Interim Educational Assistant - Special Education

Holston View Elementary School; Bristol (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

No benefits

Job summary

Holston View Elementary School in Bristol, TN is hiring an Interim Educational Assistant - Special Education for two part-time positions starting Nov 2, 2026, ending at Christmas break. The role supports teachers with learning activities, supervises students, and assists with materials and clerical tasks.

Qualifications include a high school diploma with options (associate degree, 48 college hours, or paraprofessional test). Tech proficiency and good grammar are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with one of the following options.
• Associate’s degree or 48 semester hours of college credit or passing paraprofessional assessment test.
• Proficient with technology appropriate for the position.
• Proficient in grammar skills.
• Alternatives to the above qualifications may be approved by the Board.

Responsibilities

• Assist instructional personnel with development and presentation of learning materials and exercises.
• Tutor students individually or in small groups to reinforce learning activities.
• Supervise students in classroom, library, lunchroom, playground, field trips and drills.
• Assist in development of instructional materials.
• Perform clerical duties such as filing, typing, or duplicating materials.
• Maintain student records and files.
• Operate and care for instructional media and office equipment.
• Maintain discipline in the absence of the teacher.
• Assist with strategies to reinforce material based on students’ needs.

Skills

Tech proficiency

Grammar skills

Education

High school diploma with additional options

Job description

Interim Educational Assistant - Special Education

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Job Details

Job ID: 5972559
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Oct 27, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 2, 2026

Job Description

These are part-time positions that do not include benefits. Experience with school-age students preferred.

We have 2 positions that will start tentatively on November 2, 2026 and end at Christmas break.

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma including one of the following:

• An associate’s degree.
• 48 semester hours of college credit from an accredited institution
• Documentation verifying a passing score on the paraprofessional assessment test

• Proficient with technology appropriate for the position.
• Proficient in grammar skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

Principal/Appropriate Supervisor

JOB GOAL

To assist teachers in conducting intensified learning experiences for students; to provide a variety of supportive tasks to improve instruction; to perform related work as required so that each child may be provided with educational opportunities to maximize learning.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists instructional personnel with the development and presentation of learning materials and instructional exercises.
• Tutors students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up learning activity.
• Oversees and supervises students during classroom activities, in library, in lunchroom, on playground, on field trips, and during emergency drills.
• Assists in the development of instructional materials.
• Performs regular clerical duties such as filing, typing, or duplicating materials.
• Maintains student records and files.
• Operates and cares for instructional media, office machines, and equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Maintains discipline in the absence of the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teacher.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Helps students with their clothing.
• Assists with lunch, snack, and clean‑up routines.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participates in inservice training programs as assigned.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Obtains the proper drivers license for student transportation purposes if requested.
• Administers/performs medical procedures for which laypersons may be trained.Performs such other duties as may reasonably be prescribed by the teacher, principal, or supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping and/or kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Position Type: Part-Time
Salary: $17.63 Per Hour
Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Angie Luster , HR Asst.
• Email: [e-mail]