POSITION:              Paraprofessional 

POSITION GUIDE:   Non – Certificated Personnel
                                Full-Time 6 Hours - 9 Months
                                Part-Time 5 hours – 9 Months
                                Bargaining Unit Position
                                Non – Exempt

REPORTS TO:           Principal
                                 Assistant Principal
                                 Student Advisor
                                 Program Coordinator
                                 Student Services Coordinator
                                 Classroom Teacher

RELATES TO:            School Principal
                                 Coordinators
                                 Parents
                                 Other Faculty and Office Staff

 JOB SUMMARY:   

Under the direction of the Principal or Assistant Principal and assigned classroom teacher, assists in providing instruction to individuals or small groups of students in a classroom or instructional setting; performs various tasks in assisting with the educational needs associated with the particular program to which assigned.
Classroom paraprofessionals, paraprofessionals, and one-to-one paraprofessionals may function in a variety of roles: those which are instructional-based, those which are physically-management based and those which are medically-based. Job responsibilities may shift among these roles dependent upon the needs of the student/s.  The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties performed by the individual holding this position may be assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR CERTIFICATION:

  1. Valid State of Illinois Professional Educator License with Self Contained General Education Endorsement or Educator License with Stipulations (PARA)
  2. High School Diploma or minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit/Degree preferred
  3. Must be NCLB highly qualified
  4. Demonstrated concern for child’s well being
  5. Willingness to accept instruction

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Is responsible for instructional-based activities:

Is responsible for monitoring a student's behavior under the direction of the supervising teacher:

Is responsible for assisting special education students within the general education classroom:

SUPERVISORY ROLE:   Small groups of children or individuals, as assigned, under the supervision of a certified teacher.

 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to perform basic math using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals consistent with the duties of this position.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear.

The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Employee experiences constant interruptions and inflexible deadlines. The noise level in this environment is quiet to moderate. Duties are performed primarily indoors and occasionally outdoors. In-district and out-of-town travel required as necessary for training and/or to carry out duties and responsibilities.