East Peoria Community High School District #309 is seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
Part-Time (p.m.) Para-Educator
Duties:
Essential behaviors:
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected for classroom teachers
- Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned
- Is punctual and performs duties in assigned locations
- Knowledge in and follow through with classroom and district policies and procedures
- Accept all assigned tasks responsibly and carry out in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned
Assisting Students:
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by teacher
- Helps students master instructional objectives assigned by teacher
- Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up assigned by teacher
- Assist with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling
- Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
- Carry out adapted instruction according to the adaptation list provided or specific directions
- Monitor student performance as directed
- Re-teach/reinforce instructional concepts introduced by teacher to small groups or individual students
- Facilitate students' active participation in cooperative groups
- Other duties as assigned
Supervision of Students:
- Demonstrate a concern for student safety and good supervisory judgment in variety of settings
- Assist assigned students on arrival or departure
- Assist assigned students during lunch
- Monitor students during hall passing time
- Escort assigned students during unstructured times
- Provide behavioral supports by circulating through the classroom
- Enforce class and school rules
- Other duties as assigned
Assisting Teachers:
- Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
- Discusses student progress with classroom teacher at the completion of the day's assigned lesson
- Exercise initiative and understand role expectations
- Observe and record various student needs (i.e. behavior, academics, etc.)
- Take attendance
- Make copies
- Help with other paperwork as assigned
- Collaborate with teacher on development and implementation of lessons and student behavior plans
- Other duties as assigned
Experience preferred. Paraprofessional certification required.
The stipend associated with this position will be according to the support personnel negotiated contract.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested persons should apply online at www.ep309.org
It is the policy of District #309 that employment shall be offered without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, marital status, religion, handicap, or age. |