2026-27 HHS In-School Recovery (ISR) Instructor

Hancock County School District; Kiln (MS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hancock County School District is seeking an In-School Suspension Instructor to support student achievement within specified goals. The role involves planning lessons, guiding small groups, and supervising students while maintaining a safe, orderly classroom environment.

Reports to the site principal or superintendent, with performance evaluated per district policy. Employment terms and salary will be set by the Board of Education, reflecting state requirements and HCSD standards.

Qualifications

• Completed at least 2 years of study (48 semester hours) at an institution of higher learning.
• Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree.
• Scored Silver or higher on the ACT Work Keys Test.

Responsibilities

• Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Conducts learning exercises with small groups of students.
• Guides students in appropriate intellectual and social activities.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Provides proper supervision to students as necessary.
• Fosters appropriate behavior in students.
• Assists with maintaining a safe, neat and orderly environment.
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material and skills based on individual needs.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the school and classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists with large group work such as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
• Assists students in the library and/or computer lab setting.
• Collects and records collection of money.
• Assists students with proper hygiene as needed.
• Maintains high ethical standards and confidentiality of student information.
• Participates in professional development as required.
• Promotes a positive image of the school, staff, and community.
• Models good reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Attends parent conferences as needed.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Education

48 semester hours / two years of study

Associate's degree

ACT Work Keys Silver or higher

Job description

Title: In-School Suspension Instructor

• Completed at least 2 years of study (48 semester hours) at an institution of higher learning; OR
• Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; OR
• Scored Silver or higher on the ACT Work Keys Test

Title: In-School Suspension Instructor

Qualifications: Teacher assistants/paraprofessionals must have AT LEAST one of the following three qualifications:

• Completed at least 2 years of study (48 semester hours) at an institution of higher learning; OR
• Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; OR
• Scored Silver or higher on the ACT Work Keys Test

Reports To

Person designated by the site principal and/or superintendent

Job Goal

To assist students with the appropriate curriculum activities to increase student achievement in the area of specific goals

Performance Responsibilities

• Participates in daily and long range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Conducts learning exercises with small groups of students.
• Guides students in appropriate intellectual and social activities.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Provides proper supervision to students as necessary.
• Fosters appropriate behavior in students.
• Assists with maintaining a safe, neat and orderly environment.
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of the individual needs of students, their interest, and abilities.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the school and classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists with large group work such as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
• Assists students in the library and / or computer lab setting.
• Collects and records collection of money.
• Assists students with proper hygiene as needed.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers.
• Participates in professional development activities as required by the supervisor.
• Promotes a positive image of the school, its staff, and community.
• Models good reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Attends parent conferences as needed.
• Performs other such tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the supervisor may from time to time assign.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Non-certified Personnel.

This employee shall be subject to all applicable policies, resolutions, and regulations of the Hancock County School District (HCSD) and laws of the state of Mississippi. HCSD does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age, or handicap.