Instructional Aide (Special Education - Moderate-to-Severe) 2025/2026 en The Cleta Harder Developmental School

HBIC's non-public school (NPS) program and Adult Day Program (ADP) are intimate, yet highly active environments, with significant support from all facets of the program and non-profit "parent" organization. 1967 - Founder, Cleta J. Harder and a group of caring volunteers opened a location in Brea’s Pioneer Hall to provide assistance to a neighbor's child with a disability. Help for Brain Injured Children (HBIC) was born; and so, began the mission of “Giving Hope” to individuals with disabilities and their families. Eventually HBIC settled in a La Habra location and received its official 501(c)3 status in 1972. The Cleta Harder Developmental School (CHDS) was then established and certified by the State of CA Board of Education as a Non-Public School (NPS), followed by the development of The HBIC Adult Day Program (APD) at "Emily's Place." To this day, HBIC has provided support to countless individuals with disabilities and their families throughout the Southern California region, while consulting with families and professionals worldwide. HBIC recognizes that everyone is unique, with their own challenges in coping with the demands of society and believes that everyone should be afforded the opportunity to reach their full potential. It is our philosophy that “all individuals have the right and the ability to learn.”

“Are you looking for an interesting and active work environment? Are you considering a career in Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, or Child Development? Would you like to make a positive difference in the life of individuals with disabilities, and improve their overall quality of life? If so, we want HBIC to be a part of your lifelong learning and growth!” This position is specifically to provide one-on-one assistance of students during classroom and daily living activities. This position's schedule for the Regular School Year (Late August - Mid-June) is 8:30am - 3pm and for Extended School Year/Summer School (July - Early August) is 8:30am - 1pm. Potential to raise base rate of pay to $20-23 an hour and work week to 30-40+ hours a week IF you agree to supervise students on their transportation vehicles. This full-time position offers benefits that include: medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, life insurance, voluntary life insurance, and modified schedules for continued education.

Welcome to the Cleta Harder Developmental School! We are a certified non-public school in La Habra, CA that works with individuals with moderate-to-severe disabilities from the ages of 5 to 22. We currently have 3 classrooms (Middle-High, High School, Transition). Our teaching style is a combination of discrete trial training (DTT), universal design for learning (UDL), and cooperative learning. We have Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Behavior Intervention services on campus to assist with meeting the needs of our exceptional students. We wish to provide a warm, loving educational environment for our students, and a team-oriented work environment for our employees. If you are at all interested in working in the field of special education, the Cleta Harder Developmental School is here to give you hands-on experience in the field of instruction, speech, OT, behavior, as well as exposure to physical therapy, impaired vision instruction, as well as orientation and mobility instruction. We are here for our staff to help you become the next all-star in the field of special education!

30+ hours per week. Benefits include Medical/Dental/Vision, and Life Ins, PTO, and 401(k).