Instructional Assistant /Transition Program

ROE; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization seeks an Instructional Assistant for the Transition Center to provide critical support to participants in a vocational and community setting. Responsibilities include administering assessments, supporting learning, and fostering relationships with students and staff. Ideal candidates will hold a valid Illinois SEL license and possess strong interpersonal skills to ensure a positive educational experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to support vocational training for participants.
• Experience in community or classroom settings.
• Skills in communicating effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Administer and score assessments for participants.
• Assist in providing individualized support and accommodations.
• Serve as a liaison between participants and staff.

Skills

Excellent oral skills

Excellent written skills

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to build professional relationships

Education

Valid Illinois SEL license

Tools

School-based software

Job description

Position Type:
Support Staff/'); 'Paraprofessional

Date Posted:
6/18/2025

Location:
District 120 Transition

Date Available:
ASAP

District:
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Valid Illinois SEL license - registered in Lake County, IL (region 34).

Excellent oral, written, and organizational skills.

Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with students, staff, and the members of the community.

At the direction of the certified staff member, administers, scores and records assessments/evaluations for individual participants.

Works with individual participants or small groups of participants to reinforce learning of material or skills in the classroom, community, and/or vocational setting as directed by certified staff.

Assists certified staff in devising special accommodations for reinforcing material and/or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual participants needs: strengths, preferences, interests and goals.

Assists certified staff with the oversight of participants during instructional time, emergency drills, within the community setting and supervision at the lunch hour.

Provides support throughout classroom/community lessons, assessments/evaluations and vocational tasks.

Serves as a liaison between participants, parents, certified staff, and work-related/vocational setting employees to improve participant performance, problem resolution, and appropriate behavior.

Checks notebooks, participant work, supervises testing as assigned by certified staff or as determined in the Individualized Education Plan.

Alerts certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual participant.

Serves as the primary source of information and assistance to any substituted assigned in the absence of a teacher.

Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of health and academic information regarding participants.

Participants in “in-service” training programs as assigned.

Supports the vocational training for on-site and community work-related learning sites as directed by the Transition Coordinator and learning site manager.

Assists participants with toileting and/or personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding as necessary in the school and/or community settings.

As necessary, assists participants to ensure their medical and /or behavioral safety.

Collaborates with certified staff with the completion of necessary documentation including but not limited to DRS data, transportation forms, participant data, and instructional/vocational correspondence.

Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ability to keep regular schedules and perform special tasks asassigned.

Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.

Ability tocommunicate clearly and concisely, both orally and inwriting.

Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and board policies.

TITLE: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT (Transition Center)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Illinois SEL license - registered in Lake County, IL (region 34).
• Excellent oral, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with students, staff, and the members of the community.

JOB GOAL:
To provide scaffolded support to Transition Center participants in the Transition Center and in community-based locations focused on vocational skills, life skills and independence. The employee will work collaboratively with certified staff, administrative staff, vocational setting employees, agencies and families.


REPORTS TO: Transition Center Coordinator


PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• At the direction of the certified staff member, administers, scores and records assessments/evaluations for individual participants.
• Works with individual participants or small groups of participants to reinforce learning of material or skills in the classroom, community, and/or vocational setting as directed by certified staff.
• Assists certified staff in devising special accommodations for reinforcing material and/or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual participants needs: strengths, preferences, interests and goals.
• Assists certified staff with the oversight of participants during instructional time, emergency drills, within the community setting and supervision at the lunch hour.
• Provides support throughout classroom/community lessons, assessments/evaluations and vocational tasks.
• Serves as a liaison between participants, parents, certified staff, and work-related/vocational setting employees to improve participant performance, problem resolution, and appropriate behavior.
• Checks notebooks, participant work, supervises testing as assigned by certified staff or as determined in the Individualized Education Plan.
• Alerts certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual participant.
• Serves as the primary source of information and assistance to any substituted assigned in the absence of a teacher.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of health and academic information regarding participants.
• Participants in “in-service” training programs as assigned.
• Supports the vocational training for on-site and community work-related learning sites as directed by the Transition Coordinator and learning site manager.
• Assists participants with toileting and/or personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding as necessary in the school and/or community settings.
• As necessary, assists participants to ensure their medical and /or behavioral safety.
• Collaborates with certified staff with the completion of necessary documentation including but not limited to DRS data, transportation forms, participant data, and instructional/vocational correspondence.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to keep regular schedules and perform special tasks asassigned.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• Ability tocommunicate clearly and concisely, both orally and inwriting.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and board policies.

SALARY: Salary determined by collective bargaining agreement between the Mundelein Educational Support Association and the Mundelein Consolidated School District 120 Board of Education.

TECHNICAL
SKILLS: The individual must be proficient in computer usage, word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation and other school-based software.

PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS: The individual must be able to stand for long periods of time, be mobile to move from one place to another, stoop, bend and able to lift up to 30 pounds.

TERMS OF
EMPLOYMENT: 10-month/school year position.

Application procedure: Apply On-line

Due to the volume of applications we receive, the district is unable to respond to phone and email inquiries regarding the status of an application.