Paraprofessional

Mount Vernon Township High School; Mount Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Vernon Township High School in Mount Vernon, IL is seeking Paraprofessional(s) to support teachers and students. The role involves preparing instructional materials, supervising students, and assisting with classroom activities under teacher direction.

Requirements include a valid Illinois paraprofessional license and an associate degree or higher (or equivalent education). The position emphasizes professional interaction with staff and students and may involve various supervision duties

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid IL paraprofessional license.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to supervise students in various school settings.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Discusses duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepares lesson materials, bulletin boards, displays, equipment and demonstrations.
• Presents subject matter to students under teacher guidance through lectures or supervised activities.
• Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, and during activities.
• Distributes materials and collects assignments; enforces school policies.
• Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality regarding students.

Skills

Paraprofessional license

Oral and written communication

Student supervision

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree or higher

HS Diploma or GED with accepted test scores

Job description

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Teacher Assistant
• Date Posted:
  10/27/2026
• Location:
  Mt. Vernon Township High School
• Closing Date:
  11/03/2026

Job Title: Paraprofessional(s)

District Name: Mount Vernon Twp #201

Address: 11101 North Wells Bypass
Mount Vernon, IL 62864

• Discusses assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepares lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations as needed.
• Presents subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
• Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
• Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Conducts demonstrations to teach such skills as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
• Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed.
• Enforces administration policies and rules governing students.
• Grades homework and tests, and computes and records results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Completes required reports in a timely manner.
• Teaches socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
• Works with students with multiple physical, mental, and developmental disabilities.
• Is familiar with and uses adaptive equipment including, communication equipment, wheel chairs, adaptive feeding tools, etc.
• Assists students with self-care, hygiene, and feeding as necessary.
• May be required to perform tasks that students are not able to do, i.e. taking notes, handling materials, holding books, etc.
• May work with/handle resistive students.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

Assists the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary in maintaining a professional and positive classroom environment, and performs other teacher aide duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration or Board of Education.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid IL paraprofessional license.
• Associate's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; completed 60 semester hours of college credit at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; HS Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro; or HS Diploma or GED and passing scores on the ACT Workkeys.
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Must have excellent Oral and Written communication skills to work with teachers, education support personnel, building administrators and the general public.
• Enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with fellow employees and pupils.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Requires employee to have the ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs.
• Must be detailed oriented.