UPDATED: INDISTRICT - 2026 Summer School Instructional Assistants/Paraprofessionals

UPDATED: ONLY CURRENT REGULAR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND ACTIVE SUBSTITUTES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Please note minimum educational requirements below to work as an Instructional Assistant or Paraprofessional.

Application Process:


Current District Regular employees and ACTIVE SUBSTITUTES :


Log into TalentEd/Applicant Tracking to submit your application (substitutes) or interest letter (current district employees). A Google Survey will be emailed to you once you have submitted an application.

Background:


HRCSD is seeking to hire Instructional Assistants to work in the 2026 Migrant Summer School and ESY Programs. We will be running a K-12 Migrant Summer School Program at Mid Valley Elementary School and the ESY program. Summer School is tentatively planned for July 6-24, with a training day on July 1. Staff must be available for ALL days of summer school as well as the required inservice day. The number and type of positions are dependent on funding and student enrollment.


Assigned hours will range between 4 and 6.5 hours/day.

Instructional Assistants will be placed with a classroom teacher to provide academic and enrichment supports to students as outlined in the Instructional Assistant job description. Instructional assistants will also be assigned to cafeteria, playground and other student supervision duties, as needed. Paraprofessionals will operate with a higher level of autonomy as outlined in the Paraprofessional job description.


The number and type of positions is dependent on funding and student enrollment.


Qualifications:


The minimum qualification for Instructional Assistants and Paraprofessionals is possession of an Associates Degree from an accredited college or university, or the equivalent of 72 quarter credits of college coursework, or a passing score on the CBEST, Pearson/NES ParaProfessional or other district-approved rigorous assessment. Official transcripts or score reports must be submitted to Human Resources, if not already on file.

Bilingual English/Spanish skills are highly desired; preference will be given to applicants who are bilingual.

COMPENSATION:


The hourly rate of pay will be based on the 2026/27 Classified Salary Schedule for Instructional Assistants and Paraprofessionals. Current Instructional Assistants and Paraprofessionals will receive hourly pay associated with their classification and step placement for 2026/27. Substitutes will receive step 1 of the Instructional Assistant 2026/27 hourly rate of pay ($19.22) for hours worked in the summer school program.

HOOD RIVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact Hood River County School District at View phone number on click.appcast.io for additional information or assistance. Speech or hearing-impaired persons may contact Hood River County School District for assistance through the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing View phone number on click.appcast.io.