INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT II

Instructional Assistant II

Employer: Rowland Unified School District

Salary: $20.72 - $25.27 Hourly

Location: Rowland Heights (Los Angeles County), CA

Job Type: Regular Part-time

Job Number: D-25/26-02

Department: Special Education

Opening Date: 06/16/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

Positions: Instructional Assistant II, Instructional Assistant II - Bilingual (Spanish), Instructional Assistant II-Bilingual/Biliterate (Spanish)

Typical hours for these jobs are five and a half (5.5) hours per day.

Eligibility lists are being established to hire substitutes and to fill future vacancies.

If you wish to be considered for a BILINGUAL or BILINGUAL/BILITERATE position, please indicate that in the supplemental questions you will be asked at the end of the application process.

You will be tested for your ability to speak and read in the second language as part of the testing process (bilingual) and/or your ability to speak, read, and write in a second language (bilingual/biliterate).

The hourly salary for the job classifications are as follows:

• Instructional Assistant II - $20.72 - $25.27
• Instructional Assistant II - Bilingual (Spanish) - $21.29 - $25.92
• Instructional Assistant II - Bilingual/Biliterate (Spanish) - $21.77 - $26.55

Applications for this position will be accepted online only until enough qualified applications are received.

* Applicants will be sent notifications by e-mail only *

Summary of duties: Assists students in specialized educational programs who have a variety of physical handicaps, learning disabilities, emotional or behavioral problems on a one-to-one or group basis reinforcing lesson plans; independently adjusts methods/approach/pace of instructional material; maintains student discipline in group activities; performs classroom support activities; maintains a variety of records; and performs other related duties as required.

Positions in the specialized language classes require incumbents to work with non- and limited English speaking students in their primary language.

Distinguishing characteristics: The class of Instructional Assistant II is distinguished from the class of Instructional Assistant I in that the former's assignment consists of at least a majority of the following characteristics/duties: operates under a master teacher concept; issues student referrals; works in specialized educational programs such as Special Education, Opportunity Classes, ESL, Alternative Learning Programs and Vocational Training; works with students who are low achievers, limited/non-English speakers or who have physical handicaps, learning disabilities or significant behavioral problems; uses a variety of motivation/disciplinary techniques including concerted individual approaches and understanding to student problems; independently adjusts pace/approach of instructional materials; works with multiple learning systems; spends the great majority of time working with students; curriculum consists of multiple grade levels; demands greater patience due to slow learners or behavioral problems; may be subject to greater physical and verbal abuse; and errors/poor judgment may not only impact the educational program and public image, but potentially result in significant student confrontations.

The class of Instructional Assistant II is distinguished from the class of Personal Care Assistant in that the former has primary responsibilities in providing instructional assistance to students and attends to a lower level of physical needs.