Special Education Teaching Assistant- Acres Elementary

Special Education Teaching Assistant – Pleasant Acres Elementary

Job : 5756881

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

Special Education Teaching Assistant – Licensed Illinois Paraprofessional required. Applicants must hold an active Illinois Paraprofessional License. This is a 180‑day position.

Job Summary:

To assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives by working with individual students, small groups, or whole classrooms to help students achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole. Provide a well‑organized, smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

• Administer, score, and record achievement and diagnostic tests as recommended by the teacher for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students' needs, interests, and abilities.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist students in the library or media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make‑up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Help students with their clothing.
• Assist with lunch, snack, and clean‑up routines.
• Assist with wash‑up and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serve as the chief source of information for any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Participate in in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

• Para‑professional certification.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
• At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, teachers, administration and community members.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to use e‑mail and office equipment effectively.
• Ability to work with students individually or in group settings.
• Indoor classrooms: exposure to student noise, lawn mowing, music, odors of food, mowed grass, possible communicable diseases.
• Outdoor schoolyard and field trips: exposure to varying temperatures and mowed grass.
• Regular work attendance.

Full‑time.

$18.57 to $31.06 per hour.

• At least 1 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Stephanie Hahn, Principal
• Pleasant Acres
• Email: shahn