SPED Instructional Assistant - Paradise Valley HS

Overview

2025-26 SPED Instructional Assistant - Paradise Valley HS. Paradise Valley USD 69, Paradise Valley HS - Phoenix, Arizona. This job is also posted in Paradise Valley Unified School District.

• Job : 5027833
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Re-Posted: Mar 18, 2025 6:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 1, 2025

Instructional Assistant-Special Education

(High School-Multiple Positions)

Title: Instructional Assistant-Special Education

Location: Paradise Valley High School

Start Date: 8/1/2025

Schedule: 9 months, 6.75 hours/day;
Monday - Friday

Benefits: ASRS, Paid Sick/Personal Time, Medical and optional Dental/Vision

Pay Grade: Instructional Assistant - Personal Care

Grade 11: $14.42/hour

Requirement: HS Diploma or GED

Instructional Assistant - Special Needs or Resource

Grade 16: $16.66/hour

Requirement: HS Diploma or GED

The job of Instructional Assistant
- Special Education is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom, a self-contained classroom and/or with an individual student; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

This job reports to Teacher and/or Site Administrator

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
• Administers tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting teachers in the classroom.
• Assists medically fragile, physically disabled, or developmentally delayed students for the purpose of maintaining students' personal hygiene and immediate healthcare needs.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, professional support personnel, and parents for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Escorts students for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and safe arrival to and/or from destination.
• Implements behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for students with behavior disorders or other special conditions for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Intervenes in potential conflicts utilizing appropriate physical and/or therapeutic approaches for the purpose of diffusing confrontations and minimizing disruptions.
• Documents instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Models conversation, manners, clean up activities, listening, job skills, and everyday interactions for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social behavior.
• Monitors student schedules and behavior plan for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Performs general clerical functions for the purpose of supporting the instructional program.
• Provides instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives and supporting IEP plans.
• Remains with students at all times for safety and to de-escalate situations outside the classroom.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
• Other Functions:
  Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job…