FY 26-27 SPED ASSISTANT (PARAPROFESSIONAL II)

JOB TITLE: Special Education Assistant – Paraprofessional STATUS: Hourly, up to 196 work days, Full-Time, 30+ hours per week REPORTS TO: Site Director, RST, & Student Services Director Organization Overview Vaughn Next Century Learning Center (“Vaughn”), located in Pacoima, is a large urban public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Since the early 1970s, low student achievement had been a pattern. In 1993, tired of being helpless and hopeless, Vaughn became the first conversion charter school in the nation and was authorized by LAUSD. The charter was renewed most recently in 2018. Vaughn has over 25 years of experience as a successful independent charter school serving the district’s low-income students. This previously failing elementary public school is now a full-service, community-based, K-12th charter school that assures all students are college/career ready, digitally literate, and globally competent. Vaughn operates five contiguous campuses under one charter. Duties and Responsibilities: Co-plan and co-instruct with general and special education staff Provide individualized and small group support to address academic, social, behavioral, and vocational goals Implement Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals, adaptations, and services Prepare lessons and materials to support IEP goals and objectives Document progress towards goals and services provided Participate in professional development Accompany selected students in educational field trips as needed Assist in the implementation of school-wide positive behavior practices, classroom management, and behavior intervention plans Supervise students in and out of classroom settings Support Resource Specialist Teacher (RST) with service delivery, progress monitoring, testing support, maintenance of student records, and RSP classroom environment Participate in all school emergency and safety plans Other duties as assigned