Instructional Aide, SPED
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Job Location:
East Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
We are accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year in Aspire Bay Area Region Schools.
About Aspire:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & Self-Determination and Joy.
The Opportunity:
Behind every successful student is a passionate and dedicated team. Together we will change the odds for underserved students ensuring that every student is prepared to earn a college degree.
The Instructional Aide will provide support for students with disabilities (IEP students) in the school environment and support the Special Education Teacher General Education teacher/s and/or Speech & Language Pathologist while upholding the core values of Aspire Public Schools.
What You Will Do:
- Assist Special Education teacher in supporting students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) within the school setting.
- Provide services supports and interventions directly to students under the guidance and daily supervision of the Special Education teachers.
- Assist in providing materials to help classroom teacher create curriculum modifications for students
- Help provide testing accommodations (e.g. supervise student testing in a separate location or during an extended time etc.)
- Implement the IEP with fidelity (i.e. provide 1:1 support to student in classroom support student(s) with toileting needs assist with health-related needs (g-tube feeding administration of medication) (under supervision of school nurse) and assist with the physical needs of students (lifting/ assisting with mobility implementing student stretching/exercise routines.)
- Create and implement instructional materials that are accommodated/modified for individualized students.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and support Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements standards policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior.
- Regularly collaborate with members of the IEP team (GE teacher Education Specialist Speech and Language Pathologist Instructional Aides Administrators Program Specialist and Other Service providers.)
What You Will Bring:
- Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles
- Familiarity with students with students that demonstrate moderate-severe needs.
- Ability and willingness to implement students individualized education programs
- Ability and willingness to reflect and improve on practice
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions; ability and good judgment to take initiative to modify activities
- Associates degree or successful completion of 2 years of college experience.
- Bachelors degree in Education Teaching or related field preferred
- 1 year working with students in special education with moderate / severe needs or students from urban communities in an educational setting
Compensation:
Aspire offers its full-time employees a competitive salary and benefits including paid time off 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans life insurance/long-term disability participation in a CA state retirement plan tuition reimbursement plan and adoption assistance program.
Aspire Public Schools SPED Instructional Assistant Pay Scale
Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender religion age sexual orientation national or ethnic origin disability marital status veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities women disabled persons and veterans.
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Key Skills
- System Design
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Adult Education
- SCORM
- LMS
- Training & Development
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Captivate
- Curriculum Development
- Web Accessibility
About Company
Aspire Public Schools is a K-12 school system focused on improving public education by preparing underserved students for college, training highly effective teachers and sharing innovative best practices.
