Bilingual Paraprofessional

Chicago Heights School District 170; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

School District 170 is seeking a paraprofessional to assist teachers at Chicago Heights Middle School in Chicago Heights, IL. The role focuses on supporting individual students or small groups to achieve instructional objectives.

You will help administer tests, reinforce learning, and assist with classroom routines, supervision, and materials management. A valid Illinois paraprofessional license is required, with duties aligned to district policies.

Qualifications

• Valid paraprofessional license issued by the State of Illinois and registered in Region 07 South Cook ISC4.
• Experience supporting teachers and students preferred.
• Ability to work with individuals or small groups to reinforce learning.

Responsibilities

• Administers, scores, and records achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising strategies based on students' needs, interests, and abilities.
• Operates and cares for classroom equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Supervises students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Maintains classroom displays and helps with large-group activities like reading aloud.

Education

Illinois Paraprofessional License (ISC4, Region 07 South Cook)

Job description

• Location:
  Chicago Heights Middle School
  

SCHOOL DISTRICT 170

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid paraprofessional license issued by the State of Illinois and registered in Region 07 South Cook ISC4

JOB SUMMARY: To assist the teacher achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the objectives of the instructional program.

REPORTS TO: Classroom Teacher, Principal, and other administrators.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary, benefits, and work year as established in the Support Staff Contract.

PENSION SYSTEM: IMRF

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interest, and abilities.

Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.

Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher.

Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.

Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.

Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assembly, play periods, and field trips.

Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up to date.

Assists with such large groups activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.

Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.

Assists students in the library or media center.

Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.

Checks and records student attendance.

Collects and records collection of money.

Helps students with their clothing.

Helps with lunch, snack and cleanup routines.

Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.

Alerts the regular teacher to any problems or special information about an individual student.

Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

Participates in in-service training programs as assigned.

Carries out other appropriate activities as assigned by the teacher and/or administrator.