Bilingual Teaching Assistant - Internal Applicants Only

Our Ideal Candidate
You are a committed professional with a compassionate and patient demeanor who enjoys working with at-risk youth. You are a team player who listens well and contributes to a positive and efficient work environment on behalf of colleagues, students, families, and the community. You represent the Santa Barbara County Education Office with integrity and professionalism.

General Description
Assists teachers, counselors, staff, parents, probation officers, and agencies by providing a safe learning environment for at-risk students who are in a juvenile court and/or community school or community day school. Combines instruction support, and tutoring to students in a strictly monitored setting.

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Provide instructional support in core academic and vocational subjects to students; prepare and may develop age- and grade-appropriate instructional aids and exercises to support the subject matter being taught.

• May perform student intakes; proctor and conduct state-mandated assessments of students to establish baselines, determine academic needs and placement, and measure progress; score objective tests; keep appropriate records, using electronic student information systems; ensure confidentiality of student information.

• Assist with daily screening for weapons, banned substances, and paraphernalia; escort students going from one location to another; monitor student activity in and between classroom, lunchroom, restrooms, and recreational areas throughout the school day, including dismissal time; monitor classroom activities during brief absence of a teacher.

• Observe, monitor, and redirect the behavior of students within approved procedures; reinforce behavior modification techniques determined by the teacher; develop and use incentives as positive reinforcement; document behavioral incidents and report them to site supervisor; participate in consultations with parents and staff on behavioral interventions for students; use appropriate discipline in accordance with school safety plan, school rules, and teacher's assessment.

• As part of the instructional team: support communication with parents to facilitate students' success in a restorative justice environment; provide input to teachers and specialists on student performance, progress, and behavior; may participate in parent-teacher conferences; may be assigned to contact designated Probation officials when resolution cannot be reached with students and parents.

• Perform other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Education and Experience
Education: Possession of a high school diploma and passing score on a rigorous assessment examination demonstrating knowledge and ability to assist with instructing children/students in reading, writing, and mathematics; 48 or more semester units of higher education will substitute for the competency assessment exam.

Experience: Two years of experience working with at-promise adolescents or young adults. Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred.

Knowledge of:

• principles and practices of age-appropriate child development and guidance applicable to a court or community school setting

• principles and practices of positive reinforcement

• core subjects taught in the schools served by SBCEO, including English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, with sufficient competency to assist students with individual or group studies

• teaching and instructional methods

• basic clerical and record-keeping processes.

Skill in:

• using personal computers, audiovisual, and other equipment to support learning, record information, and send communications

• working productively and cooperatively with teachers, staff of other agencies, students, and parents in formal and informal settings.

Ability to:

• assist teaching staff with implementation of instructional goals and activities

• support and interact with students who have a variety of behavioral needs

• apply principles of positive reinforcement

• manage students' verbal and physical behavior in a constructive manner

• learn juvenile court system, including both dependency and delinquency processes

• learn system of care for youth in the juvenile justice system

• learn educational and community resources available for students and families

• interact with teachers, administration, Probation staff, parents, and specialists in order to carry out assigned duties

• oversee students, administer assignments and tests, and perform general clerical tasks

• relate positively to students in a way that builds confidence, provides them with strategies to manage their own behavior, and helps them achieve learning goals

• exercise patience when conveying information to students having difficulty with verbal and written communications

• demonstrate sensitivity to a diverse population of students and families

• communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Some positions in this classification may require proficiency in a language other than English or basic competency in American Sign Language.

Licenses and certificates

May require a valid California driver's license. May require a valid First Aid card, CPR certification, and/or certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI).

Working conditions

Some positions in this classification are assigned to work in a juvenile detention facility. Work is performed indoors and outdoors with some exposure to health and safety considerations from physical labor and exposure to body fluids. Requires the ability to perform indoors in an office, classroom, or recreational environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary to a moderately active nature. Requires near visual acuity to read and write printed materials and computer screens. Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary and telephonic conversation, to converse with individuals and small groups. Requires the ability to move about office, classroom, and school grounds, to tutor, assist with presentations, and teach work materials. Requires ability to walk with student groups during PE classes and to escort students at dismissal.Requires sufficient manual and finger dexterity to demonstrate teaching aids, to point out important words/figures to students, and to operate personal computers. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and move supplies, fixtures, wheelchairs, etc., of light-to-medium weight (under 50 pounds) on a regular basis, and heavy weight (under 75 pounds) without labor saving equipment on an intermittent basis.

Classified salary ranges have 25 steps (A-Y). Initial salary placement for new hires is between steps A and J, based on qualifications.

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RECRUITMENT INFORMATION:

* All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process for the position.

* The examination process may include one or more of the following: written, oral, and performance examination.

* Candidates must pass all parts of the examination process to be placed on the eligibility list. Final score will determine the candidate's rank on the eligibility list.

* A candidate in the top three ranks (including tie scores) on the eligibility list may be considered for hire; when there are multiple vacancies in the same job classification, additional ranks will be considered.

* This recruitment is Dual Certification, meaning itis open to all applicants, including current SBCEO employees and those from the general public. Dual certification results in one integrated eligibility list based on rank.

*Eligibility lists are generally valid for six months; promotional eligibility lists are valid for one year. Lists may be exhausted prior to the original expiration date, or they may be extended with the approval of the Personnel Commission.

*If you require an accommodation for any step of the application and selection process, please notify Human Resources by the application deadline date (or as soon as possible for an open continuous recruitment).

* Veterans' Preference Points: This recruitment is eligible for veterans' preference points for qualifying veterans.

Non-Discrimination Policy Statement

For purposes of this policy, employees include job applicants, interns, volunteers, and persons who contracted with SBCEO to provide services, as applicable.

No SBCEO employee shall be discriminated against or harassed by any coworker, supervisor, manager, or other person with whom the employee comes in contact in the course of employment, on the basis of the employee's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

SBCEO prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of reproductive health decision making, defined as a person's decision to use or access a particular drug, device, product, or medical service for reproductive health.

SBCEO does not discriminate against employees on the basis of immigration status, unless there is clear and convincing evidence that SBCEO is required to do so in order to comply with federal immigration law.