Qualifications
KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT #111
JOB DESCRIPTION
PARAPROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
Holds a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent
A minimum of 60 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution of high education OR has passed a test of basic skills (the ETS Paraprofessional or ACT Work Keys) OR holds an associate’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
REPORTS TO
Building Principal, Director of Student Support Services, and/or classroom teacher
JOB GOAL
In cooperation with the teacher, to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of instructional program and available resource materials.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to the following)
- Must be prompt and regular in attendance
- Assists with classroom activities under the direction of a certified teacher (includes PE)
- Assists with the instruction of small groups of students
- Assists in the preparation of instructional materials and be able to perform activities utilizing technology when needed
- Assists any students when appropriate and students with special needs including setting up any special equipment as needed
- Assists in keeping classrooms orderly and presentable
- Assists teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, cafeteria, bathroom, and bus duty activities
- Assists students with dressing, feeding, toileting, and health needs as deemed necessary by the principal/teacher (this may include changing diapers and personal hygiene)
- Assists with field trip supervision
- Assists staff in behavior management implementation, circulating around the room
- Provides information to the teacher regarding student progress
- Maintains a professional, confidential attitude toward work, students, and other adults in the school
- Be flexible and willing to listen and make changes when needed
- Demonstrate the ability to perform physical tasks associated with the job model, prompt and reinforce appropriate social behaviors.
- Cooperates with building personnel during routine activities
- Participates in staff development workshops and meetings during contractual work day.
- Actively participates in and abides by the school district’s Employee Safety and Health program and all policies and work practices designed to promote a safe work environment.
- Accepts responsibility for safe conduct relating to all activities necessary to carry out functions of this position. Performs other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the teacher, principal, program director, or other administrator.
- May be required to perform additional paraprofessional duties when assigned by administration or designee.
*Additional responsibilities for a Bilingual Paraprofessional
- Speaks with parents by phone when language difference is a barrier
- Accompanies personnel on home visits when needed to facilitate communication
- Translates written materials, English to Spanish, for distribution to parents as required
- Supports translations as needed
*Additional responsibilities for a CIPS Paraprofessional
- Works closely with building administration and classroom teacher to meet individual student needs
*Responsibilities for a non-instructional paraprofessional may or may not include those listed. They need to hold a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability: Tasks involve the regular and at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (objects occasionally weigh up to 20-50 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate odors. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate tastes. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination.
Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, wetness, humidity, machinery, and temperature.
Climbing: Ability to ascend or descend ladders using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required is greater than that of ordinary motion).
Balancing: Ability to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling down when walking/standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that of ordinary motion.)
Stooping: Ability to bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. (This factor is important if the position requires an amount of stooping greater than normal motion).
Kneeling: Ability to bend legs at the knees to come to a rest on the knee or knees.
Crouching: Ability to bend the body downward and forward by bending the leg and the spine.
Reaching: Ability to extend hand(s) and/or arm(s) in any direction.
Standing: Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.
Walking: Ability to move about on foot to accomplish assigned tasks, particularly for long distances.
Sitting: Ability to remain in a seated position for a prolonged period of time.
Pushing: Ability to use upper extremities to press against an object with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Pulling: Ability to raise objects of varying sizes and weights from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
Lifting: Ability to raise objects of varying sizes and weights from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
Fingering: Ability to pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm, as in handling.
Grasping: Ability to apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palms.
Feeling: Ability to perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with the skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
Talking: Ability to express or exchange ideas by the means of spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Hearing: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
Acuity
Visual: The power to see at a level, which allows reading of numbers, text, and operation of equipment.
Acuity
Motions: Repetitive ability to move the wrists, hands, and/or fingers in a repetitive motion.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Interested candidates should apply online at www.ksd111.org
EOE/AA/D/V