Educational Assistant - Proximity Support

Memphis-Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Memphis-Shelby County Schools seeks an Educational Assistant - Proximity Support to assist learning with blended instruction under the teacher’s guidance. You will help the virtual synchronous teacher, support small groups and individuals, and document progress while coordinating with the classroom teacher.

The role emphasizes collaboration, student engagement, and data collection to reinforce understanding.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree or two years of college (minimum 48 semester hours).
• One year of experience working with children in an educational setting preferred.
• Must possess or be able to obtain certification in CPR and First Aid.
• Proof of education, training, and/or experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate learning with varied modes of blended instruction under mentorship from the teacher.
• Assist the teacher of record with distributing education content including notes, tests, and assignments.
• Provide instructional support to students in whole group, small group, and individual settings.
• Monitor student progress and document academic and behavioral data to reteach as needed.
• Attend professional learning sessions and district-provided training as required.
• Provide general supervision of students in classrooms or district premises.

Education

Associate's Degree

Two years of college

Job description

The Educational Assistant - Proximity Support personnel will perform specialized work to co-facilitate learning with varied modes of blended instruction. Under direct mentorship from the teacher of record, the Educational Assistant - Proximity Support will play a pivotal role and is directly involved with assisting the virtual synchronous teacher to achieve student success. This may include targeted work with individual students and small groups, monitoring and documenting student progress, and regular communication with the classroom teacher regarding instruction and other learning resources. The personnel will work closely with teachers to resolve complex problems; essentially, being physically present to assist teachers and students with their needs within their immediate classroom.

• Supports students with learning skills introduced by the classroom teacher.
• Educational Assistant - Proximity Support will assist the teacher of record with establishing classroom leadership skills with students and hands-on student interaction.
• Assist teacher by distributing education content including notes, tests, and assignments.
• Provides instructional support to students in varied classroom settings (i.e., whole group, small group, and individual).
• Provides additional support, as needed, to enhance student achievement through co-teaching and reinforcement of learning concepts in the classroom environment.
• Works to encourage more collaboration and creativity from a student perspective by emphasizing teaching strategies in a smaller, more controlled setting.
• Assists the virtual synchronous teacher with maintaining a well-organized, smoothly functioning learning environment.
• Monitors student progress, collect and document appropriate academic and/or behavioral data; observes assignments and tests data to take advantage of opportunities to reteach and reinforce when misunderstandings of content are detected.
• Assist classroom teacher with the distributing of progress reports to MSCS students.
• Attends all required professional learning sessions associated with the classes/content areas served to build specialized knowledge.
• Participates in the district provided job related training, staff meetings, in-service, and other professional development sessions as required by the Memphis Shelby County School District.
• In collaboration with the classroom teacher, provide general supervision of students while in the classroom or other district premises.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of supporting student academic achievement.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed by the school's administration/ leadership.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree or two (2) years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours). One (1) year of experience working with children in an educational setting preferred. Must possess or be able to obtain certification in CPR and First Aid. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED)

Degree Equivalency Formula

Bachelor's Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master's Degree=6 years plus required years of experience.