Instructional Asst SpEd-Behavior Intervention

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$22.92 - $30.71 per hour

Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave

Medical, dental and life insurance benefits

Job Summary

The Instructional Assistant - Special Education (Behavior Intervention) assists certificated staff by reinforcing instruction to individual or small groups of students with significant aggressive and/or other behavioral difficulties in a classroom setting, job site, and/or community based program using intensive behavioral management techniques, intervention strategies, coping skills, and problem solving techniques. This classification also implements plans for instruction, monitors student behavior, documents activities and progress and performs a variety of other related instructional support duties as assigned.

Please fully complete the online application to provide information about your work experience. We do not require a resume or letters of recommendation.
Requirements / Qualifications

Six months of job-related experience working with children, either paid or volunteer.

This position works with individual or small groups of students with significant aggressive and/or other behavioral difficulties using intensive behavioral management techniques, intervention strategies, coping skills, and problem solving techniques. Please describe your experience and training in behavioral intervention techniques in your application.

CPR and First Aid Certification from an accredited organization such as the Red Cross or American Heart Association. Online First Aid certificates are acceptable, however, CPR certificate must include "hands on" classroom training.

Length of Work Year / Hours

School term (195 days), 5.5 or 6 hours per day

Location

Schools are located in No. San Diego County from Carmel Valley, San Diego to Encinitas, CA

Comments and Other Information

SB 848 COMPLIANCE - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026

Effective January 1, 2026, and in accordance with California Education Code Section 44051(a)(1), any applicant for a non-teaching position must disclose a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school and diagnostic center operated by the department of education, and private school that the applicant has previously been an employee of, including full-time, part-time, or substitute roles. Failure to provide this information may be considered an act of dishonesty and could affect hiring decisions.

This recruitment is posted as continuous filing due to anticipated vacancies throughout the school year.

The competitive basis for this recruitment is established as dual certification. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications participate in the following examination: Math, English and writing test: 100%.

Candidates who pass the exams are placed on an eligibility list in order of overall exam score. Candidate names will be merged onto an existing list based on overall exam score each time the exam is administered. The eligibility list is used to fill vacancies withing a six month period.

If a candidate has taken a multiple choice and/or performance test for this San Dieguito Union High School District job title or similar job title within the past two years, candidate may be able to transfer the scores to this recruitment. The exam must be sufficiently similar, as determined by the Director, Classified Personnel. Prior to the application deadline, a request to transfer score(s) should be e-mailed to: barbara.bass@. Transferring of exam scores does not apply to a Qualifications Appraisal Interview.

Reasonable accommodations are provided in the recruitment process for disabled persons. Advance notice is required. To request an accommodation in the examination process, please email Barbara.Bass@. If you need assistance completing an application, please email classifiedpersonnel@.

Veterans may be eligible for preference points on entrance examinations ("entrance" is defined as candidates who are not current employees of the District). A copy of your DD214 must be submtted at time of application.

Employment with San Dieguito Union High School District is contingent upon successful completion of post-offer background check, fingerprinting, physical exam including tuberculosis, drug and alcohol screening, and an Oath of Allegiance.

The probationary period for a new or promotional employee is six months or 130 days of paid service, whichever is longer. Management employees serve a probationary period of one year.

San Dieguito Union High School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, immigration status, religious beliefs or customs, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. SDUHSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Any concerns regarding discrimination may be directed to Susan Gray, Director, Classified Personnel, 710 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA, 92024; (760) 753-6491