Special Education Paraprofessional

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• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Special Education Aide
• Date Posted: 10/6/2026
• Location:
  
  To be determined
• Date Available:
  
  10/19/2026
• Closing Date: 10/16/2026

Are you looking for an opportunity to work withstudentsto help them achieve their academic goals? Would you like tohelp students learn and grow?

Thenour Special Education Paraprofessional position may be right for you! To be successful in this position, you will need to instruct the students assigned to you according to the guidance of the classroom teacher, collaborate with the teacher to development, prepare, and organize instructional materials, demonstrate effective behavior management strategies, and work effectively with small groups or individual students. Qualifications for the position include a valid Illinois Educators' License with Stipulations issued from the Illinois State Board of Education, a high school diploma or GED, and sixty (60) college credit hours are preferred.

Classified Staff Salary Schedule
FLSA Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt Flossmoor School District 161shall provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of theirrace;color; creed; religion; national origin; sex; sexual orientation; age; ancestry; marital status; arrest record;military status; order of protection status; unfavorable military discharge; citizenship status provided the individual is authorized to work in the United States; use of lawful products while not at work; being avictim of domestic or sexual violence;

genetic information; physical or mental handicap or disability, if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation; pregnancy,childbirth, or related medical conditions; credit history, unless a satisfactory credit history is an established bona fide occupational requirement of a particular position; or other legally protected categories. No one will be penalized solely for his or her status as a registered qualifying patient or aregistered designated caregiver for purposes of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, 410 ILCS 130/.

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