City of Pasadena-Instructional Aide - Bilingual (Mandarin)
7/7/2021 7:56:31 AM 1702
- Salary
$15.00 - $17.46 Hourly
Location *PUSD District Offices: 351 S. Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91109, CACA 91109, CA
Job TypePart-Time
DepartmentField Elementary
Job Number2021-22-23
Closing date and time7/31/2021 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana
- DEFINITION
- Recruitment may close at any time without prior notification.
**MUST APPLY ONLINE ONLY**
DEFINITION
Under immediate supervision, assists teachers and other certificated personnel in a variety of instructional and non-instructional activities; reads, writes and converses in English and another designated language (Mandarin).
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Positions in this class are established primarily to supplement the instructional program by performing selected instructional tasks and routine non-instructional activities in assignments with limited or non-English speaking students. Depending upon the assignment, incumbents may be required to translate in instructional situations and in parent conferences from English to the designated language.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
To be considered for this position, applicants MUST attach the documents listed below to their application at the time of submission.- Proof of high school graduation, GED or higher. An uploaded photo of the diploma / degree or transcripts (official or unofficial) certifying graduation date or conferred degree is required.
- Equivalence of foreign degrees must have been reviewed and verified by a U.S. accredited foreign degrees review agency.
*Unit/Degree verification (including equivalency of foreign degrees) must be submitted with the online application as an attachment in the form of unofficial transcripts. Equivalence of foreign degrees must have been reviewed and verified by a regionally accredited foreign degrees review agency.
Please note: Resumes are not required and are not reviewed in lieu of your application; therefore, ensure your application is complete.First Aid and CPR card must be submitted with the online application, OR must be obtained and submitted to Human Resources within 60 calendar days from date of hire. - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL LICENSE OR LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Experience:Recent paid or volunteer experience involving organized activities with children.
Education:Graduation from high school or equivalent GED or demonstrated proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics skills up to or exceeding that required for local high school seniors pursuant to Education Code 51220 (a) and (f).Special License or Language Skills:Possession of current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid certificates from approved training program or must obtain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid certificates from approved training program within sixty (60) calendar days from date of hire. Failure to do so, shall result in termination of employment. The ability to read, write and converse in English and Mandarin is required.
Physical Requirements:
Employees must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of a position with or without reasonable accommodation and without hazard to themselves or others. - ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Essential duties and responsibilities of this class include but are not limited to:
- Reads, writes and converses in English and another designated language (Mandarin)
- Serves as verbal interpreter in meetings with students and parents
- Translates in English and in the designated foreign language instructional materials, correspondence and other written materials
- Interprets, translates and clarifies information and materials for students in order to facilitate understanding and learning
- Provides reinforcement experience for students in reading, mathematics, language arts and other subject areas according to instructions from certificated personnel
- Assists students requiring individual help
- Administers, proctors and scores tests including the recording of results
- Assists teacher(s) in supervising students
- Assists in maintaining an orderly learning environment
- Prepares material for classroom use
- Sets up and dismantles learning apparatus
- Operates audio-visual equipment and other learning apparatus
- May perform classroom related clerical activities
- Performs other related duties as required
- EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Knowledge of:
- Elementary concepts of child development and behavior
- Practical learning patterns and behavior
- Basic characteristic of human behavior
- Personal hygiene practice
- English grammar, spelling and usage
- Grammar, spelling and usage of the designated language
- Basic math computations
- Learn to operate and use classroom and related equipment
- Establish effective rapport with the student age group to which assigned
- Communicate effectively orally
- Compile data and keep records
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Make sound judgments when specific instructions are lacking
- Operate classroom and related equipment such as audio-visual equipment, copy machines, etc.
- Adapt quickly to changing situations
- Perform clerical tasks and work in a structured time frame
- Understand and work effectively with students in instructional situations
- Read, write and converse in English and another designated language
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and others
- Maintain sensitivity to ethnic, religious, cultural and sexual differences.
Key Competencies:Bilingual and Bicultural Facility / Valuing Diversity / Involving Others / Relationship Building / Customer Focus / Listening / Teamwork / Oral Communication
Employees who receive a regular appointment to the class must serve a probationary period of one hundred and thirty (130) days of paid service. During this period, an employee must demonstrate an overall satisfactory level of performance; failure to do so shall result in the employee's termination without right of appeal to the Human Resources Department.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Employees in this classification work primarily indoors, in direct contact with students, the public and other District staff.
APPOINTMENT
VACANCY
This is a 9 month position, 5 days a week, 5 hours per day.
Pay is based on actual hours worked.
Starting salary is $15.00/hour.
- Agency
- Pasadena Unified School District
- Phone
- 626-396-3600 ext 88402
- Website
- http://www.pusd.us
- Address
- 351 S. Hudson Ave. Room 116
Pasadena, California, 91104