• Job Description

  Req#: 820
  Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Instructional Assistant
  
  
  Date Posted:
  1/6/2025
  
  
  Location:
  Oliver McCracken Middle School
  
  
  Date Available:
  08/21/2025
  
  
  Work directly in a classroom, supporting the smooth functioning, well-organized, safe and welcoming classroom environment
  Support students with disabilities, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional program
  Support students learning the English language, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional programs.
  Support students needing interventions, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional programs.
  Assist with tasks on a flexible basis to provide support to students as well as help with daily school operations.
  
  Understand and carry out verbal and/or written directions
  Supervise students and assess situations for safety concerns
  Exercise sound judgment in making decisions regarding the safety and welfare of students
  Physically move about the school building and playground
  Perform assigned duties and tasks with a minimum of direction
  Speak, write, read and understand English
  Demonstrated ability to form and maintain relationships that support a positive team environment
  Some proficiency with technology preferred (Google Suite, GAFE, etc.)
  Work with individuals or small groups of students under the supervision of a certified teacher to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.
  Collaborate with staff and supervisors to be fully aware of the requirements and responsibilities of the position
  Engage positively with students to build rapport
  Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher
  Assist with supervision of students during various times, such as arrival/dismissal, recess, lunch, assemblies, field trips and emergency drills
  Support building, classroom and behavior management procedures
  Provide support to substitute teachers, as needed, when teacher is absent
  Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of student data, district-wide operations and culture
  Participate in in-service training programs as assigned
  Perform other duties that may be assigned by the building administrator or designee
  Paraprofessional
  
  Description: The paraprofessional will provide support to one or more students. The assignment may include one or more of the following:
  
  The assignment may include one or more of the following:
  • Work directly in a classroom, supporting the smooth functioning, well-organized, safe and welcoming classroom environment

  • Support students with disabilities, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional program

  • Support students learning the English language, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional programs.

  • Support students needing interventions, enabling them to receive optimal benefit from the instructional programs.

  • Assist with tasks on a flexible basis to provide support to students as well as help with daily school operations.
    
  Reporting Structure: Reports to building administration. May receive additional guidance based on focus or assignment from classroom teacher, Special Education Case Manager, EL teacher, Reading Interventionist or other certified staff.
  
  Qualifications: Must hold a State of Illinois Paraprofessional License or Illinois Teaching Certificate. Must be able to:
  • Understand and carry out verbal and/or written directions

  • Supervise students and assess situations for safety concerns

  • Exercise sound judgment in making decisions regarding the safety and welfare of students

  • Physically move about the school building and playground

  • Perform assigned duties and tasks with a minimum of direction

  • Speak, write, read and understand English
  • Demonstrated ability to form and maintain relationships that support a positive team environment

  • Some proficiency with technology preferred (Google Suite, GAFE, etc.)
  
  Responsibilities: Depending on the assigned position, responsibilities may include:
  • Work with individuals or small groups of students under the supervision of a certified teacher to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.

  • Collaborate with staff and supervisors to be fully aware of the requirements and responsibilities of the position

  • Engage positively with students to build rapport

  • Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher

  • Assist with supervision of students during various times, such as arrival/dismissal, recess, lunch, assemblies, field trips and emergency drills

  • Support building, classroom and behavior management procedures

  • Provide support to substitute teachers, as needed, when teacher is absent

  • Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of student data, district-wide operations and culture

  • Participate in in-service training programs as assigned

  • Perform other duties that may be assigned by the building administrator or designee
  Salary: Pursuant to the IFT Collective Bargaining Agreement
  Benefits: Pursuant to the IFT Collective Bargaining Agreement
  Application/Selection Procedure: Complete on-line application @ www.sd735.org. Selected applicants will be contacted to provide additional information.
  About Skokie School District 73.5: Skokie School District 73.5 is located in culturally diverse Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There are approximately 1,100 students in the three building school district. Nearly fifty percent of the students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken and more than 60 languages are spoken. District 73.5 seeks a diverse candidate pool that is reflective of the diversity of our student body.
  
  Thank you for your interest in Skokie School District 73.5 an Equal Opportunity Employer
  
  
  

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