Paraprofessional Special Education- FT/PT- Autism 5-22 years old-$500 Signing Bonus

Full Time and Part Time 1:1 TEACHER

ASSISTANT

- Therapeutic Day School- AUTISM 5-22 years old $500 Sign on BONUS through April 15 , 2026 for regular full time hires!! Fantastic hours 8:30-3:00 (32.5 hours/week) Full time or flexible days per week for Part Time. Great hourly rate $18.00 per hour. Qualify with a High School diploma or greater. Opportunity to grow, gain knowledge in our unique teaching model and be considered for higher positions within our one-of-a-kind school, the only one in the world! And support great students! Amazing benefits for full time hires. Great team collaboration with colleagues passionate about supporting students and each other! Act as a student's one on one player/partner in a variety of settings, (including interaction on the floor, at student's work station, during academics, while walking/running in hallways, outside or at community outings) facilitating and supporting capacities for shared attention, regulation, engagement, forming ideas, problem-solving and thinking during one to one and small group teaching, within a trauma informed child-centered collaborative environment. Upon hire, requires a Paraprofessional license( Short Term or Permanent ELS Para) or a valid teacher/substitute teacher license. Easy to acquire with a High School diploma OR 60 or more college credit hours. Make a difference in the life of a child with Autism! Patience and compassion for individual differences of students with special needs in a one-of-a-kind therapeutic day school in Lombard, IL serving students with Autism, ages 5 to 22 years old. Join a comprehensive team of dedicated, child-centered professionals supporting our students and their families, in a calm/nurturing but fast paced and dynamic environment, working together to harness each student's joy for interaction, play, communication and learning. We are a trauma-informed school, utilizing proactive strategies to interpret the actions and behaviors of students as communication in response to stress, instead of using behavioral methods of time out, consequences and rewards and will only use physical intervention of restraint/carry/holds in times of imminent danger of serious physical harm to student or others and when other less restrictive and intrusive interventions have failed, and only implemented by trained crisis responders/crisis team members. SEA is a specialized therapeutic day school serving children and young adults with Autism and complex emotional and behavioral challenges, that may result in students becoming verbally and/or physically aggressive (in some cases without warning), within a fast paced, student and family-centered, highly relational and collaborative environment. We believe that the "behaviors" others see as impacting education for these students are a result of their lack of comprehension and challenges to process sensory and social/emotional information from their environment and communication partners. With our appropriate interpretation of their intentions, our language-based developmental strategies and emotional and sensory supports- our students are soaring! Our Teacher Assistants have a central role, the heart of our model, in the support of our students. Requires a Paraprofessional license( Short Term or Permanent ELS Para) or a valid teacher/substitute teacher license. Easy to acquire with a High School diploma OR 60 or more college credit hours. Work 44.8 weeks of the year, 221 days. 6 weeks of student non-attendance and holidays for full time. Benefits Include for

Full Time:

Cigna medical, dental and vision. Short-term/long-term disability and a life insurance at no cost to employee. 7 PTO days per school year. 2 paid holidays of Christmas and New Year's Day. 403B retirement plan. Employee Assistance Program. Reflective processing to support you in your work serving our student population.

Compensation:

Hourly rate $18.00. $500 Sign on BONUS through April 15, 2026 for regular full time hires!! (Details provided upon full time offer of employment) SEA is the only school in the world to utilize a developmental language approach and developmental thinking, implementing DIR® Floortime principles, to understand and support students' social and academic development. Join our team with all staff working in our school building providing in person teaching, For more information, please visit our website at www.soaringeagleacademy.org

Essential Functions:

Act as the student's one on one player in a variety of settings, (including interaction on the floor or at student's work station, during academics, while walking/running in hallways, outside or at community outings) facilitating and supporting capacities for shared attention, regulation, engagement, forming ideas, problem-solving and thinking. Attune and respond to the student's intentions providing meaning to their actions. Be the student's voice, verbally acknowledging their actions/intentions to them and others. Support the student's comprehension by interpreting verbalizations and actions of others and stimuli within the environment. Build a relationship with the student, always working to expand the relationship, critical for supporting the student's ability to be engaged and available for learning throughout the day. Support and facilitate student capacities for language development, comprehension and communication, including using appropriate language levels according to your student's profile. Read, prepare and follow a complex daily/weekly lesson developed by your Classroom Teacher. Recognize student's interests and follow the student's lead to engage in interactions allowing for elaboration and challenge of the student's capacities. Support and lead individual and small group social and educational activities under direction of the classroom teacher. Assist a student with their physical needs (including self-help, feeding, hygeine, toileting) when needed in accordance with Privacy and Dignity Policy. If assigned to the Transition 18-22 year old classroom, will work in the community supporting students during recreational activities and serving as a job coach during vocational experiences. Ability to wear a face mask in the school building when needed. Ability to kneel, sit (on a chair or the floor) and stand moving easily and quickly from kneel to stand, sit to stand and stand to walk positions. Ability to walk up to a mile in distance. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds easily. Ability to engage in and support physical activities initiated by your assigned student including but not limited to, jumping, running, climbing, rolling, sitting/lying on the floor, swinging. Ability to act and respond to a student's (yours and others') dysregulation/behavior/combative and aggressive actions (which may include unpredictable physical conduct by the student against you) according to the strategies developed in the student's Individualized Regulatory Support Plan and Safety Plan. Ability to quickly move away from and avoid combative/aggressive actions or behaviors of students. Ability to physically follow in close proximity and support your assigned student when he/she flees (runs) from an activity, an interaction or the learning environment. Ability to physically support students on indoor/outdoor therapeutic equipment.

Pay:

$18.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance Application Question(s): Are you interested in full time or part time?

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Lombard, IL 60148 (Required)

Work Location:

In person