About the Employer Job Summary Job Summary We are looking for individuals who are passionate about working with children, with special needs. The Special Education Teaching Assistants, assists the teacher in improving the quality of educational opportunities, supervision of students, and instructional tasks, and/or works with children in small groups for push in/pull out SpED services. Special Education Teaching Assistants commonly work from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm (sometimes 9am-3pm), Monday through Friday, 20-28 hours per week, depending on the grade level assignment. . This is a great opportunity to help student learn and grow and be a valuable part of our education team. This can be a great stepping stone into the education field. Does this sound like you? If so, please read on! View Job Description Requirements / Qualifications Minimum qualifications for application: High School graduate with 48 college units or AA degree (or ability to pass the para professional exam) This position is classified as a Category IV Special Education Teaching Assistant position. Please see job description for more details about this job classification. * Certificate Copy (Paraprofessional exam, if applicable) * Copy of Transcript (if applicable) * Resume Comments and Other Information California Montessori Project is a public, tuition-free, TK-8, charter school network in the Greater Sacramento Area. We have over 2,800 students at our six schools, which are authorized by the four school districts in which they geographically reside. The California Montessori Project provides a Montessori curriculum, integrated with the California state standards, to provide hands-on education in a child-focused format. Our classrooms are multi-grade, have small class sizes (averaging 24 students per class), and most have both a lead teacher and a teaching assistant. We encourage peer-to-peer collaborations, small-group learning, and independence. California Montessori Project offers an environment which has the tools, programs, resources and support to enable students to become educated to high international academic standards and to develop themselves to their fullest capacity as competent, happy, productive individuals, family members, workers, and contributors to a better society and a peaceful world. For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/jobdescriptions/3187/Special Education Teaching Assistant 11.13.23-20231114093607.pdf