Paraprofessional Fall 2026
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CHIME INSTITUTE
Los Angeles, CA, US
Summary
Support students with a wide variety of disabilities within a general education setting. Collaborate with a team of special education teachers, general education teachers, and related service providers.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: K8 Charter School - Woodland Hills, CA 91364Salary Range: $18.42 - $20.42 HourlyWork in a progressive Inclusive setting where kids of ALL abilities learn together. You would be working with a team of Special Education and General Education teachers as well as related service providers including speech and language pathologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, adaptive PE teacher, etc.
Paraprofessionals here support students who are impacted by a wide variety of disabilities in a general education setting so they also gain experience working with students who are "typically developing". CHIME is a great place to find out where you fit in the world of education and disability or receive training and experience if you already know!
SCHEDULES:
School Day: 7:45am-3:15pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday. 7:15-2:00pm most Tuesdays.
Morning shift: 7:45am-1:00pm
Afternoon shift: 11:00am-3:15pm
After-school: 2:00pm-5:30pm
COVID-19 vaccination required.Qualifications
The CHIME Institute, a nonprofit organization established in 1990, is a national leader in the development and implementation of an unique model of inclusive education. The institute began with an early childhood program based at California State University, Northridge. The success of the early childhood program, coupled with the needs of the community and sound research, prompted a group of parents and Cal State Northridge faculty to develop a charter elementary school in 2001 and a charter middle school in 2003. The two schools were merged into kindergarten through 8th grade in 2010 and named the CHIME Institute’s Schwarzenegger Community School.
Inclusive education at CHIME Institute means that children who reflect the demographics of the surrounding region—including children who develop typically, children with special needs and children who are gifted—learn side by side. CHIME’s model allows for the individual needs of each child to be addressed in a manner that enhances each child’s strengths while also addressing learning needs.
In addition, CHIME serves as a model for educators through its partnership with Cal State Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District. It facilitates research opportunities and regularly hosts visitors from surrounding districts and as far away as Japan and the United Kingdom who are interested in replicating CHIME’s successes, in their own schools and communities.
Founded
1990
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Primary and Secondary Education
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Northridge, CA
The CHIME Institute, a nonprofit organization established in 1990, is a national leader in the development and implementation of an unique model of inclusive education. The institute began with an early childhood program based at California State University, Northridge. The success of the early childhood program, coupled with the needs of the community and sound research, prompted a group of parents and Cal State Northridge faculty to develop a charter elementary school in 2001 and a charter middle school in 2003. The two schools were merged into kindergarten through 8th grade in 2010 and named the CHIME Institute’s Schwarzenegger Community School.
Inclusive education at CHIME Institute means that children who reflect the demographics of the surrounding region—including children who develop typically, children with special needs and children who are gifted—learn side by side. CHIME’s model allows for the individual needs of each child to be addressed in a manner that enhances each child’s strengths while also addressing learning needs.
In addition, CHIME serves as a model for educators through its partnership with Cal State Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District. It facilitates research opportunities and regularly hosts visitors from surrounding districts and as far away as Japan and the United Kingdom who are interested in replicating CHIME’s successes, in their own schools and communities.
Founded
1990
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Primary and Secondary Education
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Northridge, CA
