Behavior Support Assistant SEL

Application Deadline: 01.12.2023
Work Months: 9.5
Hours: 5.75 hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $21.25 to $25.84 per hour

About FCUSD
In collaboration with our community, the mission of FCUSD is to ensure all students demonstrate high levels of learning through our commitment to continuous cycles of improvement, transformative social emotional learning, and engaging, culturally responsive instruction.

Job Announcement Behavior Support Assistant Job Description
The special educational behavior instructional assistant assists the teacher or behavior analyst or specialist in improving the behavior, adaptive functioning, quality of educational opportunities, supervision of students, and instructional tasks which, in the judgment of the teacher or behaviorist may be performed by a non-credentialed employee. The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher/behaviorist, but the teacher/behaviorist retains responsibility for instruction and supervision.

Distinguishing Characteristics
Positions are less than 8 hours. These positions are authorized only in connection with established special education classes which are labeled SED or SH and where students have autism and/or behavioral difficulties, physical impairments, language impairments, or learning disabilities. (Note: These positions are also authorized for students with autism who are fully-included in regular education classes.) Assistants may spend a substantial portion of their time providing intervention to students who exhibit maladaptive behaviors including repetitive, disruptive, aggressive, depressive, and/or self-injurious behaviors associated with ASD or ED.

Other Characteristics
Assist in autism and ED programs with children ranging from age 0-22 either in small groups or individually. Many of the children also have learning disabilities; processing difficulties, conduct problems, and aggressive behaviors (verbal and physical). Assistant must be prepared to manage whole class in crisis situations. Assist with students who require constant supervision. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and physically restrain and control a student up to 150 pounds with assistance.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; Courses in psychology, sociology, recreation, or related fields are preferable, but not required.
• A.A. degree, 48 units beyond the high school diploma, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading, math, and per the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
• Experience in the care of children with autism, physical and /or learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances is preferred.
• Willingness to complete such training and use non-violent behavior intervention, emergency interventions and physical restraint techniques.
• Training in crisis intervention applied behavior analysis (ABA), pivotal response training, discrete trial training, Floortime Assessment, visual communication systems and/or Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) highly desirable.
• Must complete Pro-Act Training within 6 months of hire.

Upon Conditional Offer of Employment:

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
• Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 50 pounds)

Comments and Other Information:
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees or job applicants based on any legally protected characteristics, actual or perceived, including, but not limited to: race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression or association with any of the aforementioned protected group statuses. Title IX Compliance Officer: Donald Ogden, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, 1965 Birkmont Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, 916-294-9000.