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Urbana School District #116
TITLE: Gerber School Teaching Assistant
LOCATION: Gerber School
SUPERVISOR: Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Director of Student Services and/or Building Administration
JOB SUMMARY:The Special Education Teaching Assistant works under the direct supervision of the special education teacher and under the broad supervision of the building principal.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
- Provide assistance to students to help develop their independence.
- Assist in carrying out lessons to students as arranged by the teacher including working with students on an individual or small group basis.
- Follow each students individual behavioral plan as well as the classroom behavior management plan.
- Provide for special needs of individual students including hygiene and restroom assistance if necessary.
- Assist the teacher in maintaining a functional attractive orderly environment conducive to student learning.
- Assist the special education teacher in clerical tasks computer work arts and crafts preparation playground Supervision housecleaning duties andstudent checkins and walk backs
- Promote and model responsible respectful and safe behaviors.
- Promote and model appropriate social interactions with and between students.
- Maintain the classroom routine when the teacher is not present.
- Provide programs for students off School property if requested. (These may include but are not limited to field trips and vocational and public school classes.
- Record and compile data monitoring academic and behavior programming.
- Participate in staff team/collaboration meetings as assigned.
- Perform all other duties and tasks assigned from time to time by the special education teacher as it relates to individual students or the classroom.
- Monitor student needs and behaviors during lunch going to and from all classes and at all times.
- Report any unusual student behaviors to the teacher or administrator.
- Maintain strict standards of student and family confidentiality.
- Use appropriate TCI techniques including deescalation strategies and therapeutic restraint methods when students are in danger of harming themselves or others.
- Become certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training and maintain current certification. Complete appropriateschool and ISBE documentation related to significant events
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION
- Must meet all requirements for the position as designated by the ISBE to obtain a ParaprofessionalLicense:60 hours of college credit or passing scores on a Work Keys Basic Skills
EXPERIENCE
- Two years of schoolbased experience is preferred
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Highly organized
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent problemsolver
- Should be able to work with students with a history of behavior or learning problems
- Proven to work under pressure and can prioritize multiple tasks
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Salary and Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.
- This is not an administrative position.
- This is a nonexempt position
Position is for summer school of 2025 only.
Hours are 8:00 AM 12:15 PM from June 4 July 18. No school June 19 or July 4 2025.
EVALUATION: This will be completed by the principal with input from the special education teacher.
START DATE:June 4 2025
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
REVISED: March2025
Employment Type
Full Time
