Having a career at an education institution like Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a dream for some people. You may be one of those who want it. However, you may wonder whether you are eligible or not because you are a fresh graduate so you have no experience.
Finding Jobs at LAUSD with No Experience
When we were trying to find information about jobs with no experience at Los Angeles Unified School District, usually the most jobs in LAUSD require experience. However, we found two of the jobs with no experience. What jobs are they? You are able to see below.
Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapist
According to the official website of LAUSD, the minimum requirements for Occupational Therapist are listed below.
- You need to have a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in Occupational Therapy.
- You must have a certificate from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- You need to have a California Occupational Therapy License.
- You need to have a driver’s license.
And here are the minimum requirements for Physical Therapists.
- You need to have a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in Physical Therapy.
- You must have a California Physical Therapy License.
- You need to have a driver’s license.
In LAUSD, school-based occupational therapy and physical therapy is a rewarding opportunity to provide Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist services under IDEA namely Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:
- Students are assessed with their educational settings and use an ecology model of assessment to determine their needs.
- Treatment, program consultation, and environmental modifications for students with disabilities are provided to be able to improve student function in the educational environment.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and those include parents, students, teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, adapted physical education teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, speech teachers and many more.
- Travel between schools to give occupational therapy or physical therapy services to students who have been identified to require OT or PT services.
Occupational therapy which is school-based addresses activities with goals to improve student function in the educational environment in the areas below.
- Postural stability
- Fine motor skills
- Visual motor perception and visual motor integration
- Activities of daily living
- Motor planning
- Coordination
- Sensory processing
- Self-help activities
- Social and play abilities
- Environmental adaptations
- Use of assistive devices
Meanwhile, physical therapy which is school-based addresses activities with goals to improve student function in the educational environment in these areas.
- Motor planning
- Sensorimotor coordination
- Posture
- Balance
- Functional Mobility
- Activities of daily living
- Accessibility
- Environmental adaptations
- Use of assistive devices
And here are the benefits of school-based occupational therapy and physical therapy program for certified staff:
- Full medical, vision and dental insurance for you and also your dependants.
- STRS, California’s State Teacher Retirement System (8% of monthly salary)
- Through inservices and District sponsored continuing education courses, professional growth is supported internally.
- Through therapist release time, continuing education is supported.
- COTA program
- OT and PT fieldwork students.
New hires in the positions of Occupational/Physical Therapist will be rated in on Pay Scale 33D on the Special Services Table as we cited from the official website of LAUSD as you can see below.
The B-Basis (Regular School year + Extended School Year)
- The salary is $77,925 (first year) to $97,043 (fifth year).
- There are 197 work days.
- There are 10 sick days.
- Work Extended School Year for 4 to 5 hour days.
School Nurses
The main duties as a school nursery is to provide nursing services to children ages 0-22 in assigned school location, early education center or in a position which provides District-wide nursing services. Services include first aid, immunization assessment and follow-up, communicable disease control, health education, development of school health plans, health appraisals and child abuse reporting, but of course the services are not limited to these.
Here are the minimum requirements for school nurses.
- You need to have a Baccalaureate degree (BA or BS) from a regionally-accredited college or university. If the transcript that the applicant has is a foreign transcript, it needs to be evaluated by an approved agency.
- You need to have a current California (CA) Registered Nurse (RN) License.
- You need to have School Nurse Credential, it may be obtained once employed.
- You must have current Healthcare Provider CPR and First Aid Certification.
- You need to have a valid CA Driver License and use of an insured automobile.
- You are a United States (US) citizen or have the legal right to be able to work in the US.
The benefits that you are able to get from being a school nurse in LAUSD is excellent medical, dental and vision benefits for the employee and dependents. The salary is based on a ten-month contract with annualized salary and it ranges up to $84,995. Not only that, the salary is also based on years of experience, university credits, and approved continuing education courses.
If you are interested in being a school nurse at LAUSD, you are able to complete the online application which the link can be found on the LAUSD website. If you need more information about it, you are able to contact LAUSD at the contacts below.
- School Nursing Services – Clare Reid at clare.reid@lausd.net or (213) 241-0164/(213) 202-7580.
- Employment with LAUSD – Craig Yokoi at craig.yokoi@lausd.net or (213) 241-2443 or Macky Lasmarias at mll1005@lausd.net or (213) 241-5416.
If you need more information about new job vacancies with or without experience that you are able to apply, you are able to access the official website of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
If you are a recent high school or college graduate, there will be a Virtual Career Fair which is held by LAUSD on June 17th, 2021 at 10 am to 2 pm. The things that you will get from this virtual career fair are learning about job opportunities in a wide range of occupations in the community, connecting with recruiters in real time, attending webinars to enhance job search skills and accessing valuable resources. The information about this virtual career fair can be accessed in this link https://lausdjobs.org/. This is the Talent Acquisition and Selection Branch of LAUSD. They are available on Monday to Friday at 8 am to 4.30 pm. If you need help to apply, you are able to email them at helpmeapply@lausd.net.
