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Paraprofessional
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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.
Salary/Benefits
https://www.mvths.org/page/mvths-contracts
Health Insurance, Retirement, Medical and Personal Days
How to Apply
Mt. Vernon Township High School District #201 is seeking paraprofessionals for the 2026-2027 School Year. Applications, letters of interest and resumes can be submitted using the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/mvths/onlineapp/
Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page
https://www.applitrack.com/mvths/onlineapp/
School District
Mt. Vernon Township High School
ILearn Link
ILearn
Report Card Link
District Report Card
Job Posting Date
6/4/2026
Application Deadline
6/26/2026
Start Date
8/10/2026
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District Name Mount Vernon Twp #201 Building Name Mt. Vernon Township High School Address 11101 N Wells Bypass
Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Phone (618) 246-1701 Fax (618)246-5988 IASA Region Egyptian County Jefferson Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Special Education PK-Age 21 Grade Level Secondary
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