9/23/2025 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted 9/9/2025 Contact SDUSD Employment Office Human Resources619-725-8089 Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay Range
25.94 - 32.33 Per Hour Length of Work Year 11 Employment Type Full Time Job Summary Job Summary
BASIC FUNCTION Provide assistance in the development of student functional skills of daily living, social skills, medication compliance, and positive behavior support and intervention techniques for students diagnosed with a mental health condition or with other conditions with behavioral emotional/behavioral components and/or severe disciplinary problems. Successful applicants should possess strong writing skills related to documenting student and IEP services. The following 40 hour per week (11 month) position is available: Mental Health Resource Center(Area C) 2351 Cardinal Lane Annex B, San Diego, CA 92123 Qualifies for District Paid health and wellness benefits for employees and dependents
Job Description / Essential Elements: Print BASIC FUNCTION: Provide assistance in the development of student functional skills of daily living, social skills, medication compliance, and positive behavior support and intervention techniques for students diagnosed with a mental health condition or with other conditions with behavioral emotional/behavioral components and/or severe disciplinary problems.Salary Grade: PARA 038
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.E = Essential Functions Provide student assistance in developing functional skills of daily living such as attention management, relational interaction, grooming and hygiene, and anger management. E Provide students and families with information and assistance in managing medication compliance. E Provide student social skills training in group and individual settings with emphasis on student successfully maintaining in the classroom and on the campus. E Assist with the development and implementation of positive behavior support and intervention techniques and behavior support plans in conjunction with student’s mental health goals as part of the individual education plan (IEP) process. E Assist in development and implementation of level systems, positive incentives, and individual and classroom contracts. E Implement and model alternative communication intervention strategies. E Assist students in management of emotions and behaviors in the educational context. E Provide crisis intervention and treatment interventions for students and their families. E Physically restrain students as necessary to control violent behavior and maintain a safe environment. E Provide continuous supervision of students in classrooms, cafeteria, on grounds, at bus loading zones, and other school site areas as assigned. E Provide rehabilitative groups for students, including but not limited to social skills, peer relations, and anger management. E Train staff, parents, and students in rehabilitative and behavioral strategies and techniques. E May supervise students to and from bus loading zones and maintain discipline; supervise and attend to students as they are transported between home and school or on special activity trips. Participate in group and individual meetings, including Instructional Study Team and Individualized Education Plan meetings as necessary. E Assist with difficult behavior at other sites as necessary. E Participate in staff development programs during work hours as directed. Gather, compile, and prepare data for statistical and operational reports. E Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to three years of behavior modification experience with youth in a mental health setting, preferably in inpatient hospitalization, intensive day treatment, or residential treatment settings.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a valid California driver’s license and availability of private transportation (mileage expense allowance provided).
Personality and character traits suited to providing services for students with serious behavior challenges. Maintain Professional Assault Crisis Training (Pro-ACT) certification as provided by the district.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: KNOWLEDGE OF:
Functional skills of daily living such as attention management, relational interaction, grooming and hygiene, and anger management.
Positive behavior support and intervention techniques and instructional methodologies. Reading and writing English communication skills.
Safe practices in classroom and playground activities. Data collection strategies.
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
ABILITY TO:
Learn the procedures and functions of assigned duties.
Provide student assistance in developing functional skills of daily living. Recognize and understand serious behavior challenges.
Apply positive behavior support and intervention techniques and instructional methodologies. Provide crisis intervention and treatment interventions for students and their families.
Physically restrain pupils as necessary to control violent behavior.
Train staff, parents, and pupils in rehabilitative and behavioral strategies and techniques. Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Plan and organize work.
Meet schedules and time lines.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action. Work independently with little direction.
Operate computers and related software applications. Maintain records.
Read, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Indoor or outdoor classroom settings.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Hearing and speaking to exchange information; seeing to perform assigned duties; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to perform assigned duties; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store supplies; lifting and moving heavy pupils as necessary to provide physical restraint.
