Teaching Assistant: School Resource Assistant

Community Consolidated School District 59; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IMRF pension

Paid holidays

Medical/dental insurance

Job summary

Applitrack at Devonshire Elementary School in Illinois seeks a Support Personnel/Instructional Assistant to provide individual instruction under the classroom teacher's guidance and to assist with age-appropriate activities. The role requires compassionate interaction with students, families, and staff, technology use for emails, calendars, and records, and eligibility for a substitute teacher license.

Hours are 7.0 per day (8:30a–4:00p); compensation is $18.96-$20.21 hourly.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively and compassionately with students, families, and staff
• Ability to utilize technology for email communciations, calendar appointments, record keeping, etc.
• Must hold or be will to acquire substitute teacher license
• Oral and written fluency in English
• Spanish or Polish Language skills a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide individual instruction to students under guidance of classroom teacher
• Assist in supporting and directing age-appropriate activities of children
• Support other staff with assigned activities
• Maintain a clean and safe classroom environment for the students

Skills

Compassionate approach

Tech savvy

Substitute teacher license

English fluency

Spanish or Polish (plus)

Job description

• Position Type:
  Support Personnel/ Instructional Assistant


• Date Posted:
  10/7/2026


• Location:
  Devonshire Elementary School


• Date Available:
  11/09/2026

Position Objective:

To enhance student learning by providing individual instruction to students under the guidance of the classroom teacher, to assist in supporting and directing age-appropriate activities of children, to support other staff with assigned activities, and assist in maintaining a clean and safe classroom environment for the students.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work effectively and compassionately with students, families, and staff


• Ability to utilize technology for email communciations, calendar appointments, record keeping, etc.


• Must hold or be will to acquire substitute teacher license


• Oral and written fluency in English


• Spanish or Polish Language skills a plus

Terms of Employment:

• Hours Per Day: 7.0


• Start/End Times: 8 :30a - 4:00p


• Compensation: Teaching Assistant - Type 1, $18.96 - $20.21 (Like experience considered)


• Participates in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension fund(reciprocal pension with TRS)


• Eligible for paid holidays, time off benefits, and medical/dental insurance benefits

Additional Information:

Pay scale and benefit information may be accessed on the Human Resource webpage ( https://www.ccsd59.org/human-resources/ )