Preschool Paraprofessional

Position:
Paraprofessional

Under the supervision of a Principal, Director of Student Services, or other administrator, Paraprofessionals assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students.

Support Staff / Teacher Assistant

11/6/2025

Winfield School District 34

• Bachelor's degree or Paraprofessional / Teacher Aide Statement of Approval
• Previous experience in a school setting preferred
• Candidates must possess strong collaborative, communication, organizational, and computer skills

Commensurate with qualifications and experience aligned to Winfield 34 Paraprofessional Salary Determination process.

Position hours are 8:00am - 11:30am

• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community
• Helps to maintain a positive classroom environment, utilize appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline, and model positive behavior
• Maintains order with the students and complies with and assists in teachers’ methods of maintaining classroom discipline
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of concepts or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff
• Encourages students to function as a member of the group by involving other students in activities and encouraging independence and self‑help skills
• Circulates and monitors student work, and proctors assessments as assigned by the certified staff
• Assists students with lessons and assignments in a variety of classroom learning experiences, including classrooms led by homeroom teachers, content area teachers, LBS teachers, and specials teachers
• Adapts classroom activities to the capabilities of the student
• Implements age and developmentally appropriate activities
• Implements individual program
• Assists teachers and students with organizational needs in the classrooms
• Assists in maintaining individual student’s progress records for review and program planning
• Redirects parental questions or concerns to supervisors
• Participates in team meetings as warranted and communicates and shares ideas and concerns with supervisors
• Performs assigned supervision of students during before school, after school, lunch periods, play periods, hallways, and all other supervision needs
• Works as a member of the students’ team
• Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned
• Alerts the certified staff to any problems, concerns, or special information about an individual student
• Maintains a safe working environment
• Continues to improve expertise and job‑related skills and engages in professional development activities
• Receives the students from the bus, parent cars, and other forms of transportation and ensures that students are picked up after school
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic and exercise programs for physically exceptional students
• Participates in all facets of the program designed to develop language, independence, mobility, and self‑help skills of students
• Demonstrates proficiency of technology skills necessary to successfully carry out duties and assists individual students utilizing assistive technology to support instruction
• Attends to personal needs of students (feeding, toileting, clothing, general care, securing students in walkers or other equipment, moving or positioning students)
• Monitors students for health problems or issues when applicable
• Cleans and stores materials and equipment after use
• Some lifting of students, equipment, or materials may be required, not to exceed forty (40) pounds; lifting of over forty (40) pounds will require assistance of another adult
• Performs other duties or assignments as directed by supervisors

Position Type:
Support Staff / Teacher Assistant

Date Posted: 11/6/2025

Location:

Winfield School District 34

Bachelor's degree or Paraprofessional / Teacher Aide Statement of Approval

Previous experience in a school setting preferred

Candidates must possess strong collaborative, communication, organizational, and computer skills

Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community

Helps to maintain a positive classroom environment, utilize appropriate language, interactions and positive discipline and model positive behavior

Maintains order with the students and complies with and assists in teachers’ methods of maintaining classroom discipline

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of concepts or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff