Assistant - Special Education

Franklin County Schools; Sewanee (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin County Schools in Tennessee is seeking a teaching assistant to support classroom activities in Sewanee. The role focuses on aiding the teacher with instructional tasks and maintaining a safe, orderly classroom environment.

Responsibilities include administering tests, supervising students during drills and field trips, handling materials, and documenting daily progress. Background checks, fingerprinting, and pre-employment drug screening are required before employment.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting a teacher in a classroom setting.
• Ability to supervise students during drills and field trips.
• Familiarity with safety rules and school procedures.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score, and record tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills.
• Assume responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job.
• Type and duplicate tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials.
• Assist the teacher in assimilating material for class displays.
• Document what is completed in the class every day; and
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Collaborative teacher or the classroom teacher.

Job description

1. 1. Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students;
2. 2. Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes;
3. 3. Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction;
4. 4. Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips;
5. 5. Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and makeup work as assigned by the teacher;
6. 6. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills;
7. 7. Assume responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job;
8. 8. Type and duplicate tests, worksheets, and supplementary materials;
9. 9. Assist the teacher in assimilating material for class displays;
10. 10. Document what is completed in the class every day; and
11. 11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Collaborative teacher or the classroom teacher.

To ensure the safety and welfare of students and staff, the district shall require criminal history background checks and fingerprinting of applicants for teaching positions and any other positions that require proximity to children. Additionally, satisfactory results from a required pre-employment drug screen as well as checks with various state/federal registries are required before an applicant is actually employed by Franklin County Schools.