School Aide Darien, IL

School Aide Position in Darien, IL

Position: School Aide
Location: Darien, IL
Hourly Rate: $20/hour
Hours: 35 hours/week

Students with intellectual/emotional disabilities, autism

Qualifications:

• Paraprofessional license required.
• Experience working with children, especially those with special needs, is preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows through with IEP objectives including math, reading, speech, independent skills, and managing behavioral deficits and excesses, one on one or as a general classroom aide
• Facilitates teacher directed learning activities including lesson plans, worksheets, reinforcement systems, small groups, social games, and work assistance
• Assists students when included into general education classes
• Communicates pertinent information to teachers
• Accompanies students during recess and lunch periods, along with community experiences
• Strictly adheres to confidentiality requirements regarding all matters pertaining to students, parents, parent communications, and/or classroom activities. (Note: Unless instructed otherwise by supervising teacher, all parent communication is the responsibility of certified personnel)
• Assists with activities of prescribed programs including those written by related service personnel such as PT, OT andSLP
• Assists students in the development of independent skills through self-care activities such as toileting, clothing routines and personal hygiene
• May be asked to assist in behavior management techniques at the direction of the teacher and/or other school professional (i.e. BCBA, Psychologist, etc.)
• Assists teacher with clerical duties including making stimuli, making copies, maintaining a clean and organized classroom, preparing materials, and assignment scoring
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills
• Computer proficiency preferred
• Successful completion of background screening and onboarding process
• Must meet all federal, state, and local requirements Full command, verbal and written, of the English language
• Current certificate as applicable per state and / or client requirement