Position Title: Classified - Bilingual Para Educator

Job ID#: 1803

Assignment: High School 

Reports to: Building Principal 

Date Available: Immediately

Work Agreement: 185 days, 7-8 hours per day

Hourly Pay: Starts at $16.76 and is based on related experience 

Crete Public Schools is seeking applications for a bilingual para educator to start immediately.

Benefits include 76% paid single health insurance, long-term disability insurance, and sick and personal leave.  

This position is flexible and can accommodate either full-time or part-time hours based on your availability. However, a preference is given to full-time availability.

This position is open until filled. 

Essential Requirements:

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Satisfactory completion of criminal background check
3. Work well with children and co-workers
4. First aid knowledge preferred, but not required
5. Bilingual (translate and interpret in Spanish) 

Job Tasks:

1. Provide interpretation and translation services in the school setting as needed. 
2. Assist with communication during district functions, such as parent-teacher conferences, meetings, and other events. 
3. Ensure accurate and clear translation of information to facilitate effective communication between students, teachers, school staff, and parents. 
4. Collaborate with the classroom teacher in order to assist students in meeting individual goals.  
5. Assist children individually or in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.  
6. Supervise students in a variety of capacities (classroom, hallway, playground, etc.).
7. Assist classroom teachers in a variety of capacities such as preparing lesson materials, bulletin board displays, sanitizing the room, etc.

Essential Functions: 

The essential functions of each employee’s position includes: 

(1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; 

(2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and 

(3) the ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform other tasks or duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Principal.

At-Will Position: 

• This position is an “at-will” position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time in the sole discretion of the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee.

Working Conditions: 

1. Environment: Inside and Outside 
2. Mental Demands: Ability to work under pressure and to meet timelines
3. The ability to perform the following identified physical requirements: