• Job Description

  Req#: 39749
  Position Type:
  Paraeducator/ Paraeducator Special Education
  
  
  Date Posted:
  5/23/2025
  
  
  Location:
  Streamwood High School
  
  
  Date Available:
  05/23/2025
  
  
  Closing Date:
  '); 'Until Filled
  
  
  Implement individual or small group instructional lessons under the supervision of a certified teacher.
  Familiarize self with IEP goals/objectives for students in the classroom.
  Facilitate implementation of functional community-based curriculum.
  Follow through on set behavioral programs and procedures.
  Document student behavior as directed by the teacher.
  Supervise IEP’d students during lunch, recess, arrival and departure times, and/or community trips during assigned work hours as needed.
  Help in the loading and unloading of student buses at school and on trips during assigned work hours as needed.
  Escort students within the building, as directed by the classroom teacher.
  Work cooperatively with the classroom teacher by assisting with any related activity specific to the students’ IEP.
  Collaborate with the teacher, prepare and maintain materials.
  Lift, transfer, position, toilet, etc. (this is special skills only).
  Provide input to the classroom teacher regarding student-para interactions.
  Attend staff meetings and staff development activities as assigned.
  Other duties as assigned.
  Para Educator, Substitute, Professional Educator or Provisional Educator License required.
  Minimum education requirement for a Para Educator License is completion of at least 60 semester hours of college course work or a passing score on the ETS Para Pro exam or two specific Work Keys exams.
  Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred. Certain assignments require Bilingual – Spanish/English.
  Effective communication skills.
  Experience working with students in an educational setting preferred.
  Lift, transfer, position, toileting etc. (for special skills positions only)
  Excellent physical agility and quick response time.
  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  This is a 10-month position. Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education and set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as applicable.
  7 hours per day.
  This position includes benefits.
  Minimum $18.88 per hour per union agreement.
  This position requires a license. Click here https://www.u-46.org/Page/20042 and scroll down for answers to Para Educator Licensure frequently asked questions.
  DUEA 2025.pdf
  DUEA Salary Schedule SY22-25.pdf
  Position / Title: Paraeducator – MLP, EN, ILP, PH, VI, HI (including ELL)
  Bargaining Unit: DUEA	Department/Location: Specialized Student Services
  Work Days: 193	Reports To: Building Principal and Assigned Teacher
  JD Revision Date: 07/17/2024	Supervises: N/A
  
  Function / Position Summary
  To support the program in providing a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interests and needs of the students with an IEP. Perform duties and activities under direct supervision of a certified staff member. Uphold School District U-46 ICARE Standards. Maintain confidentiality of student, staff and department information within the school and community.
  
  Job Duties / Responsibilities
  • Implement individual or small group instructional lessons under the supervision of a certified teacher.
  • Familiarize self with IEP goals/objectives for students in the classroom.
  • Facilitate implementation of functional community-based curriculum.
  • Follow through on set behavioral programs and procedures.
  • Document student behavior as directed by the teacher.
  • Supervise IEP’d students during lunch, recess, arrival and departure times, and/or community trips during assigned work hours as needed.
  • Help in the loading and unloading of student buses at school and on trips during assigned work hours as needed.
  • Escort students within the building, as directed by the classroom teacher.
  • Work cooperatively with the classroom teacher by assisting with any related activity specific to the students’ IEP.
  • Collaborate with the teacher, prepare and maintain materials.
  • Lift, transfer, position, toilet, etc. (this is special skills only).
  • Provide input to the classroom teacher regarding student-para interactions.
  • Attend staff meetings and staff development activities as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  
  Education
  • Para Educator, Substitute, Professional Educator or Provisional Educator License required.
  • Minimum education requirement for a Para Educator License is completion of at least 60 semester hours of college course work or a passing score on the ETS Para Pro exam or two specific Work Keys exams.
  • Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred. Certain assignments require Bilingual – Spanish/English.
  
  Experience / Knowledge
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Experience working with students in an educational setting preferred.
  
  Physical Demands
  • Lift, transfer, position, toileting etc. (for special skills positions only)
  • Excellent physical agility and quick response time.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  
  Term of Employement
  • This is a 10-month position. Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education and set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as applicable.
  
  Additional Information
  • 7 hours per day.
  • This position includes benefits.
  • Minimum $18.88 per hour per union agreement.
  • This position requires a license. Click here https://www.u-46.org/Page/20042 and scroll down for answers to Para Educator Licensure frequently asked questions.
  
  
  

• About the company

  Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

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