Special Education Teaching Assistant- High School

Position Overview

Special Education Teaching Assistant – High School (Job )

• Position Type: Support Staff / Teaching Assistant – Special Education
• Date Posted: 7/8/2025
• Location: Wheaton North High School
• District: Community Unit School District 200
• Hours/Day: 6.5 (full-time)
• Work days/year: 178
• School Year:
• Hourly rate: Determined by CEA collective bargaining agreement. Starting base rate Grade LTA $16.81; $18.81 if assigned to a high‑needs classroom; $22.81 if additionally completes a 40‑hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training program through Relias Academy.
• Benefits: Medical Insurance:
  Blue Cross Blue Shield HM0 80/20 cost share
  Dental Insurance:
  Blue Cross Blue Shield 80/20 cost share
  Vision Insurance: VSP 100% employee cost
• Reports to: Classroom Teacher / Building Principal

The Special Education Aide assists teachers in meeting the needs of special education students. The primary focus is to assist and enhance the educational process of students with disabilities in both instructional and non‑instructional activities. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Current Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)
• Current Illinois Substitute Teaching License
• Current Illinois Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for Paraprofessional Educator
  - Requires: associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution; 60 semester hours of coursework; high school diploma or equivalent; 480 or higher on the ETS Para Pro test; 4 or higher on the ACT Work Keys Applied Math and Workplace Documents.
• Current Illinois Short Term Approval (STA) – Paraprofessional
  - Minimum age 19 years old
  - Application in ELIS (US $50 fee)
  - Proof of high school graduation (copy of diploma or transcript) or GED

For more information on how to apply for STA, please reference the attached file.

If you have any questions regarding obtaining licensure, please contact:
DuPage Regional Office of Education, Licensure Division
421 N. County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187
630‑407‑5800
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• Current State of Illinois Paraprofessional (Aide) Approval, Educator License with Stipulations, Professional Educator License, or Substitute License.
• Ability to work effectively with children.
• Ability to function within the framework of the school environment.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of computers and basic programs, child guidance principles and practices, behavior management and positive reinforcement, classroom procedures and appropriate conduct, and basic record‑keeping methods.

• Assist with a variety of activities providing a balanced program of instruction, giving students the opportunity to observe, question, and investigate.
• Reinforce information and instructions following lessons.
• Work with students individually or in small groups in academic studies, basic life skills, and other assigned instruction.
• Implement behavior modification plans and procedures when necessary.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students.
• Maintain positive relationships with all students, school staff, and parents.
• Observe and record student progress.
• Assist students during recess, lunch, and transportation, including safe boarding and disembarking of school buses.
• Assist with hygiene and toileting activities, including transferring and lifting students; sanitize classroom and equipment using approved materials.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and run. The employee will experience occasional lifting or moving up to 100 lbs, such as lifting a child from the floor, and must be able to push or pull items up to 80 lbs, such as moving children in wheelchairs.

Hazards may include potential exposure to communicable diseases, contact with blood and other body fluids, and potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive behavior.

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