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Salary: $22.91 - $28.44 Hourly
Location : Santa Monica/Malibu, CA
Job Type: Open
Job Number: 24-721abc
Department: Ed Programs
Division: SELPA - LA County Court Schools
Opening Date: 03/16/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Bulletin
An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County
Paraeducator - Academic$22.91 - $28.44 Hourly
Insurance:
Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
To learn more, visit:
https://www.lacoe.edu
Open until filled
Review of Applications will occur every 2 weeks starting:
3/31/2026
Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan
Paid Time Off:
10 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.
Los Angeles County Office of Education is looking for individuals to assist in the instruction of reading, writing, and mathematics for students who are on-track to receive a diploma and who are emotionally disturbed, at-promise, delinquent, neglected, involved in gangs, or on probation.
There are permanent positions and substitute Paraeducator - Academic assignments available throughout Los Angeles County.
This is a supplemental recruitment. The resulting eligibility list will be merged to the existing eligibility list.
The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following
Knowledge:

• Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Math and reading skills
• Child and adolescent development and behavior management principles and practices
• Personal health and hygiene practices

Competencies:

• Mathematical Facility - Performing computations and solving mathematical problems
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding and using written information
• Professional & Technical Expertise - Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Self-Management - Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Oral Communication - Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Customer Focus - Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing
• Handling Conflict - Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Cultural Proficiency - Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures

Required Education and ExperienceEducation: High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience: Experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults with special behavioral, emotional, and learning needs is highly desirable.
Additional Requirements: All candidates must pass the LACOE written test of ability to assist in the instruction of reading, writing, and mathematics. AND Successfully complete the LACOE Paraeducator Workshop after passing the written test.
Some positions may involve the handling and preparation of students' meals in accordance with the regulations of the National School Lunch Program and for which Safe Serve certification will be required. Some positions in this classification may require travel and the availability of transportation.
Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of written exam and a suitability questionnaire. Successful candidates will be invited to partake in the LACOE Paraeducator Workshop.
Contact
For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Jung Eun Park at Park_JungEun@lacoe.edu
For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc
LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242
Additional InformationMinimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.
Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.
This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public.
Recruitment ID: 24-721abc
This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.
Based on full-time assignment:

• Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested
  
• 10 vacation days per year, 18 after 8 years of service dependent on the Bargaining Unit
  
• 15 paid holidays per year
  
• 12 paid sick days annually
  
• Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life
  
• Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options

01
I understand that this position may require attention to safety in the classroom because of students' assaultive or self-abusive tendencies which can cause serious injuries to themselves or others.

• Yes
• No

02
I possess at least a high school diploma or equivalent document.

• Yes
• No

03
I would like to be a substitute Paraeducator - Academic.
(Your response to this question does not affect your application status for the permanent vacancy.)

• Yes
• No

04
Please select the location(s) where you are willing to work: (Check all that apply)

• Afflerbaugh-Paige at Angeles Forest (6621 N. Stephens Ranch Rd., La Verne, CA 91750)
• Rockey at Angeles Forest (1900 N. Sycamore Canyon Rd., San Dimas, CA 91773)
• Barry J Nidorf (16350 Filbert St., Sylmar, CA 91342)
• Dorothy Kirby (1500 S. McDonnell Ave., Commerce, CA 90040)
• iPoly High School (3851 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, CA 91768)
• LACHSA (5151 State University Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90032)
• Los Padrinos (7285 East Quill Dr. Downey, CA 90242)
• Kilpatrick (427 S. Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265)
• Paige (6621 N. Stephens Ranch Rd., La Verne, CA 91750)
• Renaissance (128 E. Palm Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016; 14600 Cerise Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250; 1260 S. Monterey Pass Rd., Monterey Park, CA 91754)
• None of the Above

Required Question