Special Education Teaching Assistant - Middle School

ul class="postingsList" id="p9342_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Special Education Teaching Assistant - Middle School/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 9342 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('9342','Support Staff','Teaching Assistant - Special Education')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Support Staff//spanspan class="normal"Teaching Assistant - Special Education/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"6/2/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Monroe Middle School/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText9342_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText9342_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"strongHours/Day:/strong u6.5 (full-time)/ubr strongWork days/year/strong: unbsp;178/ubr br b2025-2026 School Yearnbsp;/bHourly rate determined by CEA collective bargaining agreement. nbsp;br bStarting Hourly Rate/b: Grade LTA,nbsp;nbsp;ustrong$16.81 base hourly rate/strong/ubr nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; emstrongnbsp;$18.81 (if assigned to a high needs classroom)br nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;$22.81 (if assigned to a high needs classroom andnbsp;completion of anbsp;40-hour training program for the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) through Relias Academy). /strong/emTraining information can be foundbr nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;atnbsp;a href="https://reliasacademy.com/rls/store/courses/registered-behavior-technician-series-v-2/_/A-product-p560606"https://reliasacademy.com/rls/store/courses/registered-behavior-technician-series-v-2/_/A-product-p560606nbsp;/abr br strongMedical Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield HM0 80/20 cost sharebr Dental Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield 80/20 cost sharebr Visionnbsp;Insurance: VSP 100% employee cost/strongbr br Position:nbsp; strongSpecial Education Aide/strong (Middle School Level)br br Reports to: Classroom Teacher/ Building Principalbr nbsp;br strongSummary of Position:/strong The Special Education Aide assists teachers in meeting the needs of special education students.nbsp; The primary focus is to assist and enhance the educational process of students with disabilities in both instructional and non-instructional activities. pustrongLICENSURE:/strong/ubr The State of Illinois requires Special Educationnbsp;Teaching Assistantsnbsp;to have ustrongone/strong/u of the following:/pnbsp; ullinbsp;Current Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)nbsp;/li linbsp;Current Illinois Substitute Teaching Licensenbsp;/li linbsp;Current Illinoisnbsp;stronguEducator License with ustrongStipulations/strong/unbsp;Endorsed-Paraprofessional Educator/u/strongem (If you do not already hold a Teaching/Substitute License):/emulliuThe requirements are/u:nbsp;Associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution; 60 semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution;nbsp;High school diploma, or equivalent + 480 or higher on the ETS Parapro test;nbsp;High school diploma, or equivalent + 4 or higher on the ACT WorkKeys Applied Math andnbsp;Workplace Documents?/li /ul /li linbsp;Current Illinois ustrongShort Term Approval (STA) - Paraprofessional/strong/u:nbsp;ulliuThe requirements are/u:nbsp;Minimum Age - 19 years old,nbsp;Application in ELIS ($50 application fee),nbsp;Proof of High School Graduation - copy of diploma, copy of transcript showing graduation date, GED, etc/li liFor more information on how to apply to obtain the STA please reference the attached a href="https://www.cusd200.org/cms/lib/IL01001538/Centricity/Domain/29/STA%20PARA%20Info%20and%20Instructions%20Aug22.pdf"file/a./li /ul /li /ul stronguIf you have any question regarding obtaining a Licensure please contact:nbsp;/ubr DuPage Regional Office of Education,nbsp;Licensure Divisionbr 421 N. County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187br 630-407-5800 cert@dupageroe.org/strong pubADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS:/b /u/pnbsp; ulliHave the ability to work effectively with children/li /ul ustrongJob Requirements/strong:/u ulliHave the ability to work effectively with children./li liHave the ability to function within the framework of the school environment./li liEffective interpersonal and communication skills./li liWorking knowledge of:/li liChild guidance principles and practices./li liBehavior management and positive reinforcement./li liClassroom procedures and appropriate conduct./li liBasic record keeping methods.nbsp;/li liMechanical lifting/positioning devices.nbsp;nbsp;/li /ul ustrongTypical Duties/strong:/u ulliAssist with providing a variety of activities for a balanced program of instruction, giving students opportunity to observe, question and investigate./li liReinforce information following a lesson./li liWorks with students individually or in small groups in academic studies, basic life skills and other assigned instruction./li liImplements behavior modification plans and procedures designed for individual students when necessary./li liMaintain confidentiality regarding students./li liMaintain positive relationships with all students, school staff and parents./li liObserves and records student’s progress./li liAssists individual or groups of students during activities including lunch and getting children safely on and off bus./li liAssist with hygiene and toileting activities which might include transferring and lifting students.nbsp; Sanitize classroom and equipment using approved materials./li /ul ustrongPhysical Ability/strong:/ubr While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.nbsp; The employee will experience occasional lifting and or moving up to 100 lbs, such as lifting a child from the floor.nbsp; The employee must be able to push/pull items up to 100 lbs., such as children in wheelchairs.br br stronguWork Environment:nbsp;/u /strongbr Hazards- Potential exposure to communicable disease and contact with blood and other body fluids; potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive behavior./spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spandiv class="AppliTrackJobPostingAttachments"Attachment(s):ullia rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.applitrack.com/cusd200/onlineapp/1BrowseFile.aspx?id=350573"STA PARA Info and Instructions Aug22.pdf/a/li/ul/divbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Wheaton Warrenville Unit School District 200. 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