Exceptional Children Teacher Assistant (Adapted Curriculum) 2025-26 School Year

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a dedicated Exceptional Children Teacher Assistant for the upcoming school year. This role involves supporting teachers in creating a well-organized classroom environment while working closely with students to reinforce learning and manage behavior. The ideal candidate will have a passion for education, a strong commitment to student welfare, and the ability to adapt to various classroom needs. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on students' educational experiences in a supportive and collaborative environment. Join a team that values growth and development in both students and staff.

Benefits

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Qualifications

• Must be designated as 'Highly Qualified' with required college credits.
• Previous experience with students is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist classroom teacher with individual and group student activities.
• Guide students in independent study and manage classroom behavior.
• Communicate with parents and supervise students during various activities.

Skills

Experience working with students

Behavior management

Communication skills

Education

48 college credits or 7 credits in core subjects

Job description

Exceptional Children Teacher Assistant (Adapted Curriculum) 2025-26 School Year JobID: 5841

• Position Type:
  Exceptional Children
  
  
• Date Posted:
  3/12/2025
  
  
• Location:
  Smith Middle School
  
  
• Date Available:
  08/18/2025
  
  

Job Title:

EC Teacher Assistant (Adapted Curriculum) 2025-26 School Year

Starting at $17.42 per hour

Full benefits including paid holidays, sick leave, annual leave, holiday pay, health insurance and retirement.

Qualifications:

• All applicants must be designated as “Highly Qualified”. 48 college credits or 7 credits in core subject matter and passing WorkKeys test scores.
• Previous experience working with students desirable.
• Such alternatives to the above as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To:

Principal and/or designee, usually the classroom teacher.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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 teacher.
• Assists teacher 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 inservice 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.

Terms of Employment:

Ten-month year; work schedule determined by the Principal.

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.

Evaluation:

Performance of the job will be evaluated in accordance with the Board policy on administrative personnel.