Job Summary
Under the supervision of a site administrator and the direction of a behavior specialist, certificated/classified staff (which may include a teacher, behavior specialist, registered behavior technician, or other specialists), Instructional Assistant supports both academic instruction and behavioral programming. The role includes reinforcing instruction, implementing behavior intervention plans, supporting personal care needs, and maintaining data for student progress and performance.
Requirements / Qualifications
Comments and Other Information
School Session
30.00 hours per week
Site: TBD
Health Benefits Available
Why work at OPUSD?
Oak Park Unified is a high-performing district that values instructional excellence, strong relationships, and student well-being. The district invests in its educators through meaningful professional development, including multiple opportunities throughout the year to learn and collaborate with colleagues, as well as options to pursue outside professional development aligned to individual goals. Staff benefit from dedicated collaboration time and training focused on inclusive practices and differentiated instruction.
Employees are supported through thoughtful policies and employee-centered benefits, including access to employee-based enrollment for their children, discounted child care and staff meals, electric vehicle charging, and other site-based resources that support work-life balance. You will be joining a district where educators are trusted, supported, and encouraged to grow. We're proud to be a place where caring professionals choose to build their careers, and where their contributions make a difference every day.
Equity
The Governing Board believes that the diversity that exists among the district's community of students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members is integral to the district's vision, mission, and goals. Addressing the needs of the most marginalized learners requires recognition of the inherent value of diversity and acknowledgment that educational excellence requires a commitment to equity in the opportunities provided to students and the resulting outcomes.
Under the supervision of a site administrator and the direction of a behavior specialist, certificated/classified staff (which may include a teacher, behavior specialist, registered behavior technician, or other specialists), Instructional Assistant supports both academic instruction and behavioral programming. The role includes reinforcing instruction, implementing behavior intervention plans, supporting personal care needs, and maintaining data for student progress and performance.
Requirements / Qualifications
Comments and Other Information
School Session
30.00 hours per week
Site: TBD
Health Benefits Available
Why work at OPUSD?
Oak Park Unified is a high-performing district that values instructional excellence, strong relationships, and student well-being. The district invests in its educators through meaningful professional development, including multiple opportunities throughout the year to learn and collaborate with colleagues, as well as options to pursue outside professional development aligned to individual goals. Staff benefit from dedicated collaboration time and training focused on inclusive practices and differentiated instruction.
Employees are supported through thoughtful policies and employee-centered benefits, including access to employee-based enrollment for their children, discounted child care and staff meals, electric vehicle charging, and other site-based resources that support work-life balance. You will be joining a district where educators are trusted, supported, and encouraged to grow. We're proud to be a place where caring professionals choose to build their careers, and where their contributions make a difference every day.
Equity
The Governing Board believes that the diversity that exists among the district's community of students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members is integral to the district's vision, mission, and goals. Addressing the needs of the most marginalized learners requires recognition of the inherent value of diversity and acknowledgment that educational excellence requires a commitment to equity in the opportunities provided to students and the resulting outcomes.