Paraprofessional

Title: Paraprofessional (202526 SY)
Location: CICS West Belden 2245 N McVicker Ave Chicago IL 60639
Reports To: Principal
Salary: Starting at $42029 commensurate with experience
Employee Type: Regular Full Time
Start Date: August 2025

Distinctive Schools creates diverse joyful welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged curious and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates creative problemsolvers and collaborative leaders.

Position Overview

A Distinctive Schools Paraprofessional serves as an advocate for the needs of the diverse learning population. Supporting and assisting teachers in fulfilling the academics and socialemotional needs of students is a top priority. The paraprofessional under the supervision of the schoolbased leadership team and in collaboration with the special education teacher and the general education teachers provides support to individual students in areas that may include academics functional performance or physical assistance.

Responsibilities

Culture

• Maintain a studentcentered perspective in decision making
• Believe that all students can learn and can achieve great things
• Celebrate student milestones accomplishments and growth towards their goals
• Create a developmentally appropriate positive inclusive equitable and safe learning environment
• Foster a culture of belonging through positive and professional relationships with colleagues students and families
• Support mission of school and network

Academic/Functional/Behavior Supports

• Deliver academic behavioral and functional skills instruction to assigned students in wholeclass smallgroup and individual settings
• Prepare materials and resources for use in the classroom that support students learning goals
• Carry out the educational programs developed through the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process performing daily activities using specific materials/methods and/or material modifications designed by the special education teacher and support personnel (speech OT/PT etc.)
• Implement individualized behavior intervention plans (BIPs) for assigned students as required
• Collaborate with the general education and the special education teacher to plan instruction for individual students
• Maintain clear communication between family student and teacher in a professional way
• Assist with the maintenance of records of student needs instructional programs student progress preparation of forms organizing and maintaining files
• Collect data to measure assigned students growth utilizing a variety of evidencebased measures
• Assist in toileting and feeding of students
• Assist in lifting or transfer of students

Professional Development

• Participate in ongoing professional development to continuously improve their ability to serve assigned students
• Attend and participate in campus and network/regional meetings and professional learning opportunities

Requirements (minimum)

Education: High school diploma

Qualifications: Paraprofessional License (Applicable for IL only)

Physical demands: Occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; some stooping kneeling crouching and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 10% sitting 50% walking and 40% standing

Benefits

• 25 Paid holidays & 10 days PTO annually (in addition to summer break for educators/campus positions)
• 12 weeks family paid leave
• Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical Dental Vision)
• 403b match
  • Fully match up to 3%
  • 50% match up to 5%
• Professional development including tuition reimbursement
• Gym and wellness discounts
• And more

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EEO: Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race color religion sex gender national origin age disability veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.

Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact g or call 773.828.4191