Individual Care Aide

Position Type: Support Staff/ Individual Care Aide

Date Posted: 11/24/2025

Location: Mascoutah Middle School

Job Title: Individual Care Aide
Reports To: Principal/Executive Director of Student Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Work Days: 177 days. Anticipated work schedule 8:10 am-3:10 pm with a 30 minute duty free lunch (7.25 hours per day)
Rate of Pay: Pay Range is $ per hour (based on experience). Benefits and board paid IMRF available.

The job goal is to improve the quality of services provided to students and act as a student advocate by assisting the teacher in implementing all aspects of the educational program, to assist students to meet goals. This position is responsible for assisting the teacher by working with assigned students in classrooms and throughout the facility.

• Valid IL paraprofessional license is preferred.
• 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 is preferred.
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Requires employee to have the ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs.

• Individual care aides assist teachers in presenting lessons that demonstrate an understanding and use of a variety of instructional strategies, questioning techniques, and resources that promote student learning and encourage students’ development of basic skills, critical thinking, and problem solving. Discussions engage students and relate background. By
  • Assisting students with academic tasks
  • Assisting students in completion of classroom assignments
  • Assisting the teacher in assuring that individual student goals are met
• Individual care aides use an understanding of individuals and group motivation and behavior to create an environment that encourages social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. The aide fosters a positive, supportive classroom atmosphere and assists students in using time productively.
  • Establish rapport with students and teachers in the classroom to promote a positive learning environment
  • Assist students with organizational tasks
  • Assists in creating a safe classroom environment focused on learning
  • Help to maintain discipline and assist with individual student behavior management under the direction of the certified staff
  • Effectively assist students with transitions
  • Assist classroom teacher in maintaining classroom materials
• Individual care aides understand the role of communication in education and develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues. The aide is expected to maintain standards of professional conduct, grow professionally, and meet policy requirements.
  • Respect student and staff confidentiality
  • Work collaboratively with the team to assure student success
  • Adhere to directives of certified staff and/or administration
  • Adhere to appropriate communication channels with pupils, parents, and community
  • Participate in professional development activities
  • Abide by all applicable laws and comply with all policies and procedures of Mascoutah CUSD #19
• The Individual care aides understand their role goes beyond instruction in the classroom setting.
  • Individual care aide is expected to assist with clerical duties and supervisory duties as needed.
  • Track and record student data
  • Assist teacher in completion of progress monitoring and data input
  • Prepare teaching materials
  • Grading as requested in collaboration with the certified teacher
  • Fulfill other duties as assigned

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• Successful experience working with children at risk.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply a variety of instructional techniques.
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust or accommodate lessons for students with varying need.
• Demonst…