Special Education Teaching Assistant

Excellent Benefits!

One of a Kind Opportunity!

This is the district that you want to work in! Come join our one school district that borders the northwest side of Chicago. We are a small school serving a diverse preschool through 8th grade student body, a kind, caring and supportive community and a welcoming family-like staff. With built-in structures and supports like our mentoring program, instructional coaching and a caring administration it is our goal to help you be successful in your work with students.

All applicants must apply directly online at https://www.applitrack.com/niles71/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support Staff

Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement if IEP objectives, etc.
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.

Qualifications Profile

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of college level coursework or passing of examination as required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Additional information can be located by clicking on the "View Our Open Positions" tab at http://www.niles71.org/district-information/employment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.42 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

Grade school specialties:

• Kindergarten
• Pre-Kindergarten

Physical setting:

• Public school

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person