Duties
WINTRHOP HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
TITLE: Paraprofessional
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
LOCATION: Westfield Elementary OR North Prairie Jr. High (we are looking to fill positions at both buildings)
DESCRIPTION:
Assist Instructional staff in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning learning environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certification: Valid Paraprofessional Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
- Education: Required High School Diploma or equivalent
- Experience: Preferred classroom experience, working with children, Spanish-speaking preferred
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by staff.
- Assists staff in devising and implementing special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
- Assists staff in implementing behavioral strategies for individual students as well as assisting with students in crisis.
- Accompanies students to specials mainstreaming and/or exploratory classes for the purposes of facilitating their full participation in these classes under the direction of staff, consistent with the contents of the student’s IEP (where applicable).
- Assists with equipment, technology, and augmentative communication devices used with students as listed on IEP or as directed by staff.
- Assists students with completion of instructional assignments, distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction
- Assists with the supervision of students throughout the school day, including during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, transitions to other classes, lunch/recess, field trips and community outings
- Alerts staff to any problem or special information about an individual student
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of all employees including functioning as a mandated reporter.
- Assists with student’s movement throughout the day as directed by special education staff and/or administration.
- Paraprofessionals are non-teaching personnel who may be used for non-teaching duties not requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils, for supervising study halls, and detention and discipline areas.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the staff, principal, supervisor, director or other administrator.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employee works 176 days per year, approximately 6.5 hours per day. Hourly, union position.
SALARY RANGE: Starting hourly rate: $20.59
BENEFITS: Paid sick, personal and holidays. Single medical, dental, and life insurance paid by the District (cash-in-lieu of insurance option), IMRF Retirement
EVALUATION: Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement
This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit, or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned at are of similar kind or level of difficulty.
Winthrop Harbor School District #1 is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to recruit and employ the most qualified personnel and provide equal opportunities for advancement, including promotion and training, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, national origin, status as a disabled or military veteran, or on any other basis when prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact the Human Resources manager at (847) 731-3085 x105.
Salary/Benefits
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employee works 176 days per year, approximately 6.5 hours per day. Hourly, union position.
SALARY RANGE: Starting hourly rate: $20.59
Excellent benefit and retirement package which include:
- Health insurance (Cash-in-Lieu option)
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off (sick and personal days)
- Retirement plan
Additional Notes
Excellent benefit and retirement package
How to Apply
Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/whsd1/onlineapp/
Contact: cmarcangelo@whsd1.org
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://www.applitrack.com/whsd1/onlineapp/