Teaching Assistant - JW Eater Junior High School 2026/27

Regional Office Of Education #9 Champaign - Ford Counties; Rantoul (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Regional Office Of Education #9 Champaign - Ford Counties is seeking a Teaching Assistant for JW Eater Junior High School for the 2026/27 school year. This role requires a valid Illinois Paraprofessional License and involves assisting teachers in achieving learning objectives.

Key responsibilities include supporting individual students or groups, translating for bilingual students, and maintaining a conducive classroom environment. Strong communication skills are essential, along with 60 college course credit hours or state-approved certification.

Qualifications

• Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License is required to apply.
• Must have 60 hours college course credits or have passed a state-approved test.
• Possess strong communication skills (written and oral).

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives.
• Translate between the native language of bilingual students and English.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual translation

Classroom management

Education

Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License

60 hours college course credits or Pass State approved test

Job description

Teaching Assistant – JW Eater Junior High School 2026/27

Job ID: 22413

General Education Teacher Assistant – JW Eater Junior High beginning with the 2026/27 school year

Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License is required to apply. Use the link below for information on how to obtain your license.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/What-is-Paraprofessional.pdf

Starting Salary

• 0 years of experience with High School Diploma: $18.57/hr
• 0 years of experience with Associates Degree: $19.60/hr
• 0 years of experience with Bachelors Degree: $20.63/hr
• 30 years of experience with High School Diploma: $28.56/hr
• 30 years of experience with Associates Degree: $29.60/hr
• 30 years of experience with Bachelors Degree: $30.65/hr

Questions or more information please contact Heather Jacobs Principal | [e-mail]

General Qualifications

• Must have 60 hours college course credits or have passed a State approved test granting Para-professional certification.
• Possess strong communication skills (written and oral).

Job Summary

To assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives by working with individual students, small groups, or whole classrooms to help students achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole. To provide a well‑organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

Essential Job Skills

• Translate between the native language of bilingual and English in classroom, meeting, or phone call situations with students, parents, and teachers.
• Translate documents from native language of bilingual to English correctly.
• Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist students in the library or media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make‑up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Help students with their clothing.
• Assist with lunch, snack and clean‑up routines.
• Assist with wash‑up and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participate in in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Mental Demands

• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, teachers, administration and community members.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to use e‑mail and office equipment effectively.
• Ability to work with students individually or in group settings.

Working Conditions

Indoor classrooms – exposure to student noise, lawn mowing, music, odors of food, mowed grass and possible communicable diseases. Outdoor schoolyard and grounds, field trips – exposure to temperatures (hot, warm, cool & cold) and mowed grass. Regular work attendance.