Bilingual Instructional Assistant

Salary: $19.12 - $23.24 Hourly
Location : Palmdale, CA
Job Type: 182 Days
Job Number: 25/26-09/02
Division: School Site
Opening Date: 09/02/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Summary
THIS IS A CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT AND EXAMINATION PROCESS.

IT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME, WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
To perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in assisting in instruction of English as a second language to students in a school setting; and to administer language assessment examinations to students.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from certificated staff.

Representative Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assist in English language acquisition progress of students having home languages other than English; assist individual and small groups of students in listening, reading, writing, and speaking English; monitor and assist students through drill, study, and research activities.

Assist in the preparation and reinforcement of the presentation of bilingual learning materials and in the performance of other bilingual instructional assistant activities.

Assist in the administration of assessment and placement test; administer both the oral and written portions of the exam testing reading, writing, and language structure; oversee students being tested; score tests and prepare student diagnostic sheets.

Assist teacher in monitoring student progress; identify students who are ready to be reclassified; retest as necessary; recommend reclassification in accordance with established guidelines.

Perform record keeping activities; take attendance and maintain attendance records; fill out forms and applications as needed; assist in maintaining testing and other records; record and update student data.

Assist in preparing teaching materials and learning activities, as directed; collect, assemble, and distribute textbooks, learning package materials, supplies, equipment, and resource materials; order instructional material and aids when necessary.

Telephone and interpret for non-English speaking parents, when directed, to inform them of the behavioral or academic standing of their child; interpret at parent/teacher conferences.

Provide oral interpretations of assignments and teacher instructions/lessons to non-English speaking students.

Assist in maintaining a neat, orderly, and attractive learning environment, such as preparing bulletin board materials and decorate classroom.

Attend and participate in faculty, staff, inservice, and parent conferences and meetings.

Operate audio-visual equipment, computer, copying machines and other related equipment that serve as aids in or to the instructional program.

Assist non-English speaking students in English language and American culture.

Perform related duties as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:

Two years of instructional assistant experience.
Training:

-Equivalent to the completion of 24 units of college level coursework designed to develop skills in bilingual education instructional assistant work.
-This position requires applicants to meet academic proficiency requirements in ONE of the following ways:

• Completed two years or more of college units (48+ units); OR
• Received an AA degree or higher; OR
• Successfully complete our academic assessment which requires knowledge of reading, writing and mathematics.

If you are attempting to satisfy the academic proficiency requirement, official college transcripts must be attached to the application to validate the degree awarded or completion of 48+ college units. If official transcripts are not attached to the application, you will be required to take and pass the academic proficiency assessment in addition to the job-specific examination for this position.

Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Special Requirement:
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish language.
Employment Standards

Application Filing
Applications for this position will be accepted online only during the specified recruitment period. An eligibility list will be established to fill future vacancies. Applicants will receive notifications electronically by email only.

ExaminationThe examination components consist of a qualifying written multiple-choice and oral exam. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be required to take the exam and are notified via email communication of the scheduled date, time, and location. A valid picture identification is required prior to admittance.

After the exam procedure concludes for this recruitment, an eligibility list will be established to fill future vacancies. When eligibility lists include open and promotional lists of qualified persons through…