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KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT 140
Hiring organization · Based in Tinley Park, Illinois
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Living in Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park offers a relaxed suburban setting about 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, home to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre and tree-lined residential streets. Metra rail access connects commuters to the city, making it a practical base for nurses who want quiet neighborhoods within reach of Chicago's major hospital systems.
Browse roles in Tinley Park- State price level · Illinois
- 100
- about the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,495/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
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Who they are
You are looking at school nursing inside Kirby School District 140 in Tinley Park, Illinois. The district serves portions of Tinley Park, Orland Park, and Orland Hills.
More about KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT 140
Roles show up as Registered Nurse and classroom or school-based nursing, with Health Services work that includes giving medicines and tracking immunization plus physical, dental, and vision requirements from the parent-student handbook. Day to day you may be near special-needs classrooms. Reviewers who worked those rooms describe one-on-one support for Pre-K–5 students with autism, intellectual disability, visual or language impairments, and behavioral issues, and helping teachers with classroom duties. You need a State of Illinois RN or LPN license. Hiring runs through the Suburban Cook County Online Application Consortium. RN salary is still listed as TBD until the Board approves 2026–2027 salary guidelines. Tinley Park sits roughly 45 minutes southwest of downtown Chicago, with a local average commute around 31 minutes. Illinois is not a compact-license state and uses a flat 4.95% state income tax.
District branding noted as Every Child. Every Day.
Why nurses stay
The culture, in nurses’ words
school-basedclassroom nursingspecial-needshealth servicessuburbanmixed reviewssmall samplesalary TBD
What nurses say in reviews
Indeed overall 3.4/5 from 5 reviews (as of 2025-10): work-life and culture 3.4, pay/benefits and job security/advancement 2.8, management 3.0. Voices mix a positive special-needs para experience with concerns about pay competitiveness, restraint expectations without training, and alleged favoritism.
The good
- School-based and classroom RN roles rather than hospital units
- Health Services scope includes medicines and immunization/physical requirements
- Special-needs one-on-one support for Pre-K–5 described as a strong working environment by at least one para
- Clear Illinois RN/LPN license requirement
The hard parts
- RN salary still TBD pending 2026–2027 Board salary guidelines
- Indeed pay/benefits and advancement rated 2.8/5 on a five-review sample
- Report of restraint expectations in special-needs work without training
- Anonymous review alleging favoritism and minority staff overlooked
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 18, 2026
- Website
- ksd140.org ↗
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