Instructional Aide; Horticulture

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Mission Continuation High School serves a high-needs student population, including students experiencing homelessness, foster youth, probation-involved youth, teen parents, and students facing significant social-emotional and behavioral challenges. Operating on a 4x4 schedule (four 10-week terms annually), the school serves approximately 60 to 100 students across four daily instructional periods (averaging 15–25 students per class) within its Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways.

Because the hands-on CTE pathways, specifically Agriculture Science and Building & Construction, frequently collaborate on community project-based learning involving power tools and specialized facilities, dedicated technical support is required to ensure safety, supervision, and operational success.

The Instructional Aide-Horticulture position currently offered at Mission Continuation High School will be a 6-hour position (30-hour work week).

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 9-month basis - salary and paid time off for 9-month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

An Instructional Aide
- Horticulture assists a teacher in developing and presenting specialized educational materials and conducting instructional activities in the field of horticulture, and reinforces subject matter that has been introduced by a teacher.

Typical duties include:

• Assisting a teacher by performing the following duties to reinforce subject matter that has been introduced by a teacher:
  • Presenting topics, such as plant reproduction, botany, plant physiology, soils, and soil conservation, to students in horticulture classes.
  • Locating and compiling information and preparing exhibits, demonstrations, equipment, and other materials used in horticulture.
  • Demonstrating methods, procedures, techniques, and uses of materials, tools, and equipment required in horticulture.
  • Arranging and conducting educational visits related to instructional activities in horticulture.
  • Tutoring individual students or groups in subjects that require basic and advanced knowledge of horticulture.
  • Reviewing student work for correct procedures in order to develop skills and techniques related to plant propagation, control of pests and diseases, landscape design and construction, and nursery operations.
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Education: In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 and other related legislation, candidates for this classification must meet the following standards:

Paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance are required to possess a high school diploma or equivalent AND one of the following:

Completion of 48 semester units or 72 quarter units from a recognized college or university,

OR

Possession of an associate or higher degree, from a recognized college or university

OR

Receipt of a passing score on the District Proficiency Test and the Instructional Assistance Test.

Experience: One year of paid experience in…