Instructional Associates Specialized - Para Educator​/ParaProfessional - Special Education; ho

Overview

Salary: $24.22 per hour plus fully paid employee medical and dental benefits.
Salary is non-negotiable.

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. A more detailed job description is available at

As an Instructional Associate you will be assisting (note your role may vary by school site):

• the teacher with individualized or group student support
• students with assignments, homework and projects
• students with classroom rules and procedures
• teachers and students with break and lunch supervision
• assist teacher with development and presentation of instructional content such as preparing and distributing classroom materials

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:

• 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
• an Associates Degree or higher
• 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 fourteen 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 classified.