Part Time Iep Writing Jobs in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Salary: $21.70 - $23.93 Hourly
Location : Charter Oak Unified School District, Covina, CA
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: CL26/27-13
Department: Charter Oak Unified School District (District-wide positions)
Opening Date: 08/21/2026
Closing Date: 9/11/2026 11:59 AM Pacific
APPLICATION FILING INFORMATION
Opening Date: August 21, 2026
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
RECRUITMENT TYPE
Open - anyone may apply.
The District currently has vacancies for the 2026/2027 school year. The positions range from 3 (37.5% FTE) hours to 5.75 (71.88% FTE) hours per day, 9 months per school year. We will also use this eligibility list to build our substitute pool.
The examination process consists of supplemental questions within the application, a job-related written examination, and a qualifications appraisal interview, followed by a selection interview for candidates in the top three ranks. The eligibility list that is being established with this recruitment will be used to hire substitutes and fill future vacancies.
BASIC POSITION INFORMATION
Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, assist in providing instructional and behavioral support to students. Assist in reinforcing instruction to individual and small groups of students with disabilities. Assist in preparing instructional materials and implementing the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Assist students with personal hygiene and self-help skills. Perform and/or assist with specialized health care techniques and administer first aid and medications to students in accordance with State laws and District procedures. Under the general guidance of certificated personnel, assist in meeting the physical, educational, and social-emotional needs, of the student.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by the incumbent in the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification.

• Assist teacher with implementation of the Individual Educational Plan (IEP); confer with the teacher as related to the student's goals reflected in their IEP.
  
• Assist student(s) with meeting IEP goals and objectives and report progress regarding student performance and behavior. E
  
• Be a resource for students by answering questions, modeling real-life appropriate behaviors and social interactions, providing social-emotional support, and a friendly attitude. E
  
• Implement positive behavior intervention strategies for students; implement and model identified behavioral techniques including positive behavior interventions and reinforcement strategies as identified by the teacher. E
  
• Interact with, escort, and monitor students during field trips, physical education and other recreational activities as directed. E
  
• Monitor and redirect, as needed, student behavior in accordance with established guidelines, and the safety of the student and others. E
  
• Observe and assist in emergency situations involving aggressive or uncontrolled behavior of identified students in accordance with approved Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) procedures as trained.
  
• Assist students with personal hygiene; wash hands and faces; monitor individual toilet schedules; toilet students and change diapers and clothing as needed. E
  
• Assist students with activities, including feeding students who are unable to feed themselves and monitor self-feeding students as directed by a teacher; use gastronomy and suctioning equipment and take appropriate action when students have difficulty eating. E
  
• Assist students requiring specialized health care procedures (tube feeding, suctioning, EPI-pen) and address immediate health care needs to allow students to function in a school environment. E
  
• Operate a variety of medical equipment including oral suctioning, gastronomy and orthopedic equipment. E
  
• Attend periodic and special training and in-services related to medical interventions and the instructional program. E
  
• Assist students in getting on and off the bus as directed; including pushing students in wheelchairs; lifting students in and out of orthopedic equipment; positioning and repositioning students; assist students with adaptive devices as needed.
  
• May be required to assist students during home-to-school transportation.
  
• Assist students with selected learning activities; assist students individually and in small group settings; open and close books, remove and add papers in notebooks. E
  
• Grade and check worksheets, tests, and workbooks; E
  
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Note: At the end of some of the duty statements there is an italicized "E" which identifies essential duties required of the classification. This is strictly for use in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Health/Instructional Assistant classification is designed to serve students whose instruction is identified and specified in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Section 504 Service Plan (SP). These students may have moderate to severe learning, orthopedic, communication, and/or other physical disabilities or impairments. Incumbents perform a variety of instructional tasks, assisting in such areas as reading, language, mathematics, and independent living skills, reinforcing the learning of students. Incumbents are required to perform a variety of instruction and tutoring on various subjects to students with emotional, physical, behavioral or mental disabilities in assigned special education programs.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Basic instructional methods, techniques, and subjects taught in schools.
  
• Basic child guidance principles and practices.
  
• Motivational techniques.
  
• Special needs of students with severe and multiple medical disabilities.
  
• Strategies and techniques of assisting in the instruction of orthopedically handicapped and medically fragile students.
  
• Safe and sanitary practices in classroom and playground activities.
  
• First Aid and CPR procedures.
  
• Basic record-keeping techniques.
  
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
  
• Operation of standard office equipment

ABILITY TO:

• Assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or assigned learning environment.
  
• Reinforce concepts and instruction to individual or small groups of special education students as directed by the teacher.
  
• Use appropriate student behavior management strategies. Learn teacher-developed behavioral strategies that increase student independence, motivation, and self-esteem.
  
• Work with students in Special Education who may become combative.
  
