Special Education Teacher Assistant - 1:1 Resource (BH)

Community Unit School District 308; Illinois; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

IMRF pension

Paid holidays

Job summary

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is seeking exceptional candidates for the role of Special Education Teacher Assistant. This position supports academic, behavioral, and health/hygiene needs of students under the direction of Special Education Teachers.

Successful candidates will help students with specialized needs reach their goals and may need to lift up to 30 pounds, with assistive lifting up to 50 pounds when required.

Qualifications

• Experience or ability to support students with specialized needs.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and assist with lifting up to 50 pounds when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support academic, behavioral, and health/hygiene needs of students as directed by Special Education Teachers.
• Assist students to achieve goals and reach their potential.

Skills

Special Education Support

Student assistance

Job description

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is currently seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Special Education Teacher Assistant. Special Education Teacher Assistants play a vital role in supporting the academic, behavioral, and health/hygiene needs of our students as directed by Special Education Teachers.

Successful candidates will have a desire to assist students with specialized needs to achieve their goals and reach their highest potential, knowledge (or the ability to obtain knowledge of) best practices for working with children and young adults that have specialized needs, skill in applying general written and verbal guidance to specific work situations, and the ability to lift and move up to thirty pounds without assistance or to assist with lifting and moving up to fifty pounds.

Selected candidates will receive a competitive salary, $19.25 per hour, and benefit package; participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension plan; a typical thirty-five hour work week; access to medical and dental insurance with a 75% board-paid contribution toward premiums; and a work calendar with 12 paid holidays and winter/spring/summer break off each year.

BENEFITS:

Full-time Associates enjoy a robust selection of healthcare benefits including employer paid Life and AD&D insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as three medical plans to choose from including PPO and HMO plans. What's more, CUSD provides a 100% claim reimbursement program for out of pocket expenses (excluding ER services), when an employee is enrolled in our PPO plan and uses our RUSH Healthcare reimbursement program.