Special Education Paraprofessional — Empower Students

Urbana 6th Grade Center; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Job summary

Urbana School District #116 Urbana 6th Grade Center is seeking a Special Education Teaching Assistant to support students with special needs under the supervision of the special education teacher and building administration.

Responsibilities include assisting in lessons, following behavioral plans, maintaining a positive classroom, and data collection. This position requires an ISBE paraprofessional license and may involve off-site activities and confidentiality obligations.

Qualifications

• Must meet ISBE requirements to obtain a Paraprofessional License: 60 hours of college credit or passing scores on a Work Keys Basic Skills.
• Two years of school-based experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to students to help develop their independence.
• Assist in carrying out lessons to students as arranged by the teacher, including working with students on an individual or small group basis.
• Adapt and accommodate students’ academic programming in general education classes as developed by the special education teacher.
• Follow each student’s individual behavioral plan as well as the classroom behavior management plan.
• Assist the teacher in maintaining a functional, attractive, orderly environment conducive to student learning.
• Assist the special education teacher in clerical tasks, computer work, arts and crafts preparation, playground supervision, housecleaning duties, and bus loading and unloading.
• Promote and model responsible, respectful, and safe behaviors.
• Promote and model appropriate social interactions with and between students.
• Maintain the classroom routine when the teacher is not present.
• Provide programs for students off School property if requested (field trips, vocational activities).
• Record and compile data monitoring academic and behavior programming.
• Participate in staff team/collaboration meetings as assigned.
• Perform all other duties and tasks assigned from time to time by the special education teacher as it relates to individual students or the classroom.
• Monitor student needs and behaviors during lunch, going to and from classes, and at all times.
• Report any unusual student behaviors to the teacher or administrator.
• Maintain strict standards of student and family confidentiality.
• Use appropriate TCI techniques, including de-escalation strategies and therapeutic restraint methods when needed.
• Become certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training and maintain current certification.
• Provide for special needs of individual students, including lifting, hygiene, medical needs, and restroom assistance if necessary.
• Provide other duties as assigned.

Skills

Highly organized

Excellent communication & collab

Excellent problem-solver

Work with students with behavior/learn

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Education

Paraprofessional License requirements: 60 hours college credit or Work Keys Basic Skills

Two years school-based experience (preferred)

Job description

Urbana School District #116 Urbana 6th Grade Center is seeking a Special Education Teaching Assistant to support students with special needs under the supervision of the special education teacher and building administration.

Responsibilities include assisting in lessons, following behavioral plans, maintaining a positive classroom, and data collection. This position requires an ISBE paraprofessional license and may involve off-site activities and confidentiality obligations.