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VAPA Instructional Aide I
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What they do
A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$44,687 / year median in California
+8% projected growth
Job Description
VAPA Instructional Aide I at Sierra Unified Print Application Deadline 9/18/2026 4:00 PM Pacific Date Posted 9/4/2026 Contact Jamie Swisegood 559-855-3551 Number of Openings 1 Salary Single Rate 17.92 Per Hour Add'l Salary Info $17.92 hourly Length of Work Year 180 duty days
Employment Type Part Time Job Summary Job Summary Site:
Foothill Elementary School- 5.5 /180 duty days
- 10:45am
- 4:45pm
- M-F
- New Position #2246
SALARY:
Schedule #160- Step I
- $17.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
- Assist with the students individually or in small groups, tutoring, supervising, reinforcing, or following up on teacher's lessons.
- Assists in testing, scoring tests, and in the evaluation of the student's progress and problems.
- May follow teacher's lesson plans, assist teacher in preparation of plans or develop own plans based on the teacher's direction and explanation of the student's needs.
- Attends in-service training sessions, Maintains an inventory of equipment
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation.
- Ability to understand speech at normal levels.
- Ability to work at a desk and in meetings of various configurations.
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying conditions of weather and temperature.