Special Education Paraeducator (S10) (Middle School Pool)

San Francisco Unified School District; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) seeks a Special Education Paraeducator (S10) to support students with special needs across middle schools and K-8 sites. The role is part-time for the school term, with an hourly salary range of $34.25–$38.53.

Responsibilities include planning lessons, preparing instructional materials, supporting IEP goals, supervising small groups, and helping maintain a positive classroom learning environment.

Qualifications

• Assists in planning lessons and preparing instructional materials for severely impaired pupils.
• Works with an individualized education program (IEP) and supervises/tutors small groups.
• Administers tests, reviews assignments, and maintains pupil profiles as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains instructional materials and equipment.
• Assists in behavior management and classroom discipline.
• Renders first aid and reports incidents to supervisor.
• Supports staff with monitoring in various school areas.

Job description

Special Education Paraeducator (S10)

Job Class: Special Education Paraeducator (S10)

Salary Range: $34.25 - $38.53 hourly

Location: Multiple Sites - Middle Schools & K8

Calendar: Part Time, School Term

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

Essential Duties

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

As the Special Education Paraeducator, you will:

• Assists in planning lessons and preparing instructional materials for severely impaired pupils.
• Working in accordance with an individualized education program (IEP), supervises and/or tutors individuals or small groups of pupils in specific skill and/or content areas. Conducts planned lessons with assigned groups in the classroom or other assigned educational location.
• Assists in explanation of subject matter. Administers tests and examinations, reviews, corrects and reviews assignments, and maintains individual pupil profiles. Assists in evaluating pupils.
• Prepares and maintains records and lists not required by law to be so maintained by certificated personnel.
• Prepares, operates, and maintains instructional equipment and supplies such as audio-visual equipment, computers, laboratory equipment, and other teaching machines. May also procure and store such equipment. Issues various supplies and equipment to pupils, and maintains necessary records pertaining to instructional equipment and supplies.
• Assists in maintaining classroom discipline in order to provide a positive learning environment. Enforces classroom and school rules. Assists in behavior management and discipline among pupils on field trips and at school site activities.
• May assist other designated school staff in monitoring halls, locker areas, cafeteria, yard, auditorium, gymnasium, lavatories, and other areas of the site in accordance with program regulations.
• Renders first aid in compliance with modern precautionary methods. Reports disciplinary problems and injury incidents to the proper supervisor.