Join us at St. Anne’s Family Services: Making a Difference in Families' Lives
About Us: St. Anne's Family Services is dedicated to transforming lives and communities. We're committed to providing unwavering support to families, from pregnancy to parenthood and childhood to adulthood. Our work brings about life-changing transformation, and we're seeking a Paraeducator to join our team and be a vital part of this mission.
Why Choose Us:
- Making a Difference: Every day, you'll contribute to breaking the cycles of poverty and ensuring families stay together, creating a lasting impact by supporting our teams.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a passionate team dedicated to our mission, where your insights and expertise are valued.
- Professional Growth: We support your career development and offer training to help you grow.
- Community Impact: Become part of a trauma informed organization that makes a positive difference.
- Work-Life Flexibility: We offer hybrid schedules for many roles and a 9/80 work schedule.
Salary and Benefits:
- Pay Rate: $21.97 per hour
- Paid Time Off: 10 paid holidays, and a generous PTO policy
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Medical, Non-Stop Benefits Card (we pay for most medical services and copays!)
- Dental, and Vision Insurance, Pet Insurance
- Chiropractic and Acupuncture services, 20+ visits per year
- Disability Insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- 403(b) Company Match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- And more!
Compensation: In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this position is posted with this position. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Role Summary: As an Paraeducator within St. Anne’s Early Childhood Education department, you will directly impact young children, ages 0-3 years old. You will support the active care and supervision of the children in the classroom. You will collaborate with and assist Teaching staff in planning, facilitating, and implementing individual and group activities designed to stimulate children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Paraeducators will assist with the inclusion of children with special needs. You will also encourage parent engagement in the educational activities and assist with promoting the parent as the child’s first teacher in their development.
- Schedule: Monday – Friday; 07:00 AM – 04:00 PM
- Location: S. Mark Taper - 3322 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with planning and implementing age-appropriate classroom activities that support children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
- Support daily operations by preparing materials, maintaining records, and ensuring a safe, clean, and engaging learning environment.
- Collaborate with teaching staff to observe, document, and assess child progress; assist in implementing individualized learning goals.
- Encourage parent engagement by supporting family-friendly environments and participating in educational activities and home visits.
- Foster inclusion by supporting children with diverse needs and promoting practices that reflect cultural, linguistic, and individual differences.
Qualifications:
- 6+ months’ experience as a student intern, tutor, or instructional assistant working in an educational setting with pre-elementary school children is strongly preferred
- 12+ ECE/CHDV units strongly preferred
- High school diploma preferred
- California Teaching Commission Child Development Associate Teacher permit preferred
- If no permit is held, a professional development plan will be put in place to ensure the pathway to obtain the permit.
- Bilingual English, Spanish, Korean and/or Tagalog preferred.
St. Anne's Family Services is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply!
Skills Required
- 6+ months experience as a student intern, tutor, or instructional assistant working with pre-elementary school children
- 12+ ECE/CHDV units
- High school diploma
- California Teaching Commission Child Development Associate Teacher permit
- Bilingual in English, Spanish, Korean and/or Tagalog
St. Anne's Family Services Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, disability, and an Employee Assistance Program, with FSAs available. Wellbeing extras such as an onsite gym and wellness-oriented offerings are also noted.
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Retirement Support — A 403(b) plan with employer contribution or match is offered, bolstering long‑term financial security. Feedback suggests this is a consistent element of the total rewards package.
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Flexible Benefits — Scheduling flexibility such as a 9/80 workweek and hybrid options applies to some positions. This flexibility may help balance compensation tradeoffs for certain roles.
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What We Do
St. Anne’s mission is to work together to build safe, nurturing and resilient families—from pregnancy to parenthood and from childhood to adulthood—for generations to come. We want our families to experience the health and security they deserve so their children can thrive, creating loving homes and opportunities in their lives as they grow. By providing critical services and programs to more than 2,600 families we can be an agent of change to help eliminate generational poverty. Opened in 1908 as a safe refuge for unwed mothers, St. Anne’s has evolved into one of the most highly regarded social-service agencies in the country. We offer residential care, transitional and supportive housing, family education and mental health services, early childhood education and workforce development. These comprehensive and intergenerational programs break cycles of homelessness, poverty, neglect and abuse for the most vulnerable families in Los Angeles. We build thriving families and brighter futures. St. Anne’s is accredited through the Council on Accreditation (COA). COA accreditation means that our organization’s programs, services, administration, and management have been rigorously evaluated and meet best practice standards.
