Instructional Assistant

At Point Quest In-District Services, you can join a team where your skills and passion make a real impact! We are dedicated to helping students thrive through comprehensive educational and therapeutic support. By working closely with district partners, we create personalized plans that integrate therapy, counseling, and behavioral intervention--ensuring each student receives the care they need to succeed. Our professionals are continually growing, learning, and innovating to provide the best support possible.

If you're looking for a meaningful career where collaboration and compassion drive every decision, we'd love for you to be a part of our mission. Help us shape brighter futures, one student at a time!

• CEU/License Reimbursement & Tuition Assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Dependent Care
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Sick Leave, Holidays, and Vacation
• Supportive and collaborative environment

• Instructional Support: Works with small groups of students in an instructional capacity such as assisting students ( individually or in groups ) with lesson assignments.
• Environment Management : Assists in maintaining an appropriate classroom environment in order to ensure a safe and positive learning experience.
• Monitoring: Monitors individual students in the classroom, library, or during playground activities to ensure a safe and positive learning environment.
• Activity Assistance: Monitors and assists students during various classroom activities (examples: art, literacy, fine motor skills , bath rooming ).
• Clerical Tasks : Assists with clerical duties such as record keeping, typing, duplicating , and using a variety of instructional media, office machines, and equipment.
• Relationship Building: Establishes and maintains a cooperative relationship with parents, students, and teachers .

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required .
• Experience: Prior exp erience in a school or treatment setting, working with students needing learning, social, emotional, or behavioral assistance .
• Preferred Experience: Knowledge of g eneral concepts of child growth and development and child behavior characteristics, general purposes and goals of public education, and techniques used in motivating students.
• Clearances: DOJ/FBI Live Scan Background & TB Clearance required .
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  
  Pro-ACT, CPI intervention training, and/or CPR certification.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient with standard software applications and the internet.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Personal Qualities: Reliability, dependability, and flexibility are crucial.
• Other :
  Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Environment :
  Occasional exposure to dust, pollen, and fumes.
• Activity :
  Frequent engagement in tasks such as reaching, handling, standing, walking, and lifting items, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Sensory :
  Ability to perform essential job functions with or without assistive devices or accommodations, including working in moderate to high noise levels.

This job description reflects essential functions and may be adjusted as needed.

PQI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

Edlogical Group, A Member of the Point Quest Group

Location

Long Beach, CA

Job Group Classification

Edlogical Group, A Member of the Point Quest Group

Salary Range

$19-$22

$500 for referring Behavioral Aides, Instructional Assistants, Behavior Technicians, and Drivers.

$1,500 for referring professional roles such as Mental Health Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Special Education Teachers and more.