Ability to perform moderately difficult clerical work
• Give oral and written direction
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English
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