Paraeducator/Special Education II (Open & Promotional) (To Establish A List) at Desert Sands Unified School District

We are pleased that you have expressed an interest in employment with our district. Desert Sands Unified School District is committed to the students and the families of the communities that we serve. We have a competitive salary and benefit package to offer our employees along with excellent working conditions in modern school facilities. Our district is located in the resort communities of Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes, Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio. Our community offers the amenities of a resort lifestyle along with an affordable housing market for full-time residents. The Personnel Office strives to provide the best possible service to our current employees and applicants to the district. Please feel free to call any of the staff members listed in our division for assistance.

Under the direction of the school site principal or designee and the general oversight of the Special Education Department, the Paraeducator/Special Education II will assist certificated staff in reinforcing instruction related to the education, physical care, behavior and recreational activities of students who exhibit developmental, behavioral or emotional difficulties. The Paraeducator/Special Education II may be assigned to a special education classroom or to a general education classroom. Assistance is generally provided to a small group of students; however, the Paraeducator/Special Education II may also be assigned to one-on-one assistance as required to meet the needs of individual students. The type of physical assistance provided depends upon the disabilities of the students to whom the Paraeducator/Special Education II is assigned, and may include assistance with one or more of the following: ambulation, transfers, personal care (toileting, diapering, dressing, grooming, feeding), accessing and storing materials and supplies, and using therapeutic equipment. This position generally supports students who may be eligible for special education or receive services in areas such as Medically Fragile, Developmentally Disabled, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Emotionally Disturbed, Intellectually Disabled, Autism, Visually Impaired and Orthopedically Handicapped.

Education and Training Required:

Please refer to job description. Paraeducator/Special Education II

(Full Time Equivalency)

The Desert Sands Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, potential parental, family and/or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in its educational program (s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Joseph Hyde, TItle IX Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, [email protected]; Dr. Lisa McColl, TItle IX Coordinator, Designee/Resolution and Compliance Officer, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Rd, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8695, [email protected]; Mr. Larry Bellanich, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8652, [email protected].