Paraprofessional

Paraprofessional

Qualifications: Illinois paraprofessional certification Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To: Building Principals and Classroom Teachers

Job Goal: To assist teachers in maintaining a pleasant, well-organized environment within which the classroom can function most effectively and efficiently.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to supervise work initially presented by the teacher.
• Scores and records workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up-to-date as directed by the teacher.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists with taking lunch money before school and maintaining daily lunch records for office, if so assigned.
• Supervises noon duty in the cafeteria, playground, or as hall monitor, if so assigned.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Performs other tasks as the principal may assign.
• Supports and implements the goals of the Board of Education.

Terms of Employment: Scheduled hours on days students are in attendance as determined by the Building Principal and Superintendent and approved by the Board. Salary to be determined annually by the Board. Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the supervising principal.