Special Education Teacher Assistant - STARS 1:1 (HC)

Responsibilities

• Support the academic, behavioral, and health/hygiene needs of students as directed by Special Education Teachers.

Requirements

• Desire to assist students with specialized needs to achieve their goals and reach highest potential.
• Knowledge (or ability to obtain knowledge) of best practices for working with children and young adults with specialized needs.
• Skill in applying general written and verbal guidance to specific work situations.
• Ability to lift and move up to thirty pounds without assistance or to assist with lifting and moving up to fifty pounds.

Pay

Selected candidates will receive a competitive salary of $21.25 per hour.

Benefits

• Participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension plan.
• Access to medical and dental insurance with a 75% board-paid contribution toward premiums.
• Full-time associates receive employer-paid Life and AD&D insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Choice of three medical plans (PPO and HMO options).
• Deductible reimbursement program for medical expenses (excluding ER services) when enrolled in the PPO plan and using the RUSH Healthcare reimbursement program.
• Work calendar includes 12 paid holidays and winter/spring/summer break off each year.

Schedule

Typical thirty‑five hour work week.