Special Education Assistant II - Classroom @ Bridge Program

Special Education Assistant II - Classroom @ Bridge Program #5297

Location: Concord, California

Job : 5833357

Final date to receive applications: Jul 28, 2026 4:30 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Jul 14, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 6, 2026

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary: $22.16 to $29.66 Per Hour

Work Length: 6 hours per day

Days Worked: 193

Class

Title:

Special Education Assistant II/ Classroom

To qualify for this position, applicants must have : a high school diploma and either (1) official transcripts showing at least two years of college (48 units) or an AA degree, or (2) a passing score on our online proficiency exam (CBEST accepted in lieu of).

Applicants who need to take the proficiency exam will receive an email invitation containing an online testing link.

The exam must be completed and submitted before the Final date to receive applications for your application to be considered.

DUTIES: Under general supervision and evaluation by the site administrator, performs work of moderate difficulty in providing specialized instructional support services in various special education settings; and performs other related duties as required.

• Communicate regularly with other members of the instructional team regarding daily performance of the students.
• Under supervision works with students in a group or on an individual basis assisting with specific instructional tasks and accommodating the special needs of individual students.
• Assist students with special needs in learning or using special equipment or instructional media.
• Assist students with special needs in learning or using special tests.
• Assist students with special needs in the development and maintenance of appropriate social behaviors through the use of a variety of positive reinforcement techniques, activities and/or materials.
• Encourage and assist students with special needs in communicating and engaging in social activities such as field trips and extracurricular activities.
• Supervises students with special needs in snack and lunch activities and outdoor/campus activities.
• Assist students with special needs in learning gross motor skills and teaching independent mobility.
• Support students of diverse levels and types of disabilities, gender, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Maintain and prepare records and perform clerical duties related to special education programs.
• May lift and move students with special needs.
• Assist in teaching students’ self-feeding skills and grooming and dressing skills.
• Assist in the toileting of students frequently involving lifting and cleaning of students, diapering; supervises teenage students in the use of sanitary supplies.
• May assist with community based instruction.
• May be required to travel from location to location.

Training and

Experience:

A combination of training and experience equivalent to high school graduation and one year experience working with students or the completion of one year of college-level coursework in a related field. Successful completion of the Instructional Assistant Proficiency Examination and/or hold appropriate certification for the position.

• The appropriate subject matter, program and special instructional or communication procedures.
• The individual differences in children.
• Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation and mathematics.
• General classroom procedures, practices and equipment.
• General needs relative to students who are physically challenged and/or severely emotionally disturbed students.
• Techniques of learning reinforcement and behavior modification for students.
• Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of students with special needs.

• Applying special instructional or communication procedures.
• Following oral and written directions.
• Communicating clearly both orally and in writing.
• Recordkeeping.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with school staff, students and parents.
• Reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Keeping school and student matters confidential.
• Understanding and appropriately responding to the needs of all students and possessing a genuine liking for…