School Assistant - COVID Support

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in more than 600 schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers.  CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.  In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core principles are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the school principal, and under the immediate supervision of a teacher holding a valid state certificate directly engaged in teaching subject matter or conducting activities, assists in the instruction of pupils; and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties

• Assists in the supervision of students during lunchroom and playground activities.
• Provides security functions within the school such as monitoring corridors and reviewing student identification cards
• Assists students in understanding and completing classroom assignments
• Assists teachers in preparing bulletin boards and displaying students work in classrooms
• Operates photocopying and duplicating machines to reproduce educational materials; and operates audiovisual equipment 
• Assists in maintaining the orderly arrangement of classroom
• Greets and directs visitors to appropriate areas of the school, consults with teachers regarding concerns of individual students.
• Provides tutoring services to students under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Assists in collecting and grading students’ homework assignments and examination materials under the supervision of the classroom teacher;
• Assists in supervising the loading and unloading of students on school busses
• Assists in the receipt, processing, and issuance of new books under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Collects daily classroom absentee reports and contacts parents and guardians to verify causes of student absences; may assist elementary School teachers with wraps and toilet recesses as necessary
• May assist in the Supervision of the school procedure to sell public transportation passes to students

* Additional job responsibilities which support schools during the COVID-19 pandemic include:

• Communicate with families of quarantined students, with a focus on helping ensure students and families know