Paraprofessional (Media Clerk) - Sumter High

Sumter School District; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumter High School in Sumter, South Carolina seeks a Paraprofessional in the Media Center to support instruction and maintain a positive learning environment under the direction of the media specialist.

Qualifications include an Associate's Degree or 60 credit hours, with at least three years in a public school setting preferred; the position is full-time for 185 days, with pay based on credentials and experience.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 60 college credits from an accredited college/university.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the media specialist, helps to maintain and oversee a positive learning environment.
• Assists the teacher in implementing daily learning experiences aligned with school practices and instructional mission.
• Collaborates with the teacher to support curricular planning and classroom environment.
• Assists the teacher in providing accommodations for students as needed.
• Helps promote a safe, secure, healthy learning environment.
• Works with individual students or small groups on behavior or academics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate degree / 60 credits

Job description

Paraprofessional (Media Clerk) - Sumter High

Paraprofessional (Media Clerk) - Sumter High

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Job Details

Job ID: 5927458
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 15, 2026 3:24 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Position:Paraprofessional - Media Center

Work Location: Sumter HighSchool

Qualifications:Applicants must possess a minimum of an Associate's Degree or 60 college credit hoursfrom an accredited college or university to meet the Highly Qualified requirement; A minimum of three (3) years of experience working in apublicschool setting is highly desired.

Reports To: Principal

Length of Service: 185 days

Rate of Pay: Based upon credentials and experience in accordance with the district-approved pay schedule.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the media specialist, helps to maintain and oversee a positive learning environment.
• Assists the teacher in implementing appropriate daily learning experiences that are congruentwith the approved practices for the grade level and/or class compositionand aligned with the instructional mission of the school and district.
• Collaborates with theteacher as appropriate to help ensure that informed decisions are maderegarding curricular planning, classroom environment issues, andinstructional practices.
• Assists the teacher inproviding any unique and/or special accommodations required for students.
• Helps the teacher promotea safe, secure, healthy learning environment.
• Works with individual student or small groups of students for behavior or academic issues
• Works with othersconsistently in a cooperative and respectful manner.
• Performs all other dutiesas assigned.

Evaluation:Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of Sumter School Board policy.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Employees will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Sumter School District reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description or application deadline at any time for the efficient operation of the district.

Sumter School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Student Services > Librarian/Media Specialist

Contact Information

• Tiffany Walters
• 1345 Wilson Hall Road
• Sumter, South Carolina 29150
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]