Resource Aide (Paraprofessional

Resource Aide Position

Community Consolidated School District 89 is seeking to hire a resource aide for Glen Crest Middle School. This position is five days a week, FTE 1.0. This aide will support the needs of middle school students for the  school year. The resource aide will work with students individually and in small groups, helping them to attain their learning objectives and reinforce classroom lessons.

Qualifications:

All applicants for this position are required to meet Illinois' requirements for aides, holding an ELS (PARA) license or SUB license.

Employment Expectations:
It is the vision or aim of CCSD 89 that all of our students learn to the best of their abilities, have strong feelings of self-worth, and enjoy attending school each day. All district 89 employees are expected to maintain high standards in their school relationships, to demonstrate integrity and honesty, to be considerate and cooperative, and to maintain professional relationships with students, parents, staff members and others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Makes decisions and demonstrate leadership that supports the mission, vision, goals and interests of the district and of students.
• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, staff, and teacher applicants.
• Assists teachers in maintaining student discipline and classroom instruction.
• Escorts children to and from various instructional areas, bathrooms, or playground.
• Assists with the setting up of the classroom and prepares materials for specialized instructional units.
• Coordinates the use of audio-visual equipment and computers for the classroom.
• Keeps daily logs of student behavior and learning as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Implements de-escalation strategies and individualized student behavior intervention plans (token boards, choice boards, individualized schedules, etc.)
• Assists with personal care tasks such as toileting, positioning, student hygiene and feeding as dictated by student needs.
• Prepares and/or assists with various curricula, such as physical education, as directed.
• Evaluates student performance under the supervision of the classroom teacher.
• Works with students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up learning activity.
• Serves as a source of information and helps any substitute teacher.
• Participates during in-service training programs as assigned (CPI annually).
• Advises the classroom teacher or principal immediately of the existence of any problems deemed to warrant prompt attention, advice, or intervention.
• Performs special assignments and other duties as determined by the classroom teacher or school administration.

Salary and Benefits:
All non-certified staff that fall under the Support Professional Association "SPA" are placed on a salary schedule according to position and experience as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The hourly range for this position is: $19.00-$22.75. Non-certified staff experience 12 sick days and 2 personal days of paid time off. All full-time staff have the privilege of partaking in our health and dental insurance programs;

these include 90% Board paid health insurance for the employee and 100% Board paid dental insurance for the individual staff member.