Bilingual Teaching Assistant - JW Eater Junior High School 2026/27

ROE #9 Champaign-Ford County School Districts; Rantoul (IL); Presencial; USD 25.582 - 42.223; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The Regional Office Of Education #9 Champaign - Ford Counties is seeking a Bilingual Teaching Assistant for JW Eater Junior High School starting in the 2026/27 school year. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to translate between languages.

The assistant will support the teacher and work with students in various settings. A valid Illinois Paraprofessional License is necessary for applicants. The position offers hourly rates based on education level and experience.

Formación

• Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License is required to apply.
• Assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials.

Responsabilidades

• Work with individual students, small groups, or whole classrooms.
• Translate between native language and English.
• Administer, score, and record achievement tests.

Conocimientos

Strong communication skills (written and oral)

Ability to translate between native language and English

Educación

60 hours college course credits or passed State approved test granting paraprofessional certification

Descripción del empleo

Bilingual Teaching Assistant - JW Eater Junior High School 2026/27

Job ID: 22414

Bilingual Teacher JW Eater Junior High beginning with the 2026/27 school year

Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License is required to apply. Use the link below for information on how to obtain your license.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/What-is-Paraprofessional.pdf

Salary

• 0 yrs experience, High School Diploma: $18.57/hr
• 0 yrs experience, Associates Degree: $19.60/hr
• 0 yrs experience, Bachelors Degree: $20.63/hr
• 30 yrs experience, High School Diploma: $28.56/hr
• 30 yrs experience, Associates Degree: $29.60/hr
• 30 yrs experience, Bachelors Degree: $30.65/hr

Contact: Heather Jacobs, Principal | [e-mail]

General Qualifications:

• Must have 60 hours college course credits or have passed a State approved test granting paraprofessional certification.
• Possess strong communication skills (written and oral).

Job Summary:

• Assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives by working with individual students, small groups, or whole classrooms to help students achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.
• Provide a well‑organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
• Translate between the native language of bilingual and English in classroom, meeting, or phone call situations with students, parents, and teachers; translate documents from native language to English correctly.
• Administer, score, and record achievement and diagnostic tests as recommended by the teacher for individual students.
• Work with students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and other large group activities.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other oral communication activities with students.
• Assist students in the library or media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make‑up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Help students with clothing, lunch, snack, clean‑up, wash‑up, and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behaviour and confidentiality of information about students as expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participate in in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Mental Demands: Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, teachers, administration, and community members; maintain emotional control under stress; use e‑mail and office equipment effectively; work with students individually or in group settings.

Working Conditions: Indoor classrooms expose to student noise, lawn mowing, music, odors of food, mowed grass, and possible communicable diseases; outdoor schoolyard and grounds expose to temperatures (hot, warm, cool & cold) and mowed grass; regular work attendance required.