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2025-2026 School Year

Hourly rate determined by CEA collective bargaining agreement.

Starting Hourly Rate: Grade LTA, $16.81

Hours/Day: 3.25 part-time

Work days/year: 178

Title: Library Learning Center Assistant K-12

Reports to: LLC Director/ Building Principal

Primary Purpose: The library aide will support students and staff. The primary focus will be to provide access to library materials and facilitate information retrieval.

Certification Or State Paraprofessional Approval

The State of Illinois requires Special Education Aides to have one of the following:

• Letter of paraprofessional approval from the State of Illinois, OR
• Current Illinois Teaching, School Service Personnel, or Administrative Certificate, OR
• Current Illinois Substitute Teaching Certificate, OR
• Current Illinois Provisional Vocational Certificate

Educator License with Stipulations: Endorsed as a Paraprofessional Educator (If you do not already hold a Teaching/Substitute License)

$100.00 for the application fee and $30.00 registration fee=Total $130.00 for initial license, $25 registration for renewal. Valid for 6 years for initial. Renewal valid for 5 years.

Application Process

• A submitted application and application fee in the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) (www.isbe.net/elis); and
• Applicants can submit documents (High School Diploma, Transcripts and or Score Report) to the DuPage Regional Office of Education to be scanned into their file. Certification Specialist, DuPage Regional Office of Education, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, (630) 407-5794. cert@dupageroe.org
• Register new license with registration fee through the ISBE website: Click on Renew or Register your Credentials
• Note: To be official transcripts must be submitted in an envelope sealed by the college or university or be sent directly by the institution. Transcripts received that are not in a sealed envelope from the university or not sent directly from the university will be considered unofficial and cannot be used for evaluation purposes.

Educator License With Stipulations Requirements

• At least 19 years of age
• One of the following:
• Associate’s degree or higher
• 60 semester hours of coursework
• High School Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro
• High School Diploma or GED and the following scores on the ACT Workkeys: To Sign Up to take the WORKKEYS exam through College of DuPage, visit https://www.cod.edu/academics/testing/ and click on “Register for all other Exams”. For questions, email WestmontLearningCommons@cod.edu
• Applied Mathematics/Applied Math (score of 4)
• Reading for information/Workplace Documents (score of 4)

Job Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively with children
• Focus on the needs of students, staff, and district
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to accept directions
• Self-starter
• Advanced problem solving skills
• Knowledge of operational procedures of the Library Learning Center
• Ability to function within the school environment (class periods, bell schedules, etc.)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Oversees circulation of all library materials, securing items for staff, students, and other district LLCs.
• Assists in maintenance of collection: mending, cleaning, inventory, packing, withdrawing, processing, and importing books.
• Helps students and staff locate materials.
• Assists with research, reference, and word processing using technology.
• Supports instruction of students individually, in small groups, or classes.
• Performs clerical tasks: typing, processing, record maintenance, reports, overdue notices, holds, reserves, and interlibrary loans.
• Supervises and trains volunteers helping in the LLC.
• Assists with operation and delivery of AV equipment and materials.
• Supports management of reading incentive programs, book fairs, and special events.