Elementary Teacher Assistant

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools seeks an Elementary Teacher Assistant to support the classroom teacher with instruction, supervision, and student activities at Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill, NC. The role emphasizes assisting with learning, behavior management, and coordination of materials.

The position requires education credits or a diploma, with preferred associates and prior experience with children.

Qualifications

• Must have either 48 semester hours of education earned/passed, or 7 credits in at least two core subject matter (English, Math, Writing) and passing "Proficiency Certificate for Teacher Assistants" assessment test scores (WorkKeys)
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Associate's Degree preferred
• Previous experience working with children preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist the classroom teacher by working with individual students, small groups or large groups of students.
• Reinforce learning materials or skills introduced by the teacher and devise strategies based on individual students' needs.
• Guide independent study, enrichment or remedial activities and read to students.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and materials; supervise testing and make-up work.
• Assist with behavior management and keep the supervising teacher informed of any problems about a student.
• Communicate with parents as directed by the teacher while maintaining student confidentiality.
• Supervise students during meals, bus duty, drills, assemblies, and field trips; relieve the teacher for conferences.
• Accompany students to special classes or assist the resource teacher as needed.
• May substitute as a teacher when appropriate and serve as information source for substitutes.
• Perform classroom health procedures under the supervision of the school nurse.
• Perform clerical duties: attendance, money collection, and display upkeep.
• Participate in in-service training and maintain confidentiality of student information.
• May substitute as a school crossing guard and perform other tasks as assigned.

Education

48 semester hours / Proficiency Certificate for Teacher Assistants

High School Diploma / GED

Associate's Degree preferred

Experience with children preferred

Job description

Elementary Teacher Assistant

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Job Details

Job ID: 5911328

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 01, 2026 7:02 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Job Title: Elementary Teacher Assistant

Salary Schedule: Classified; CHCCS Salary Page

Reports To: Principal and/or designee, usually the classroom teacher

Salary Grade:102

Work Location: Northside Elementary School

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Schedule: 10 Month

Position Summary

Job Goal: To assist the teacher in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning class environment. To relieve the teacher of non-teaching functions to provide the teacher more time for preparations, individualization, and evaluation.

Essential Duties

• Assists the classroom teacher by working with individual students, small groups or large groups of students, including but not limited to the following ways
• Assist the teacher by reinforcing the learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher. Assist the teacher by devising special strategies based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities
• Guides independent study, enrichment or remedial activities set up and assigned by the teacher. Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction
  • Corrects assignments and supervises testing and make‑up work, as assigned by the teacher
• Assists teachers with behavior management in a manner consistent with policies and expectations of the teacher and school
  • Keeps the supervising teacher informed of any problem or special information about an individual student
• Communicates with, contacts, responds to parents as directed by the teacher maintaining the confidentiality of information about all students
• Supervises students as assigned or required - at breakfast or lunch, on bus duty; during class, emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips
  • Relieves the teacher for conferences and emergencies on a short‑term basis, as required
• May accompany students to special classes
  • Assists students or the resource teacher as needed
• May be asked to serve as a substitute teacher, as appropriate, if needed
  • Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
• Performs classroom health procedures, when necessary, under the supervision of the school nurse
• Performs clerical duties as needed or assigned
  • Checks and records student attendance
  • Collects and records the collection of money
  • Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom displays up to date, as requested by the teacher. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom
• Participates in in‑service training programs, as assigned
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers
• May be asked to substitute as a school crossing guard
• Performs such other tasks as the teacher or other supervisor may assign.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Must have either 48 semester hours of education earned/passed, or 7 credits in at least two core subject matter (English, Math, Writing) and passing " Proficiency Certificate for Teacher Assistants " assessment test scores (WorkKeys)
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Associate's Degree preferred
• Previous experience working with children preferred

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform the basic operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, hearing and repetitive motion
• The ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Disclosure

This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

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Contact Information

• Erika Newkirk
• 750 S. Merritt Mill Road
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
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• Email: [e-mail]

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