School Assistant

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Salary Range : $36,152.75 to $54,474.28

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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in more than 600 schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.

In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core principles are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Under the general direction of the school principal, and under the immediate supervision of a teacher holding a valid state certificate directly engaged in teaching subject matter or conducting activities, assists in the instruction of pupils; and performs related duties as required.

• Assists in the supervision of students during lunchroom and playground activities.
• Provides security functions within the school such as monitoring corridors and reviewing student identification cards
• Assists students in understanding and completing classroom assignments
• Assists teachers in preparing bulletin boards and displaying students work in classrooms
• Operates photocopying and duplicating machines to reproduce educational materials; and operates audiovisual equipment
• Assists in maintaining the orderly arrangement of classroom
• Greets and directs visitors to appropriate areas of the school, consults with teachers regarding concerns of individual students.
• Provides tutoring services to students under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Assists in collecting and grading students’ homework assignments and examination materials under the supervision of the classroom teacher;
• Assists in supervising the loading and unloading of students on school busses
• Assists in the receipt, processing, and issuance of new books under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Collects daily classroom absentee reports and contacts parents and guardians to verify causes of student absences; may assist elementary School teachers with wraps and toilet recesses as necessary
• May assist in the Supervision of the school procedure to sell public transportation passes to students

* Additional job responsibilities which support schools during the COVID-19 pandemic include:

• Communicate with families of quarantined students, with a focus on helping ensure students and families know what to expect and how to access instruction;
• Assist students and families with securing devices if needed, as well as accessing necessary online programs to receive instruction, and troubleshoot technology issues in coordination with appropriate school and district resources;
• Coordinate logistical details of remote instruction for quarantined students, including educator schedules, Google Meets setup, and other needs;
• As needed, provide supervision of in-person student learning while a teacher is teaching remotely when absent for COVID-related reasons;
• Coordinate student COVID testing logistics at school, including but not limited:
  • Assist with scheduling test administration
  • Supervise students waiting for tests
  • Provide class coverage during staff testing
    
    Promote testing consents to families
• Promote student and family vaccination opportunities at school:
  • Assist with parent reminders/notifications,
  • Assist with onsite mobile vaccination events,
  • Remind families of second dose appointments

• Graduation from high school (or G.E.D. equivalent) supplemented by six months experience in an educational setting, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Good knowledge of proper…