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Special Services Assistant (Paraprofessional)

Millburn C
Full-time
On-site
Illinois, United States

  • Position Type:
      Support Staff/Special Education Assistant

  • Date Posted:
      8/20/2025

  • Location:
      Millburn Elementary School

  • Date Available:
      ASAP

  • Closing Date:
      Until FIlled

    •   Special Education Assistant at Millburn Elementary School
    School year position, but benefits are 100% paid for the full year.  
    100% paid insurance includes medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and $50,000 life.  
    Enrolled in Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF); vested after 10 years.  
    Paid time off includes sick, personal leave and holidays.
    See BENEFITS

    Salary: Based on experience and education (Starting at $18.03/hour)

    There is a new short-term approval opening for paraprofessionals. It will require only high school diploma, high school transcript, or GED. Once issued it is valid for three years.
    They must complete the requirement for the full paraprofessional license before the approval expires if they wish to continue working as a para. 

    SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL
     
    Primary Function: To provide support to one or more students with disabilities, enabling them to receive greater benefit from the district’s instructional program.
     
    Organizational Relationships: The Special Education Paraprofessional receives guidance from the classroom teacher and reports to the Administration.
     
    Performance Responsibilities: 
    1. Under the supervision of the teacher, work with student or students to reinforce concepts initially introduced by the teacher.
    2. Assist student(s) in organizing tasks, schedules, materials or assignments.
    3. Establish a positive and supportive relationship with the student(s), which encourages independent functioning rather than dependency.
    4. Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing the skills of individual students based on their needs, interests, or abilities.
    5. Help students operate and care for equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
    6. Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction,
    7. Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
    8. Assist with the supervision of student(s), including during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunchtime, trips to the office, nurse, Media Center or field trips.
    9. Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
    10. Help student(s) with their clothing, dressing skills as needed.
    11. Assist with lunch, snack, and clean-up routines
    12. Assist with wash-up and toilet routines.
    13. Help student transition from one room to another.
    14. Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about the assigned student(s).
    15. Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
    16. Participate in inservice training programs, as assigned.
    17. Support established classroom and behavior management procedures.
    18. Perform other duties that may be assigned by supervisor.
     
    Terms of Employment:  Must have or obtain a paraprofessional license as issued by the State of Illinois.
                                         Work year established by the Board of Education.
     
    Evaluation:  Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board Policy.

    To comply with Faith's Law, beginning on July 1, 2023 and upon offer of employment, you will be asked to answer the following questions: 
    1. Have you ever been the subject of an allegation of sexual misconduct?
    2. Have you ever been discharged from, been asked to resign from, resigned from, or otherwise been separated from any employment; been disciplined by an employer; or had an employment contract not renewed due to an adjudication or finding of sexual misconduct, or while an allegation of sexual misconduct against you was pending or under investigation?
    3. Have you ever had a license or certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked; or had an application for licensure, approval, or endorsement denied due to an adjudication or finding of sexual misconduct or while an allegation of sexual misconduct against you was pending or under investigation?

    We will also send out screening questions to all past employers in which you have had direct supervision with children to ensure no miscounduct. 
    Faith’s Law (PA 102-676) 
     
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