• Effectively assist the teacher in responding to students' emergencies.
  
• Implement specialized instructional and health procedures as directed by psychologists, health professionals, and specialists.
  
• Assist students with basic needs such as toileting and feeding students with special needs.
  
• Learn and perform specialized health care techniques such as intervention techniques including gastronomy feeding, catheterization, and oral suctioning.
  
• Interpret and implement lesson plans as directed by the teacher.
  
• Assist students in getting on and off the bus as directed; including pushing students in wheelchairs; lifting students in and out of orthopedic equipment; positioning and repositioning students; assist students with adaptive devices as needed.
  
• Run after and gently, but firmly, restrain students attempting to leave the classroom or school grounds.
  
• Kneel or squat to assist students with shoelaces, braces, and floor exercises.
  
• Maintain records as directed by the teacher.
  
• Communicates with verbal and non-verbal students.
  
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
  
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  
• Work independently with little direction as needed.
  
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
  
• Apply safety practices involved in the lifting, moving, and transport of students with special needs.
  
• Apply basic first aid techniques and practices.
  
• Maintain confidentiality about all personal information, assessment results, and other records concerning students and their families.
  
• Use patience and tact in working with students with disabilities.
  
• Perform simple and repetitive tasks.
  
• Maintain consistent, punctual, and regular attendance.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years experience working with children with special needs.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Valid First Aid and CPR Certificate issued by an authorized agency and provide proof of certifications to the Personnel Office.
Consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and other related legislation, candidates for this classification will be required to obtain a passing score on a special examination. Administered by the Personnel Commission, this exam requires that candidates meet a rigorous standard of quality through a formal academic assessment, including knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics; or knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate; or, in lieu of an examination, candidates may provide either Official Transcripts demonstrating completion of at least two years of college or university study (48-semester units or 60 units) or documentation indicating attainment of an Associate of Arts degree or higher degree at an accredited institution of higher education.
WORKING CONDITIONS
ENVIRONMENT:

• Classroom and school site environment
  
• Working with students with the greatest needs and most involved disabilities
  
• Potential for employees in this classroom environment to work with students who may demonstrate verbal and aggressive behaviors (scratching, hitting, biting, etc.) due to their specific disabilities.
  
• Potential exposure or contact with bodily fluids, blood-borne pathogens, and infectious diseases.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• Physical agility to: lift 25 pounds to shoulder height and 40 pounds to waist height; reaching overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally.
  
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling heavy equipment and students weighing up to 40 pounds.
  
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate educational training equipment.
  
• Bending at the waist, kneeling, or crouching to assist students.
  
• Seeing to monitor students.
  
• Hearing and speaking to communicate with students and instructors.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Persons with certain disabilities may be capable of performing the essential duties of this class with or without reasonable accommodation, depending on the nature of the disability.
APPOINTMENT
In accordance with Education Code Section 45301, an employee appointed to this class must serve a probationary period of six (6) months during which time an employee must demonstrate at least an overall satisfactory performance. Failure to do so shall result in the employee's termination.
Holidays
Up to 16 paid holidays per year depending on months worked for all regular classified employees. Holidays are prorated for all classified employees, based on the hours and months worked per school year.
Vacation
Paid vacation is prorated for all regular classified employees, based on the hours and months worked per school year. Below is the vacation schedule for classified staff and classified management. For the purpose of vacation, a "month of service" is defined as fifteen (15) or more calendar days of paid status in any one calendar month.
1-5 years of service - One day of vacation will be earned per month of service.
6-10 years of service - One and one-quarter (1.25) days of vacation will be earned per month of service.
11-15 years of service - One and one-half (1.5) days of vacation will be earned per month of service.
16-19 years of service - One and one-sixth (1.6) days of vacation will be earned per month of service.
20-24 years of service - One and three-quarter (1.75) days of vacation will be earned per month of service.
25 + years of service - Two (2) days of vacation will be earned per month of service.
Health and Welfare Benefits
Medical Benefits - For full-time classified employees working 40 hours per week, the District will pay 100% of the premium of the least expensive family medical insurance plan (for the employee and eligible dependents). For classified employees whose assignment is less than full time, but 30 hours per week or more, the District will pay a proration of the premium payment for the medical insurance plan based on the hours per week of the position.
Dental Benefits - For classified employees working 30 hours per week or more, the District will pay 100% of the premium for dental benefits for the employee and eligible dependents.
Vision Benefits - For classified employees working 30 hours per week or more, the District will pay up to 100% of the premium for vision benefits for the employee and eligible dependents, depending on which plan is selected by the employee.
Life Insurance Benefits
For classified employees working 15 hours per week or more, the District will pay 100% of the premium for life insurance coverage for the employee of $35,000 ($50,000 for confidential and classified management employees).