Paraprofessional

New Lenox School District 122 is hiring Paraprofessional's for the 2026/2027 school year.

Position Title: Paraprofessional (Category E)

Report To: Principal (s), Special Education Teacher, Director/Assistant Director of Special Education

Benefits: NLSD offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and additional optional benefits. See attached contract.

Summary:

• To assist certified professional staff with students in all education environments to meet instructional goals and objectives.

Qualifications:

• Hold a Paraprofessional License.
• Present evidence of a physical exam to determine "fit for duty", evidence of being free from communicable disease (TB), and submit to a criminal background check.
• Participation in de-escalation technique training and any additional training as required by the district.
• Ability to understand, apply, and use computers and software applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written or verbal forms.
• Ability to travel between schools, or between schools and district office.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to bend, reach with hands and arms, sit on a chair, sit on the ground with students, kneel, crouch, stand, crawl, walk, and navigate stairs.
• Be capable of physically assisting students as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, etc.).
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to verbally communicate and the ability to hear effectively.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists students in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize learning, achievement, and inclusion.
• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, and other skills.
• Works with students individually, in small groups, or whole groups to reinforce and re-teach learning.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom activities and assessments.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures.
• Assists with classroom management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Assists all students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch program, bus duty, playground duty, hallway supervision, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Prepares education materials as needed.
• Assists students with activities such as daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities (toileting, feeding, maneuvering, hygiene, etc).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
• Assists with fostering independence, socialization, and self-esteem for all students.
• Substitute for paraprofessionals or, when certified, for teachers, ensuring continuity of instruction and student support.
• Perform any other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the school.