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Substitute Instructional Associate (IA) at San Jose Unified School District Share on X Print Application Deadline Until Filled Date Posted 7/22/2026 Contact Subsupport Team Number of Openings 1 Salary Single Rate $25.43 Per Hour Length of Work Year 2026-2027 Employment Type Full Time Job Summary Job Summary As a Substitute Instructional Associate, you will provide essential classroom support that helps students remain engaged, included, and successful when regular staff are unavailable. Whether assisting in general education, special education, or specialized instructional settings, your flexibility, patience, and commitment to student success will help maintain a positive, supportive learning environment where every student has the opportunity to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. By ensuring continuity of support, you play a vital role in helping today's students become the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow

View Job Description Requirements / Qualifications The impact you will have: As a Substitute Instructional Associate, you will provide essential classroom support that helps students remain engaged, included, and successful when regular staff are unavailable. Whether assisting in general education, special education, or specialized instructional settings, your flexibility, patience, and commitment to student success will help maintain a positive, supportive learning environment where every student has the opportunity to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. By ensuring continuity of support, you play a vital role in helping today's students become the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow.

Who you are: You are a compassionate, dependable, and adaptable professional who is passionate about supporting student success. You build positive relationships with students and staff, communicate effectively, and thrive in a collaborative learning environment. Whether serving in a general education, special education, or specialized classroom, you quickly adapt to new settings, provide meaningful instructional and behavioral support, and help create safe, inclusive learning environments where every student has the opportunity to succeed.

As a substitute Instructional Associate - Specialized (Special Education K-12), you will be responsible for (but not limited to): -Supporting certificated staff in delivering instructional content and individualized student support -Assisting students with academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and life skill development -Implementing instructional and behavior support strategies aligned with student IEPs and support plans -Supervising students in classrooms, on campus, and during school activities in a caring and respectful manner -Supporting inclusive and structured learning environments that promote student success and safety -Collaborating with teachers, specialists, and families to support student needs and goals -Assisting students with toileting and mobility -Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized learning environment -Applying crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies as appropriate to support student safety and well-being What you bring: -Completion of 12th grade or equivalent -Prior experience working with students with special needs is preferred Requirements / Qualifications The impact you will have: As a Substitute Instructional Associate, you will provide essential classroom support that helps students remain engaged, included, and successful when regular staff are unavailable. Whether assisting in general education, special education, or specialized instructional settings, your flexibility, patience, and commitment to student success will help maintain a positive, supportive learning environment where every student has the opportunity to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. By ensuring continuity of support, you play a vital role in helping today's students become the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow.

Who you are: You are a compassionate, dependable, and adaptable professional who is passionate about supporting student success. You build positive relationships with students and staff, communicate effectively, and thrive in a collaborative learning environment. Whether serving in a general education, special education, or specialized classroom, you quickly adapt to new settings, provide meaningful instructional and behavioral support, and help create safe, inclusive learning environments where every student has the opportunity to succeed.

As a substitute Instructional Associate - Specialized (Special Education K-12), you will be responsible for (but not limited to): -Supporting certificated staff in delivering instructional content and individualized student support -Assisting students with academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and life skill development -Implementing instructional and behavior support strategies aligned with student IEPs and support plans -Supervising students in classrooms, on campus, and during school activities in a caring and respectful manner -Supporting inclusive and structured learning environments that promote student success and safety -Collaborating with teachers, specialists, and families to support student needs and goals -Assisting students with toileting and mobility -Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized learning environment -Applying crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies as appropriate to support student safety and well-being What you bring: -Completion of 12th grade or equivalent -Prior experience working with students with special needs is preferred Comments and Other Information SB 848 Child Safety & Employment Disclosure Requirement Effective January 1, 2026, in accordance with California Senate Bill 848 (School Employee Misconduct/Child Abuse Prevention Act), applicants for employment with San Jose Unified are subject to enhanced child safety, training, and employment disclosure requirements. Under SB 848, schools are required to strengthen background vetting procedures and obtain employment history information related to allegations of egregious misconduct involving students. Former employers may be contacted to release records regarding substantiated findings of misconduct as permitted by law.

Failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding prior educational employment or relevant misconduct findings may result in disqualification from the hiring process or withdrawal of an offer of employment. SB 848 also expands mandated reporter requirements and requires annual child abuse prevention training for employees and certain volunteers by July 1, 2026. All employees must comply with district-adopted child safety policies, including procedures for supervising and protecting students.