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Revision Date: Jul 28, 2020
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to three years of behavior modification experience with youth in a mental health setting, preferably in inpatient hospitalization, intensive day treatment, or residential treatment settings.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Personality and character traits suited to providing services for students with serious behavior challenges. Maintain Professional Assault Crisis Training (Pro-ACT) certification as provided by the district. Application Process To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following items. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all required information, including completion of the Work Experience and Education Sections of the online application, required attachments, and responses to all application questions. A completed online employment application must be submitted/received electronically by the closing date. This application MUST include all required attachments, current and previous employment history and education to evaluate your qualifications, and all other requirements identified in the recruitment and application questions. It is important to note that a resume does not substitute for completing the Work Experience and Education sections. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all relevant details and attachments. Paper applications are not accepted.
Requirements / QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to three years of behavior modification experience with youth in a mental health setting, preferably in inpatient hospitalization, intensive day treatment, or residential treatment settings.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Personality and character traits suited to providing services for students with serious behavior challenges. Maintain Professional Assault Crisis Training (Pro-ACT) certification as provided by the district. Application Process To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following items. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all required information, including completion of the Work Experience and Education Sections of the online application, required attachments, and responses to all application questions. A completed online employment application must be submitted/received electronically by the closing date. This application MUST include all required attachments, current and previous employment history and education to evaluate your qualifications, and all other requirements identified in the recruitment and application questions. It is important to note that a resume does not substitute for completing the Work Experience and Education sections. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not include all relevant details and attachments. Paper applications are not accepted.
Comments and Other Information Examination Process The examination process includes an application screening and evaluation based on the applicant's education, work history, and responses to the application questions. Only applicants whose application packet demonstrates a combined education and experience which meets the minimum requirements for the position will be considered qualified and advance in the process. Some positions require applicants to pass additional components which may include one or more of the following: a multiple-choice, oral, written, or performance exam specific to the position. NOTE: Most exams are conducted remotely utilizing an online testing platform. For these exams, access to the internet and the use of a camera-ready desktop/laptop with a microphone is required to participate in these processes. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If you have questions about your application, please email jobs@sandi.net. The San Diego Unified School District communicates information regarding the hiring process via email. Please be aware that the District is not responsible for messages blocked by your email service. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can try to add the domain@sandi.net and domain@ted.peopleadmin.com to your safe senders list. San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information about equity in employment, contact: Title II Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer Eric Rico: (619) 725-7225, erico1@sandi.net / Title IX Coordinator Anna Ward: (619) 725-7225, award2@sandi.net / 504 Coordinator Eri Nall: (619) 344-6420, enall@sandi.net Comments and Other InformationExamination Process The examination process includes an application screening and evaluation based on the applicant's education, work history, and responses to the application questions. Only applicants whose application packet demonstrates a combined education and experience which meets the minimum requirements for the position will be considered qualified and advance in the process. Some positions require applicants to pass additional components which may include one or more of the following: a multiple-choice, oral, written, or performance exam specific to the position. NOTE: Most exams are conducted remotely utilizing an online testing platform. For these exams, access to the internet and the use of a camera-ready desktop/laptop with a microphone is required to participate in these processes. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If you have questions about your application, please email jobs@sandi.net. The San Diego Unified School District communicates information regarding the hiring process via email. Please be aware that the District is not responsible for messages blocked by your email service. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can try to add the domain@sandi.net and domain@ted.peopleadmin.com to your safe senders list. San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information about equity in employment, contact: Title II Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer Eric Rico: (619) 725-7225, erico1@sandi.net / Title IX Coordinator Anna Ward: (619) 725-7225, award2@sandi.net / 504 Coordinator Eri Nall: (619) 344-6420, enall@sandi.net Links Related To This Job View Other Job Desc. / Ess. Elem. CalPERS Links Not all postings qualify for CalPERS. Informational Only. CalPERS Retirement Benefits ADD TO WISHLIST VIEW JOB WISHLIST APPLY (Current Employees ONLY) APPLY QUICK APPLY