Transition Assistant SPED

Folsom Cordova Unified School District; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Folsom Cordova Unified School District is seeking a Transition Assistant I to support students with IEPs through job coaching, training, and clerical assistance. The role involves aligning instructional concepts with real-world employment experiences under the SELPA Director or Designee.

Applicants should have a high school diploma (two-year college degree desirable) and prior youth-related or disability-support experience.

Qualifications

• Youth-related activities and training and/or assisting students with disabilities.
• Some job coaching, job placement experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Train Transition Assistants with Case Managers.
• Provide pre-employment skills training, vocational training, employment placement and follow-up for high school students with IEPs.
• Coordinate Work-Based Learning activities that connect classroom learning to work for students with IEPs.

Skills

Youth-related activities

Job coaching experience

Education

High school diploma

Two-year college degree desirable

Job description

About FCUSD

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 Description

Transition Assistant I Job Description

Under direction of the SELPA Director or Designee, to provide job coaching, training, and clerical support to foster instruction and experiences that reinforce core curriculum concepts and skills leading to gainful employment.

Application Deadline: September 9, 2026

Work Months: 9.5

Hours: 6.0 hours per day, 5 days a week

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 Description

Job Announcement

Transition Assistant I Job Description

Under direction of the SELPA Director or Designee, to provide job coaching, training, and clerical support to foster instruction and experiences that reinforce core curriculum concepts and skills leading to gainful employment.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This position requires working with students, parents, school employees and local business partners with minimal supervision, which includes inside and outside of a classroom, as well as on- or off-campus with small groups of students with IEPs.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Under the direction of the SELPA Director or Designee, incumbent will:

• Work with Case Managers to train Transition Assistants.
• Provide pre-employment skills training (through job coaching), vocational training, employment placement and follow-up for high school students with IEPs who are making the transition from school to work, independent living, and postsecondary education or training.
• Assist the Special Project Coordinator or Case Manager with Work-Based Learning activities that involve actual work-site learning experiences or connect classroom learning to work and help students with IEP to achieve Competitive Integrated Employment (“CIE”) experiences.

Please see Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities, knowledge, and abilities and skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• Youth-related activities and training and/or assisting students with disabilities
• Some job coaching, job placement experience is desired

Education:

• Equivalent to high school diploma
• Two-year college degree 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.

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 Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator

[e-mail]

916-294-9000 x 104415

1965 Birkmont Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator

[e-mail]

916-294-9000 x 104415

1965 Birkmont Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The District nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy

The District’s non discrimination complaint procedures can be located at: Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to: Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU