Work Study Program Jobs in Waukegan, IL (NOW HIRING)

Are you seeking a fulfilling opportunity to work with children and families while also fulfilling your federal work-study? We are looking for you! The Even Start Teaching Assistants are part of the Even Start Program in the Kenosha Unified School District. No prior teaching experience is required. This position is a great fit for students interested in a career working with children and families across a variety of settings. This job is open to all majors and will be a particularly good fit if you're majoring in education, sociology, psychology, or communication. The Even Start Program is seeking students who can work throughout the 2026-2027 school year. You must have federal work-study in order to be eligible for this role.

Job Duties

• Assist with a variety of learning activities and projects that prepare preschool children for Kindergarten and help them gain English language skills. This includes helping prepare materials and assisting students and staff with activities.

• Work collaboratively in a team setting with other Even Start Program staff to help families (parents and preschool children) strengthen their English skills.

• Suggestions or ideas for creative lessons or activities for preschool children to complete are optional but welcome!

Hours and Compensation

• The program runs Monday-Thursday during the school year between 8:30 -11:30 a.m. and 12:15-2:15 p.m. The average number of hours per week is 10-20.

• If you have schedule conflicts during this time but are still interested in the position, please apply and discuss flexibility options with the supervisor.

• Candidates should plan to commit to the role for the full Fall or Spring semester.

• Even Start Child Care workers are paid $12.44/hour.

Qualifications

• Must submit and pass KUSD's criminal background check

• Ability to work well with other co-workers in a team setting

• Interest in working with children

• Must have federal work-study

Internship Information

Are you interested in earning internship credit for this opportunity? Speak to a professor in your department or contact Amy Garrigan at garrigan@uwp.edu to learn more.

Important Information

• Please note that the Even Start Teaching Assistants will NOT be working on the UW-Parkside campus. The job site is the Kenosha School of Language, 6315 67th St., Kenosha, WI

• This is a federal work-study position, which means only students who have elected federal work-study as part of their financial aid package are eligible. If you're not sure if you have federal work-study or have previously declined it and would like to change that status, please contact the UW-Parkside Financial Aid Office.

• Even Start Teaching Assistants must have access to reliable transportation in order to get to and from the Kenosha School of Language.

Supervisor and Employer Information

• Supervisor: Carmen Delgado, Even Start Program Liaison | cdelgado@kusd.edu

• Department: KUSD Communications Department

• Parkside Contact and Payroll Approver: Amy Garrigan | garrigan@uwp.edu

About the Even Start Program

The Even Start Program includes free family literacy, English as a second language classes, family engagement, parenting skills, and early childhood education. The program includes:

• English as a second language education provides parents/guardians and/or adults with basic and advanced English skills.

• Early childhood education provides learning opportunities for children from birth to age 5. Family literacy programs work in the areas of physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development and emphasize the importance of a child's success in school.

• Parent education provides parents/guardians with a wide variety of learning topics, including parenting strategies, how to be advocates and role models for their children and strategies to support their children's learning.

• Interactive literacy activities provide a tie to increase and facilitate meaningful parent-child interactions focused primarily on language and literacy development in a high-quality environment where they can learn and play together.

• Home visits provide a means for delivering literacy instruction in a familiar setting and for emphasizing that parents/guardians are the child's first and most important teacher.

• Family engagement activities provide families with hands-on educational experiences throughout the community.

Community & Business Engagement

$12.44 per hour.

This is a federal work-study position, which means only students who have elected federal work-study as part of their financial aid package are eligible. If you're not sure if you have federal work-study or have previously declined it and would like to change that status, please contact the UW-Parkside Financial Aid Office.

• Must submit and pass KUSD's criminal background check

• Ability to work well with other co-workers in a team setting

• Interest in working with children

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• You will then be directed to login into Workday, please use your Ranger Email and password.

• Search: "Find Jobs for Students"

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• Select this position, then click apply at the top of the page.

• Please upload your resume.

• Application materials will be reviewed as they are received and the position will remain open until August 30th.

Amy Garrigan, garrigan@uwp.edu

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.(see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)

Note: Criminal Background Check - The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a "disparate impact" and is not "job-related and consistent with business necessity" in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 262-595-2204. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability.

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