Substitute Paraeducator Alternative Education
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Costa Mesa, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) serves some of Orange Countys most vulnerable student populations and provides support and mandated fiscal oversight to 28 school districts serving more than 600 schools and approximately 475000 addition to providing direct instruction to students through its own alternative and special education programs OCDE administers an array of programs and services that are critical to the operations of local school districts and community colleges facilitating professional development legal guidance payroll career and technical education support high-speed internet access Local Control and Accountability Plan assistance and approval resources for families and student enrichment. OCDEs vision is that Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success. Department staff are working to achieve this goal in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development from early childhood through higher education and in partnership with families businesses and community organizations.
ACCESS is a WASC-accredited public educational program offering diverse and unique school options for students throughout Orange County. The program includes Community Day School and Independent Study/Contract Learning both of which operate Day School serves students in grades 712 providing a daily classroom setting where teachers deliver small-group instruction to facilitate Study/Contract Learning serves students in grades 912 where students meet one-on-one with a teacher for at least 60 minutes each week and are required to complete 20 hours of homework are seeking a dynamic and service-oriented Substitute Paraeducator to provide educational support to at-promise youth by tutoring in assigned subject areas reinforcing class lessons improving skill levels and assisting students with classwork and homework Responsibilities:- Assist teachers in maintaining student academic and attendance records.- Address parent inquiries regarding their childs attendance.- Support the school site by checking in students and visitors ensuring they sign in answering questions and assisting with clerical tasks such as phone calls filing and organizing work Paraeducator positions are located at various sites across Orange County and may be assigned based on organizational needs.
Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: One year of experience working with children in an organized settingAND one of the following: Completion of at least two years of study at a college or university; OR An Associate of Arts degree; OR Satisfactory completion of an approved paraeducator test; OR Demonstration of a rigorous standard of quality through a State or local assessment including knowledge of and the ability to assist in instruction in reading writing and mathematics.
There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough and within the limit of 5000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application.1. Please elaborate on your experience/training in an educational setting with students participating in Alternative Education supplemental questions give applicants the opportunity to expand on relevant background and helps us better screen applicant qualifications for the position. Incomplete applications including omission to supplemental questions could possibly result in not being considered further in the recruitment process for this position.Notice to Applicants: If you require accommodation in the application process please inform us.
Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: One year of experience working with children in an organized settingAND one of the following: Completion of at least two years of study at a college or university; OR An Associate of Arts degree; OR Satisfactory completion of an approved paraeducator test; OR Demonstration of a rigorous standard of quality through a State or local assessment including knowledge of and the ability to assist in instruction in reading writing and mathematics.
There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough and within the limit of 5000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application.1. Please elaborate on your experience/training in an educational setting with students participating in Alternative Education supplemental questions give applicants the opportunity to expand on relevant background and helps us better screen applicant qualifications for the position. Incomplete applications including omission to supplemental questions could possibly result in not being considered further in the recruitment process for this position.Notice to Applicants: If you require accommodation in the application process please inform us.
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The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) serves some of Orange County’s most vulnerable student populations and provides support and mandated fiscal oversight to 28 school districts serving more than 600 schools and approximately 475,000 students. In addition to providing d ... View more
