Special Education toAide

Job Details:

Job Location:

Campus - Camarillo, CA 93012, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Salary Range: $18.00 - $25.00 Hourly, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Education, ABOUT CASA PACIFICA

For 30 years, Casa Pacifica has been helping at‑risk children, their families, and young adults thrive.

As the largest non‑profit provider of children’s and adolescent mental health services in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, Casa Pacifica specializes in treating children and young adults who struggle with complex mental health challenges such as emotional dysregulation, self‑harm, anxiety, and depression. Our multi‑disciplinary staff of highly trained clinicians, psychologists, educators, therapists and mental health workers provide exceptional, evidence‑based care to help our youth overcome a wide array of mental health challenges.

Casa Pacifica’s Camarillo, Goleta, and Santa Maria offices work with more than 2,000 at‑risk children, families, and young adults annually in outpatient, residential, home, and community‑based settings. Our main Camarillo campus, located on 25 acres of beautiful park‑like grounds, provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment for youth to overcome challenges, to find hope, and to heal.

We are a diverse and inclusive team providing excellent services to all our surrounding communities. Our team members are empowered to share their identities, ideas, and perspectives. A culture built on diversity, equity and inclusivity is essential to creating a safe and healing environment at Casa Pacifica.

Starting pay is typically between $18.00 and $25.00 Hourly; however, starting pay is ultimately determined by the scope of the position, the candidate's relevant experience, and internal equity. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00pm.

Under the direction of the Dean of Students and the Director of Education the Special Education 1:1 Aide works with and is responsible for assisting in the implementation of the educational program with emphasis on behavior management/intervention and tutorial instruction.

The Special Education 1:1 Aide upholds Casa Pacifica's Standards of Behavior and embodies our core values of respect, integrity, compassion, and courage as it relates to the educational component of the individual treatment program of the child.

• Implement direct instructional support to individual and/or groups of students, and attend classes with the student, as designated in the IEP.
• Adapt classroom activities, assignments and materials to provide an opportunity for all special education students to participate in general education classroom activities.
• Provide verbal and/or written feedback of student observations and student classroom support for assisting credentialed teacher in evaluating students.
• Collect data and maintain records on each student’s progress toward IEP goals
• Assist credentialed teacher with clerical functions such as correcting papers, creating lesson plans, making copies, helping with progress reports, adapting tests and assignments.
• Act as a cooperative team member in working with all Casa Pacifica staff, community, students and families.
• Model appropriate social skills, participation, and problem‑solving skills
• Assist in managing student behavior by applying proactive and positive strategies when helping a student with behavioral concerns.
• Implement behavior support plans as designed by IEP team to help students.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the administration or credentialed staff.
• Participate in Agency‑approved interventions with students, as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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