Special Education Paraeducator

Recooty; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Instructional Associate/ParaEducator Specialized - Special Education (2024-2025 SY) at San Jose Unified

Salary: $23.53 per hour plus fully paid employee medical and dental benefits

The impact you will have: As an instructional associate, you will assist the teacher to support our special education students in developing their academic, social, and life skills. We offer a variety of programs, from transitional kindergarten through postsecondary. We are looking for committed professionals who will help to supervise and support student learning.

Who you are: A dedicated, collaborative professional with strong communication skills who can develop successful relationships with students, families, and co-workers.

What you bring:

• A high school diploma or equivalent and completion of one of the following:
• Passage of the San José Unified Instructional Associate Assessment (view tutorial here). This will be completed after your application and interview, or
• An Associate's Degree or higher, or
• Two years of college (48 units)
• Prior experience working with students with special needs is preferred.
• Completion of San José Unified’s Crisis Intervention training within 60 days of start date.

When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to [e-mail].

Benefits

What we offer: San José Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21 vacation days and 11 paid holidays for 10-month employees!

Note to internal applicants: While resubmitting information we already have on file is not required, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share. Where applicable, please also note which available location you are applying to.

Who we are: San José Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today’s students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness. Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through high school in 41 schools from Downtown San José to the Almaden Valley, San José Unified is Silicon Valley’s largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San José children.