Substitute Teaching Assistant

About the role

The job of the Teacher Assistant Substitute is to provide support to students and teaching staff in a classroom setting. The role involves helping students, especially those with special needs, to complete educational tasks, ensuring their safety and well-being, and supporting a positive learning environment.

The Teacher Assistant Substitute conducts theirself in ways that demonstrates their alignment and agreement with the district's equity commitments as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.

Essential Skills And Responsibilities

• Ability to lift students is required
• To assist students academic needs.
• Ability to work and communicate with students in an appropriate professional manner required
• To work collaboratively with others
• Aid the classroom teacher and student(s) in daily activities
• Demonstrate knowledge of students' needs, including but not limited to: educational, medical, physical, sensory, speech/language, social/emotional, recreational, vocational, etc., as established by the teacher.
• Under the direction of the teacher, maintain student behavior by utilizing behavior management strategies
• Operate all equipment related to support of teacher and/or student needs: copy machine, computers, assistive technology, related OT and PT devices, other items as required

Candidate Qualifications

• Associate's Degree, preferred
• Illinois Professional Educator License or Illinois Substitute Teacher License or ELS with Paraprofessional Endorsement

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the performance of light work which may require exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
• The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity.
• The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.
• The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.