Student Success Academy/Guided Study Teacher Assistant en Maine Township High School District 207

Job Goal: To support the educational mission by fostering a positive and inclusive environment for students. This involves collaborating with students and staff to promote equitable experiences and providing individualized support for overall student success.

Reports To:

Associate Principal for Student and Family Services 

Job Qualifications and Responsibilities:

• Professional Education License (PEL) preferred but not required

• Must meet requirements for the Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional Approval

• Bachelor’s degree and teacher certification preferred

• Classroom experience preferred

• Highly organized with an ability to set up and provide instruction

• Strong classroom management skills

• Willingness and ability to make long lasting personal connections with academically struggling students

• Ability to continuously monitor student progress in academic courses in which the student is receiving support and to initiate regular communication with specific course teachers as well as parents

• Ability to assess student progress and communicate expectations to students while providing overall academic case management of students assigned to our Student Success Academy/Guided Study program

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for the following audiences: students, teachers, parents and administration

• Support classroom learning by re-teaching concepts to students, monitoring online credit recovery progress, and/or connecting students to other building interventions to support their learning

• Support positive attendance behaviors by providing daily check-ins with chronically truant students

• Ability to be reflective and to assess the Student Success Academy/Guided Study program to make appropriate adjustments that benefit students

 Employment

• 10-month position | Total Number of Days Paid: 185

• Start Date: ASAP; 

• Ending Date: May 28, 2025

• Daily Hours 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

• Paid Work Hours Per Day: 7.5 Hours

• The total hourly wage will be determined as follows:

• Based on teacher assistant experience with an hourly rate of $22.13 - $26.42 per hour

• Additional Regular Straight-time Hourly Differentials and Stipends may include the following: 

• Associate/equivalent hours: $0.50 per hour

• Bachelor’s degree: $0.80 per hour

• Master’s degree: $1.00 per hour

• Current IL teacher’s license: $1.05 per hour        

• Bus Driver Restricted Permit: $1,000.00 (with Administrative Approval)

• Personal Care Duty: $3,500.00