Substitute Teaching Assistant
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Education / Teaching
Preschool / Daycare, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Teacher Assistant Substitute
The job of the Teacher Assistant Substitute is to provide support to students and teaching staff in a classroom setting. The role involves helping students, especially those with special needs, to complete educational tasks, ensuring their safety and well-being, and supporting a positive learning environment. The Teacher Assistant Substitute conducts themselves in ways that demonstrate their alignment and agreement with the district's equity commitments as expressed in Board Policy 7:12:
Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.
Essential Skills and Responsibilities:
- Ability to lift students is required
- To assist students academic needs
- Ability to work and communicate with students in an appropriate professional manner required
- Ability to work collaboratively with others
- Assist the classroom teacher and student(s) in daily activities
- Demonstrate knowledge of students' needs, including but not limited to: educational, medical, physical, sensory, speech/language, social/emotional, recreational, vocational, etc., as established by the teacher
- Under the direction of the teacher, maintain student behavior by utilizing behavior management strategies
- Operate all equipment related to support of teacher and/or student needs: copy machine, computers, assistive technology, related OT and PT devices, other items as required
Candidate
Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree, preferred
- Illinois Professional Educator License or Illinois Substitute Teacher License or ELS with Paraprofessional Endorsement
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the performance of light work—which may require exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.
The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
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