Paraprofessional

Applitrack; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Applitrack is seeking a Support Staff / Special Education Assistant to help teachers create an orderly, productive classroom environment. The role focuses on supervising students, assisting with instructional tasks, and supporting the school's daily operations.

The position involves working with individuals or small groups, handling clerical duties, and participating in in-service training while upholding ethical standards and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups to supervise work initially presented by the teacher.
• Scores and records workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up-to-date as directed by the teacher.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists with taking lunch money before school and maintaining daily lunch records for office, if so assigned.
• Supervises noon duty in the cafeteria, playground, or as hall monitor, if so assigned.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Performs other tasks as the principal may assign.
• Supports and implements the goals of the Board of Education.

Job description

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

Building Principals and Classroom Teachers

JOB GOAL

To assist teachers in maintaining a pleasant, well-organized environment within which the classroom can function most effectively and efficiently.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to supervise work initially presented by the teacher.
• Scores and records workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up-to-date as directed by the teacher.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists with taking lunch money before school and maintaining daily lunch records for office, if so assigned.
• Supervises noon duty in the cafeteria, playground, or as hall monitor, if so assigned.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Performs other tasks as the principal may assign.
• Supports and implements the goals of the Board of Education.

Terms of Employment

Scheduled hours on days students are in attendance as determined by the Building Principal and Superintendent and approved by the Board. Salary to be determined annually by the Board.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the supervising principal.