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Chinese Immersion Special Education Paraprofessional
Yu Ming Charter School seeks dynamic, innovative, and experienced educators to join our team, committed to nurturing lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek teachers that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming teachers are leaders that thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members.
ABOUT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL
Yu Ming Charter School is a non-profit, tuition-free network of public schools located in Oakland and San Leandro and open to all residents of California. As a leader in Mandarin Immersion education, our mission is to nurture our inclusive and diverse community to become empowered, engaged, and outstanding global citizens. We currently serve 864 students across three campuses, and continue to grow our enrollment each year. Our intentionally diverse student body comes from many racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds representing 70 zip codes across the Bay Area and 29 home languages. Founded in 2011, Yu Ming is the first Mandarin immersion public charter school in the state.
We believe every child, regardless of their background or zip code, deserves a free, high-quality education that prepares them today to succeed tomorrow. Ranked the #7 Elementary School and the #2 Elementary Charter School in California by U.S. News, Yu Ming is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2020 and 2023 California Distinguished School. Yu Ming’s future-forward model prepares young people to succeed and thrive in an interconnected and multicultural world through personalized and rigorous learning experiences, active student agency, whole child and community focus, and multilingual education. As a result, our students far outperform their peers in the district, county, and state, regardless of socio-economic status, race, language background, and learning differences. We are closing the opportunity gap for our historically underserved students every day. To learn more about our innovative school visit our website www.yumingschool.org.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Chinese Paraprofessional assists special needs students to learn and achieve academic success to the best of their abilities, and cares for their physical, emotional health and safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Principal Roles & Responsibilities
- Assists Special Education and General Education teachers in daily classroom activities.
- Works with students to support their academic, physical, and social development, under the direction of Special Education teachers.
- Uses positive behavioral interventions; helps special needs students learn to calmly and respectfully handle disagreements with others.
- Helps special needs students to develop positive relationships with peers and adults in the school; uses supportive language and actions to guide them through challenging academic or behavioral situations.
- Attends all professional development activities and staff meetings as required; supports school events as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Communication and Classroom Management
- Communicates effectively with the Special Education team and administration.
- Executes appropriate and positive discipline strategies in the classroom when directed by the teacher.
- Motivates and encourages students; helps to communicate expectations.
- Manages emergency situations confidently and calmly.
Professional Conduct
- Models and encourages all behavior outlined by the Board-approved Professional Conduct Policy. Maintains a professional image.
- Completes responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.
- Meets set objectives and goals and requires minimal supervision and direction.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the organization.
- Takes pride in work and is committed to quality.
- Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Demonstrated ability to meet the schools standards for Chinese and English language proficiency.
- Committed to nurturing and supporting special needs students.
- BA/BS degree in Education or equivalent.
- Superb interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of students, colleagues and families
- Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work in a dynamic, creative and start-up learning environment; ability to conduct tele-assessment and teletherapy services
- Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a solutions-oriented attitude
TIME COMMITMENT
185-day school year, 8 student-free professional development days for collaboration with colleagues. Common building hours are 8:00am-4:00pm.
COMPENSATION
$25-$27/hr, commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits package for employees and dependents.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their resume at https://yumingcharterschool.bamboohr.com/jobs/
Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis.
Yu Ming Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.
