Urgently Require Resource Instructional Assistant (Grades 1-5) in Illinois

Job title: Resource Instructional Assistant (Grades 1-5)

Company: Hawthorn School District 73

Job description:

• Assists the teacher(s) in achieving teaching and learning objectives working with individual students or small groups.


• Assists the teacher(s) in implementing strategies for reinforcing skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.


• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce the learning of skills or content initially introduced by the teacher.


• Assists the teacher(s) with the management and supervision of students in the classroom to ensure a safe and productive learning environment.


• Communicates with and alerts the teacher to any problems or special information related to the students.


• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.


• Assists the teacher(s), when appropriate, with such activities as drill work, reading to students, listening to students read, guiding independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work.


• Participates in training programs, as assigned.


• Assists with the supervision of students, and other duties in the school, as assigned by the Principal.

• Completion of 60 semester hours of college credit.


• Completion of a paraprofessional training program approved by ISBE or ICCB.


• Passage of the ETS Parapro Assessment, or


• Passage of the applicable ACT WorkKeys assessments.


• Experience working with students in a learning center atmosphere preferred.


• Illinois elementary teaching certificate preferred.


• Ability to speak foreign language/Spanish preferred.


• Be able to communicate well with children and parents.


• Ability to follow directions.


• Work well with adults.

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