Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Paraprofessional
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States, 62864
Position Type:
Support Staff/Teacher Assistant
Date Posted: 8/19/2024
Location: Mt. Vernon Township High School
Date Available: ASAP
Closing Date: 09/30/2024
Job Title:
Paraprofessional(s)
District Name:
Mount Vernon Twp #201
Address:
11101 North Wells Bypass Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone Number:
(618)242-3700
Fax Number:
(618)246-1761
Region:
Egyptian
County:
Jefferson
Type of Employment:
Full-time permanent
Job Category:
Special Education
Grade Level:
Secondary
Salary/Benefits:
Salary based on established salary schedule
Duties:
Discusses assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts. Prepares lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations as needed. Presents subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned. Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips. Conducts demonstrations to teach such skills as sports, dancing, and handicrafts. Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students. Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed. Enforces administration policies and rules governing students. Grades homework and tests, and computes and records results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices. Completes required reports in a timely manner. Teaches socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. Works with students with multiple physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. Is familiar with and uses adaptive equipment including, communication equipment, wheel chairs, adaptive feeding tools, etc. Assists students with self-care, hygiene, and feeding as necessary. May be required to perform tasks that students are not able to do, i.e. taking notes, handling materials, holding books, etc. May work with/handle resistive students. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher. Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers. Assists the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary in maintaining a professional and positive classroom environment, and performs other teacher aide duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration or Board of Education.
Qualifications:
Must hold a valid IL paraprofessional license. Associate's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; completed 60 semester hours of college credit at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; HS Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro; or HS Diploma or GED and passing scores on the ACT Workkeys. Must be at least 19 years of age. Must have excellent Oral and Written communication skills to work with teachers, education support personnel, building administrators and the general public. Enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner. Ability to maintain good working relationships with fellow employees and pupils. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Requires employee to have the ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs. Must be detailed oriented.
ILEARN Link:
ILEARN
Report Card Link:
District Report Card
Job Posting Date:
08/19/2024
Application Deadline:
09/06/2024
How to Apply:
Mt. Vernon Township High School District #201 is seeking paraprofessionals for the 2024-2025 School Year. Applications, letters of interest and resumes can be submitted using the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/mvths/onlineapp/
Date Posted: 8/19/2024
Location: Mt. Vernon Township High School
Date Available: ASAP
Closing Date: 09/30/2024
Job Title:
Paraprofessional(s)
District Name:
Mount Vernon Twp #201
Address:
11101 North Wells Bypass Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone Number:
(618)242-3700
Fax Number:
(618)246-1761
Region:
Egyptian
County:
Jefferson
Type of Employment:
Full-time permanent
Job Category:
Special Education
Grade Level:
Secondary
Salary/Benefits:
Salary based on established salary schedule
Duties:
Discusses assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts. Prepares lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations as needed. Presents subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned. Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips. Conducts demonstrations to teach such skills as sports, dancing, and handicrafts. Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students. Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed. Enforces administration policies and rules governing students. Grades homework and tests, and computes and records results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices. Completes required reports in a timely manner. Teaches socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. Works with students with multiple physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. Is familiar with and uses adaptive equipment including, communication equipment, wheel chairs, adaptive feeding tools, etc. Assists students with self-care, hygiene, and feeding as necessary. May be required to perform tasks that students are not able to do, i.e. taking notes, handling materials, holding books, etc. May work with/handle resistive students. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher. Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers. Assists the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary in maintaining a professional and positive classroom environment, and performs other teacher aide duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration or Board of Education.
Qualifications:
Must hold a valid IL paraprofessional license. Associate's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; completed 60 semester hours of college credit at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; HS Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro; or HS Diploma or GED and passing scores on the ACT Workkeys. Must be at least 19 years of age. Must have excellent Oral and Written communication skills to work with teachers, education support personnel, building administrators and the general public. Enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner. Ability to maintain good working relationships with fellow employees and pupils. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Requires employee to have the ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs. Must be detailed oriented.
ILEARN Link:
ILEARN
Report Card Link:
District Report Card
Job Posting Date:
08/19/2024
Application Deadline:
09/06/2024
How to Apply:
Mt. Vernon Township High School District #201 is seeking paraprofessionals for the 2024-2025 School Year. Applications, letters of interest and resumes can be submitted using the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/mvths/onlineapp/