Elementary School Paraprofessional Aide

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SUMMARY

This position is responsible for assisting the teacher in achieving objectives by working with the class, small groups or individual students to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

• 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.
• Tutors and assists children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
• Conducts demonstrations to teach skills as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collects 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 and/or combative students.
• Complete district assigned professional development to support students with disabilities.
• Serves as the chief source of information to help any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Enforces administration policies and rules governing students.
• Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with all stakeholders - fellow employees, students, parents, and community members.
• Communicate in a professional, acceptable, and courteous manner with all stakeholders - fellow employees, students, parents, and community members.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students, parents, and families.
• Assists the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary in maintaining a professional and positive classroom environment and performs other paraprofessional duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration, or the Board of Education.
• Performs all other duties reasonably related to position as may be assigned by administration.

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 students, teachers, education support personnel, building administrators, parents, and the general public.
• Enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner.
• 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 detail oriented.
• Enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner.
• Ability to maintain professional and courteous working relationships with all stakeholders - fellow employees, students, parents, and community members.
• Ability to communicate in a professional, acceptable, and courteous manner with all stakeholders - fellow employees, students, parents, and community members.

Salary/Benefits

See Salary Schedule & Benefit Information

Additional Notes

Ridgeview Elementary School is a rural school in Colfax, Il. Although we may be small, we are proud of our extensive resources on-hand to support our students in the areas of literacy, technology, mental health and our recent developments in STEAM and co-teaching. We have an extremely supportive board of education, administrative team, and staff who are willing to do what it takes for our students and our community. Please check out this video and our website at www.ridgeview19.org for a glimpse of what it looks like to be a Mustang.

How to Apply

Submit IASA Job Bank application, including:

• a letter of interest to the attention of Principal Benjamin Hutley
• resume
• unofficial transcripts
• 3 letters of reference

Email Address

tlopshire@ridgeview19.org

School District

https://www.ridgeview19.org/

Position Website

https://www.ridgeview19.org/o/res

City Website

https://colfaxillinois.com/

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

5/29/2026

Start Date

8/6/2026

Email for More Information

tlopshire@ridgeview19.org

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District Name Ridgeview #19 Building Name Ridgeview Elementary School Address 300 S. HARRISON ST

COLFAX, IL 61728 Phone (309) 723-6531 Fax (309) 723-2828 IASA Region Corn Belt County McLean Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Teacher Aide Grade Level Elementary

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