Instructional Assistant Special Education - Moderate to Severe

Instructional Assistant Special Education - Moderate to Severe at Palo Alto Unified School District

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted

6/10/2026

Contact

Summer Nystrom

Number of Openings

10

Salary

Pay Range

$33.34 - $42.53 Per Hour

Add'l Salary Info

Range 29 on the Classified Salary Schedule

Length of Work Year

10 Months / 6-6.5 Hours per day

Employment Type

Part Time

Location

Palo Alto Unified School District

Department

Special Education

Benefits 75% - 81% on the Prorated Cost Table for Part-Time Employees

Job Summary Job Summary

OVERVIEW: Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, assist students with mental and physical disabilities to attain vocational, community, communication, recreation, and other goals and objectives according to Individual Educational Plans (IEPs); assists student in developing various socially acceptable life-skills, including hygiene, eating, social, community, vocational, and leisure/recreational skills. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist students with mental and physical disabilities to attain vocational, community, communication, recreation, and other goals and objectives according to Individual Educational Plans (IEPs).
• Assist students in developing various socially acceptable life-skills, including hygiene, eating, social, community, vocational, and leisure/recreational skills.
• Assist teachers in training students to function independently.
• Assist student with assistive technology devices.
• Coach, monitor, and assist students at local job sites; provide coaching and assistance to students for completing applications and interviewing; assist students with problem-solving, handwriting, and other activities to enhance job training and independent skills.
• Assist students in community vocational training; ride with students on public buses; assist with helping students on and off the bus; train and assist students at job sites with duties and a variety of activities as necessary according to individual needs; escort students to parks, shopping malls, bakery, drug store and restaurants to enhance student community awareness and to develop maximum independence and self-esteem.
• Assist students in developing independent travel skills such as crossing streets, walking safely to a destination, using public transportation, and complying with traffic signals; assist in the development of proper money handling and coin recognition.
• See more in job description attached below.

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