Paraprofessional

Job Title:Paraprofessional(s) District Name:Mount Vernon Twp #201 Address:11101 North Wells Bypass Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Phone Number:(618)242-3700 Fax Number:(618)246-1761 Region:Egyptian County:Jefferson Type of Employment:Full-time permanent Job Category:Special Education Grade Level:Secondary Salary/Benefits:https://www.mvths.org/page/mvths-contracts Health Insurance, Retirement, Medical and Personal Days

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.

ILEARN Link:ILEARN Report Card Link:District Report Card Job Posting Date:10/27/2026 Application Deadline:11/3/2026 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/