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DuPage ROE; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated ESY Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional to assist students with their health and personal needs. This role involves supporting students in various capacities, including monitoring their self-control and reinforcing educational skills. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact on students' lives during the Extended School Year program. Ideal candidates will have an Associate degree or higher and a passion for helping students succeed. Join a supportive environment where your contributions will be valued and appreciated.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate degree or higher and a valid Parapro score.
• Must assist students with personal hygiene and health needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with feeding, health needs, and personal hygiene.
• Reinforce skills introduced by the teacher and prepare classroom materials.

Skills

Assisting students with health needs

Monitoring self-control

Reinforcing skills introduced by the teacher

Supervising students during arrival and dismissal

Education

Associate degree or higher

60 semester hours of coursework

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

ESY Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional -- Program Assistant

Pay: $20.00 / hour

Location: Wheaton, Illinois

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 814
• Position Type: Extended School Year/ ESY - Program Assistant
• Date Posted: 4/2/2025
• Location: Lombard District 44
• Date Available: 06/11/2025
• Closing Date: 05/15/2025
• District: Cooperative Association for Special Education

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher
• 60 semester hours of coursework
• High School Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro
• High School Diploma or GED and the following scores on the ACT Workkeys:
• Applied Mathematics/Applied Math (with a score of 4)
• Reading for information/Workplace Documents (with a score of 4)
• High school diploma (or equivalent), or higher
• While working on the approval, educator must be fulfilling requirements for the full license

Performance Responsibilities

This employee is responsible for assisting students in feeding, health needs, mobility, personal hygiene, and monitoring self-control. This employee may also be asked to reinforce skills introduced by the teacher by working individually with a student or with a small group of students. Additionally, this employee will supervise/assist students during arrival and dismissal, prepare classroom materials for instruction, and perform other job-related tasks assigned by the teacher/supervisor.

Physical Demands

• Sit, stand, talk and hear for extended periods of time, operate electronic equipment; and reach with hands and arms and will repeat actions with the same hand, arm or finger motion.
• Vision abilities required include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. (The ability to withstand long-term use of computer devices is required.)
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling and significant finger dexterity actions.
• Meet work deadlines with severe time constraints, interacting with the public and staff, within irregular or extended work hours.

Student Attendance Dates: 6/11/25 – 07/2/25, Monday - Friday
*School will be closed for Juneteenth on 6/19/25

Student Hours:
1st Grade - 8th Grade: 8:30 am -12:30 pm
PK and K: 9:00 am - 11:30 pm

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