Preschool Instructional Assistant

Application Deadline: August 4, 2025
Work Months: 9.5
Hours: 6.0 hours per day, 5 days a week
Salary: $20.00 to $23.62 per hour
Clock Hours:  8-11am & 11:45-2:45 pm, M-F

About FCUSD
FCUSD is a growing public school district focused on hiring and retaining excellent staff that represent the communities we serve. Our staff are expected to inspire excellence in all students by supporting their social-emotional wellness and academic growth. We work as a team to create welcoming and inclusive environments at our school sites and district office, with a focus on customer service and system improvement. Staff who choose FCUSD will be supported as they learn their job and opportunities to grow as a professional will be provided. Working in FCUSD is more than a job, it is a career.

Job Announcement     Preschool Instructional Assistant Job Description
Assist the teacher in ways determined by the teacher to be useful in improving the quality of the preschool programs, involving clerical duties, supervision of children, transportation, food service, and instructional tasks which, in the judgment of the teacher may be performed by a non-credentialed employee. The work need not be performed in the presence of the teacher, but the teacher retains responsibility for the instruction and supervision. The assistant shall not give out any personal information concerning any pupil to any person other than the teacher or appropriate administrator.

Distinguishing Characteristics
Positions in this class are less than eight hours, and are authorized only in connection with established preschool classes or programs. Positions are usually part-time, involving working schedules on school days only. They are distinguished from other Instructional Assistant classes by area of specialization.

Minimum Qualifications 

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
• Experience as a participating parent in a State Preschool Class; experience as a leader in children's activities; Paid school experience is desirable but not required.
• Completion of the twelfth grade. 
• Completion of six units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development is required.
• Willingness to complete such training courses, in-service, or otherwise, as may
  be required after being hired. 
• Successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test.

Upon Conditional Offer of Employment:

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc.
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
• Immunizations required by SB 792; Influenza, Pertussis and Measles
• State Mandated Preschool Forms, including a health screening completed by a physician. 

Comments and Other Information:

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:

Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students) jhuber@fcusd.org

916-294-9000 x 104580

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance

Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator sdiaz@fcusd.org

916-294-9000 x 104415

1965 Birkmont Drive

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom C