MLE Teaching Assistant

Job Summary

This class is accountable assisting certified staff with direct instructional support and the general supervision and management of students.

• Valid Illinois Paraprofessional License registered in Lake County.
• Required:
  
  Fluent in Spanish
• Preferred:
  Experience with students who require additional social emotional supports.
• 10 Month Position - $22.73 per hour minimum

• Knowledge of and respect for the diverse backgrounds (cultural, linguistic, environmental) of students and how these characteristics affect the student's life and learning.
• Knowledge of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Response to Intervention (RtI).
• Knowledge of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and Board policies and District procedures.
• Knowledge of the similarities and differences between cognitive, communicative, physical, social, and emotional needs of students and the factors that influence these different needs.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal and social skills.
• Ability to apply the principles of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Response to Intervention (RtI).
• Ability to assist and reinforce elements that support a safe, healthy, and effective teaching and learning environment.
• Ability to assist in adapting instructional strategies and materials according to the needs of the student, under the direction of a teacher.
• Ability to be sensitive and respectful in communications regarding all children and families, regardless of differences in cultural heritage, lifestyle, values, and home environment.
• Ability to collect and record performance data on students under the direction of a licensed teacher, while respecting student confidentiality and the laws regarding ethical practices of assessment.
• Ability to collect objective and accurate information on student behavior to be provided to licensed professionals, as appropriate and directed by a licensed teacher.
• Ability to draw on knowledge and resources regarding a variety of developmental and age-appropriate instructional methods, techniques, and materials when supporting the instruction of the licensed teacher.
• Ability to effectively employ a variety of strategies that reinforce positive behavior.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with students.
• Ability to follow oral and written direction of licensed teachers, seeking clarification as needed.
• Ability to participate as a member of the educational team when requested to attend conferences with families or primary caregivers, with an understanding of some of the concerns of parents.
• Ability to prepare and organize materials to support teaching and learning, as directed by a licensed teacher.
• Ability to reinforce the development of student social skills by using appropriate strategies to modify the environment.
• Ability to use ethical practices for confidential communication about students.
• Ability to use strategies that promote the student's independence.
• Ability to utilize learning styles theory in supporting instructional practices.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

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