San Jose Unified is committed to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and will review all disclosures and employment records in accordance with state law. When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to us at subsupport@sjusd.org

Note to internal applicants: Even though we may have some information on file for you, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share. Where applicable, please also note which available location you are applying to. To be eligible to interview, you will need to be in good evaluation standing.

What we offer: San Jose Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21-vacation days, and 11-paid holidays for 10-month employees. For 11-month employees, you earn 21-vacation days and 12-paid holidays

For 12-month employees, you earn 27-vacation days and 13-paid holidays. Who we are: San Jose Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today's students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness.

Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through post-secondary in 41 schools from Downtown San Jose to the Almaden Valley, San Jose Unified is Silicon Valley's largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San Jose children. SJUSD prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying based on a person's real or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

This applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance occurring within a school under the jurisdiction of the LEA, and all acts of the governing board or body of the LEA, the superintendent of the school district, and the county superintendent of schools in enacting policies and procedures that govern the LEA. For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Michelle Reghitto, Director of Student Services at complaint@sjusd.org, and Section 504 Coordinator Chris Metcalfe, Director of Special Education at 504@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue or (408) 535-6000. SJUSD prohibe la discriminacion, la intimidacion, el acoso (incluido el acoso sexual) o el acoso escolar basados en el origen etnico real o percibido, el color, una discapacidad, el genero, la identidad de genero, la expresion de genero, el estatus migratorio, la nacionalidad, la raza o el origen etnico, la religion, el sexo, la orientacion sexual o la asociacion con una persona o un grupo con una o mas de estas caracteristicas reales o percibidas

Esto se aplica a todos los actos relacionados con la actividad escolar o con la asistencia a la escuela que se produzcan dentro de una escuela de acuerdo con la jurisdiccion de la dependencia educativa local (LEA, por sus siglas en ingles) y a todos los actos de la Mesa Directiva o del cuerpo rector de la LEA, la Superintendente del distrito escolar y el Superintendente de escuelas del condado en la promulgacion de politicas y procedimientos que gobiernan la LEA. Si tiene alguna pregunta o queja, comuniquese por favor con la coordinadora de cumplimiento de la equidad y del Titulo IX, Michelle Reghitto, directora de Servicios Estudiantiles a complaint@sjusd.org, y con el coordinador del Articulo 504, Chris Metcalfe, director de Educacion Especial a 504@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue, o (408) 535-6000. Students, parents, employees, or others who wish further information about these regulations, or who wish to file a complaint, should contact the following persons: For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving students: Director of Student Services/Student Title IX Coordinator, Michelle Reghitto, 408-535-6080 at uniformcomplaint@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving staff: Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, J

Dominic Bejarano, 408-535-6139 at jbejarano@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For Section 504 Compliance complaints involving students: SJUSD 504 Coordinator at 504@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For facilities or other ADA complaints: Director of Maintenance, Grounds, and Operations, Denny Pini, 408-535-6000 at dpini@sjusd.org, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 Comments and Other Information SB 848 Child Safety & Employment Disclosure Requirement Effective January 1, 2026, in accordance with California Senate Bill 848 (School Employee Misconduct/Child Abuse Prevention Act), applicants for employment with San Jose Unified are subject to enhanced child safety, training, and employment disclosure requirements. Under SB 848, schools are required to strengthen background vetting procedures and obtain employment history information related to allegations of egregious misconduct involving students. Former employers may be contacted to release records regarding substantiated findings of misconduct as permitted by law

Failure to provide complete and accurate information regarding prior educational employment or relevant misconduct findings may result in disqualification from the hiring process or withdrawal of an offer of employment. SB 848 also expands mandated reporter requirements and requires annual child abuse prevention training for employees and certain volunteers by July 1, 2026. All employees must comply with district-adopted child safety policies, including procedures for supervising and protecting students.

San Jose Unified is committed to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and will review all disclosures and employment records in accordance with state law. When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps. If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to us at subsupport@sjusd.org

Note to internal applicants: Even though we may have some information on file for you, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share. Where applicable, please also note which available location you are applying to. To be eligible to interview, you will need to be in good evaluation standing.

What we offer: San Jose Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21-vacation days, and 11-paid holidays for 10-month employees. For 11-month employees, you earn 21-vacation days and 12-paid holidays

For 12-month employees, you earn 27-vacation days and 13-paid holidays. Who we are: San Jose Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today's students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness.

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