Pre-K Paraprofessional

PreK Paraprofessional (Ridge Lawn)

Start Date for the 2025-26 School Year:
August 18, 2025. Salary: $20-$23/hr based on education.

• Must have or be eligible for Illinois Paraprofessional Approval.
• Experience in working with special education students preferred.
• Experience in working with English learners preferred.
• Bilingual Arabic preferred.

• Knowledge of correct English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and basic arithmetic skills; general office procedures, practices and use of equipment; recreational activities involving sports, games, arts and crafts, and music; pupils with exceptional needs; individual differences of pupils.
• Record keeping of assessment data.
• Assist Teacher.
• Instructional activities.
• Preparing materials for classroom use.
• Organizing and directing games and recreational activities both in the classroom and on the playground.
• Modify class work.
• Set up equipment and help prepare materials for instruction.
• Assist Students, including:
  • Take to office or nurse’s office as directed by the teacher.
  • Taking off and putting on clothing upon arrival, at recess, and prior to departure from school.
  • Attend to physical needs as directed by the teacher.
  • Perform exercises or play games.
  • Attend to disabled students’ physical needs, including feeding, toileting, teaching good grooming habits.
• Communicate and cooperate with colleagues, students, parents, and the community as needed to meet professional standards.
• Maintain and improve professional competence.
• Participate in meetings and perform other responsibilities as assigned by the principal or designee in accordance with the Board of Education.
• Ability to sit/stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.