Special Needs Assistant

• Itinerant (1 Opening at 6.2 hours per day & 1 opening at 3.5 hours per day)
• 6th•8th Grade at Buena Park School District Print Application Deadline 9/20/2026 11:59 PM Pacific Date Posted 9/10/2026 Contact Amanda Strook Number of Openings 2 Salary Pay dependent on experience Add'l Salary Info Range 16: $21.

55 to $26.17 per hour Length of Work Year 10 Months, 184 days per year Employment Type Part Time Job Summary Job Summary Under the direction of assigned administrator, assist teachers or specialists, with the major portion of their time to work independently, with students to perform a variety of follow-up instructional activities; to assist in the conduct of training and learning activities with students possessing special learning needs; to perform a variety of routine support for instructional, clerical and behavioral activities; and to do other related work as required. Special Needs Assistant (SNA) is distinguished from an Instructional Assistant II and/or

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Special Education aide in that the SNA's primary responsibility being, but not limited to, to work with students that have been determined to require unique, additional support, and daily situations require flexibility, creativity, and "on the spot" problem solving. View Job Description Requirements / Qualifications Site(s): Buena Park Middle School Adjusted times on early dismissal days. Applicants must have the following documents attached or the application is considered incomplete:. To help you prepare, please find the timeline for the next steps of our interview process below:

Online Testing:

Must be completed by Thursday, September 24, 2026, by 8:00 AM. Video Interview (Step 1): Submission due by Monday, September 28, 2026, by 8:00 AM. In-Person Interview (Step 2): Tentatively will be scheduled for the week of October 5, 2026 CPR/First Aid Certification (agree to obtain within first 6 months of employment) Letter(s) of Recommendation (One or two current letters of recommendation signed and dated within the last year) Resume Requirements / Qualifications Site(s): Buena Park Middle School Adjusted times on early dismissal days. Applicants must have the following documents attached or the application is considered incomplete:. To help you prepare, please find the timeline for the next steps of our interview process below:

Online Testing:

Must be completed by Thursday, September 24, 2026, by 8:00 AM. Video Interview (Step 1): Submission due by Monday, September 28, 2026, by 8:00 AM. In-Person Interview (Step 2): Tentatively will be scheduled for the week of October 5, 2026 CPR/First Aid Certification (agree to obtain within first 6 months of employment) Letter(s) of Recommendation (One or two current letters of recommendation signed and dated within the last year) Resume Comments and Other Information Buena Park School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, district employees and job applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Penal Code 422.55, or Government Code 11135, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics at a district site, program and/or activity. Policy 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.4 Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures Policy 4119.11 Sexual Harassment

• Employee and Applicants Regulation 4119.11 Sexual Harassment
• Employee and Applicants Policy 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment
• Students Regulation 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment
• Students Policy 5145.7 Sexual Harassment
• Students Regulation 5145.7 Sexual Harassment

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Students Complaints:

BPSD Superintendent, 6885 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park

CA 90620

(714) 522-8412 Comments and Other Information Buena Park School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, district employees and job applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Penal Code 422.55, or Government Code 11135, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics at a district site, program and/or activity. Policy 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.4 Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures Policy 4119.11 Sexual Harassment

• Employee and Applicants Regulation 4119.11 Sexual Harassment
• Employee and Applicants Policy 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment
• Students Regulation 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment
• Students Policy 5145.7 Sexual Harassment
• Students Regulation 5145.7 Sexual Harassment

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Students Complaints:

BPSD Superintendent, 6885 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park

CA 90620

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