Instructional Assistant - Special Education 2025-2026 School Year

Our district encompasses more than 720 square miles serving California's Nevada, Placer, and El Dorado counties. We are proud to have the lowest district-wide class size ratios in Placer County and serve just over 4,000 students in our 12 schools. To round out their educational experience, TTUSD provides scholars with a wide range of extracurricular activities including band, clubs and sports such as soccer, football, track, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, tennis, snowboarding, Nordic and Alpine skiing.

The District recognizes that the Tahoe Truckee region and our natural surroundings are precious and takes every learning opportunity possible to encourage environmental stewardship among its scholars.

Link to Job Description

Starting Salary $23.67- $ 27.71 Per Hour plus $3,000 Sign on Bonus

Bonus will be paid in $500 increments every 6 months until you reach the $3,000 amount.

Job Summary

The job of Instructional Assistant Special Education is done for the purpose / s of assisting assigned teaching personnel in the supervision and instruction of physically / emotionally handicapped and / or learning disabled students as assigned; and performing classroom clerical tasks in support of the instructional process.

Requirements / Qualifications

Must be 18 years old

TB Test (Required Upon Job Offer)

Fingerprints / Livescan (Required Upon Job Offer)

Letter of Introduction

Letter(s) of Recommendation (Submit up to 3 Letters)

High School Diploma

Resume

Must Pass TTUSD Paraeducator Exam or Proof of A.A degree / 48 College Semester Units (Required Upon Job Offer)

Length of Work Year

2025- 2026 School Year

Employment Type

Part Time

Hours of Positions

6, 6.5, or 7 hours per day (Depending on the school site)

Location of Position :

Various : Sites to Be Determined

Employee Health Benefits :

Health Benefits - Retirement - Paid Holidays - Sick Leave

Comments and Other Information

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

If you feel that you are a victim of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and / or bullying, please contact :

Personnel / Human Resources

Mike Shepherd

Executive Director of Human Resources

11603 Donner Pass Road, Truckee CA 96161

Phone : 530-582-2500

Fax 530-582-7606

Email : mshepherd@ttusd.org