2026-27 HNCE Teacher Assistant

Hancock County School District; Indiana; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Hancock County School District in Indiana seeks a Teacher Assistant to support classroom teachers, help implement students' IEPs, and assist with curriculum activities to raise achievement in targeted goals.

The position is a non-certified paraprofessional role with 187-day terms, providing daily supervisory and instructional assistance under the teacher's guidance.

Qualifications

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

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 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.
• Helps implement student IEP's.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Student support

IEP implementation

Classroom assistance

Education

2 years of college study (48 hours)

Associate's degree or higher

ACT Work Keys Silver level or higher

Job description

• Position Type:
  Non Certified/ Teacher Assistant
  
• Date Posted:
  10/23/2026
  
• Date Available:
  11/09/2026
  

Title: Teacher Assistant

MDE Code 801003

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
Passed the ACT Work Keys Test at Silver Level or higher

Reports To

Classroom teacher andSchool Principal

Job Goal

To help implement students' IEP and assist students with the appropriate curriculum activities to increase student achievement in the areaof specific goals.

Performance Responsibilities

• 1. Participates in daily and long range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• 2. Conducts learning exercises with small groups of students.
• 3. Guides students in appropriate intellectual and social activities.
• 4. Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• 5. Provides proper supervision to students as necessary.
• 6. Fosters appropriate behavior in students.
• 7. Assists with maintaining a safe, neat and orderly environment.
• 8. Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• 9. Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material and skills based on a sympatheticunderstanding of the individual needs of students, their interest, and abilities.
• 10. Operates and cares for equipment used in the school and classroom for instructional purposes.
• 11. Assists with large group work such as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling.
• 12. Assists students in the library and / or computer lab setting.
• 13. Collects and records collection of money.
• 14. Assists students with proper hygiene as needed.
• 15. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as isexpected of licensed teachers.
• 16. Participates in professional development activities as required by the supervisor.
• 17. Promotes a positive image of the school, its staff, and community.
• 18. Models good reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• 19. Attends parent conferences as needed.
• 20. Performs other such tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the supervisor may from time totime assign.
• 21. Helps implement student IEP's.
• 22. Any other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment

187 days

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy onEvaluation 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.