Paraprofessional

Position Type:
Support Staff/Special Education Assistant

Date Posted:
5/26/2026

Location:
6-12 Campus

Date Available:
08/17/2026

District:
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3


TITLE:

Paraprofessional

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Illinois paraprofessional certification
2. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:

Building Principals and Classroom Teachers

JOB GOAL:

To assist teachers in maintaining a pleasant, well-organized environment within which the classroom can function most effectively and efficiently.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to supervise work initially presented by the teacher.
• Scores and records workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up-to-date as directed by the teacher.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists with taking lunch money before school and maintaining daily lunch records for office, if so assigned.
• Supervises noon duty in the cafeteria, playground, or as hall monitor, if so assigned.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality concerning students.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Performs other tasks as the principal may assign.
• Supports and implements the goals of the Board of Education.

Terms of Employment : Scheduled hours on days students are in attendance as determined by the Building Principal and Superintendent and approved by the Board. Salary to be determined annually by the Board.

Evaluation : Performance of this job will be evaluated by the supervising principal.