Job Details
Job Location
Main Campus - San Diego, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Salary Range
$18.00 - $19.50 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Behavioral Health Support Staff
Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Instructional Assistant provides instruction and behavioral support services to youth attending the San Diego Center for Children Academy. The Instructional Assistant supports students in the classroom; monitors and supervises students during lunch, supervises halls and bus loading zones and when youth are on the playground The Instructional Assistant works under the direction of a school professional educator who holds ultimate responsibility for the outcomes of the instructional program. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Be accountable to the classroom teacher.
• Assist in creating a safe and positive learning environment for students with severe emotional and/or behavioral issues.
• Work cooperatively with other staff to serve the needs of the student.
• Become familiar with the direct instruction method of teaching.
• Assist children in adhering to classroom schedule and assignments.
• Lead or co-lead instructional groups as assigned by the teacher.
• Implement reward and behavior management systems utilized in the classroom.
• Monitor and chart behaviors.
• Assist in classroom learning activities as assigned by teacher.
• Tutor individual children in social and academic skills as directed by the teacher.
• Assist in preparing curriculum and special project materials.
• Monitor lunch, playground, and transportation areas as assigned by the teacher.
• Attend staff meetings. Attend Treatment Team meetings when assigned by lead teacher.
• Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Perform other duties assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands in order handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, including physical restraints of students. The employee must be able to move and/or lift a child when clinically necessary, and must be able to follow a child that AWOLs in a walking or running pace. Applying SPA restraint techniques can involve lifting the child, holding the child down in a standing, sitting or ground level manner, as well separating students who are acting in an unsafe manner to ensure the safety for the students and staff. Due to the emotional instability of the students the employee may be subjected to kicking, hitting, punching, spitting, scratching, biting, hair pulling, stabbing, objects thrown at employee, etc. May be exposed to bodily fluids from a child. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Associates Degree or Minimum of 2 years experience related experience working with children with emotional/behavioral challenges
• Must pass Math and Writing assessment or proof of passing the CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test)
• Experience with training and knowledge of behavior management strategies.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Child Development, Education, or related field
• Standard first aid and CPR certification
• SPA Certification (Safe and Positive Approaches)
• Registered Behavior Therapist certification