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Position Summary
Education for Change is looking for a dynamic and visionary Substitute Paraeducator who will engage students, parents, and other members of our learning community to ensure high student achievement. Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, s/he will provide instructional support and assistance to teachers and students assigned to a designated special education instructional program; perform a variety of support activities related to behavior management and classroom instruction of special education students; perform a variety of clerical support duties related to classroom activities. S/he will support students with special needs in the classroom environment and support the Special Education Teacher, classroom teachers, and other members of the instructional team.
About Education for Change Public Schools
Education for Change Public Schools (EFCPS) believes it is the right for every child to have access to a high-quality, 21st century education. Our mission is to provide a superior public education to Oakland's most underserved children by creating a system of schools that focuses relentlessly on our student's academic achievement. EFCPS is a charter management organization that manages a diverse portfolio of TK-8 schools, growing to a portfolio of preK-12 schools in the Fruitvale and Elmhurst neighborhoods of Oakland, currently serving over 3,000 children. Additional information about Education for Change can be found at www.efcps.org.
About EFC's SpEd Program
Education for Change is committed to success for each student, ensuring that the path towards effectiveness for ALL children is accelerated, and students are pushed to higher levels of achievement. EFC utilizes the Response to Intervention (RTI) tiered framework to provide aligned academic and social emotional approaches to prevent student struggles and remedy existing gaps. RTI establishes criterion for decision-making around three tiers of services, with Tier 1 services implemented school-wide, and Tiers 2 and 3 targeting students who require additional services to succeed. The integrated, data-driven approach of RTI has been shown to be effective in enhancing student achievement school-wide, and its implementation is enhanced by expertise required for implementation and coordination of different levels of service provision.
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure all students get the support they need to find academic and personal success at school
• Provide instructional supports, interventions directly to students under guidance and daily supervision of Special Education teacher to ensure students meet academic and behavioral goal, provide 1:1 support to student in classroom, explain instructions to students, model appropriate behavior, communicate regularly with classroom teacher.
• Assist in providing materials to help classroom teachers create curriculum modifications for students
• Help provide testing accommodations, (e.g., supervise student testing in a separate location or during an extended time, etc.)
• Assist in monitoring students' academic and personal growth by carrying out assessments and completing reports to teachers and families
• Reinforce instruction to students with learning disabilities and language, communication and behavioral problems; confer with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet the individual needs of special education students.
• Assist and perform personal hygiene for students, as neccessary.
• Lead small groups of students in activities to enhance their academic and interpersonal skills
• Direct group activities of students as needed; assist in monitoring recesses, assemblies and playgroup activities; accompany students on field trips as assigned.
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures; maintain learning environment in a safe, orderly and clean manner.

• High school diploma
• 1+ year working with students in special education or students from urban communities in an educational setting
• Ability and willingness to implement students' IEPs
• Ability and willingness to reflect and improve
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions; ability and good judgment to take initiative to modify activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate with general education and special education colleagues, parents and community
• Conversational Spanish preferred

• We collaborate. We are a team. We plan together, observe and analyze each other's work, collaborate with our coaches and site leaders, partner with our families, and together make decisions about our programming.
• We are a learning organization. We approach or practice with an inquiry stance and a growth mindset; we analyze, innovate, and iterate every single day so that we continually improve. We believe in coaching and developing people at every level of experience, at every level of the organization.
• We are solutions-oriented. We approach every challenge with a problem-solving orientation. We listen to and encourage each other. We are resilient in the face of adversity.
• We are accountable. Our mission is to provide a superior public education to Oakland's most underserved children. We assume personal accountability for student growth; we analyze multiple forms of data, and that analysis drives our instruction.
• We are student-focused. We form close relationships, utilize personalized learning, differentiate instruction, make learning culturally relevant, engage families, and provide individualized interventions to meet the needs of every child.
• We listen. We are a small, responsive organization that values students, family, and employee voice and input.
• We are rooted in community. Ours is a place-based strategy that works deeply with neighborhood leaders and partners to serve our children. We understand that the cultures, values, traditions, and assets that our families bring must be leveraged and honored to reach and teach our children.

 
Compensation & Benefits
EFCPS offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package. For details, go to www.efcps.org/careers.
Application Process
Apply online at www.efcps.org/immediate-openings.