Library Assistant

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Paraprofessional to join our team at JW Eater Junior High. As a Paraprofessional, you will play a vital role in supporting the teacher in achieving teaching objectives and providing a well-organized class environment.

• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist students in the library or media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher.
• Help students with their clothing.
• Assist with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assist with washup and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participate in inservice training programs as assigned.

• Must have 60 hours college course credits or have passed a State-approved test granting Para-professional certification.
• Possess strong communication skills (written and oral).

At Rantoul City Schools District #137, we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment. Our students, small class sizes, and professional support make us an ideal choice for educators who want to make a difference.