Special Education Assistant - Richland Elementary School

Richland Elementary School; Lynnville (TN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Richland Elementary School in Lynnville, TN is seeking a Special Education Assistant to support teachers in providing specialized academic, social/emotional, adaptive, communication, fine motor, and gross motor instruction for students with disabilities. The role follows a standard school-year schedule and requires collaboration with certified staff.

Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, mobility, and daily activities, implementing IEP goals, and maintaining safety and positive

Qualifications

• Not less than a high school diploma or GED (copy of diploma or transcript must be submitted), and proof of additional training (Associates degree, or 48 semester hours, or pass a state-mandated equivalency test).
• Meets health and physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Attend to the student’s personal needs (including, but not limited to, changing diapers and/or toileting).
• Help students to walk, board buses, use prosthetic appliances, eat, dress, and perform other physical activities as needed.
• Assist with student management.
• Set up and operate learning/development equipment and materials.
• Implement student IEP goals under the supervision of certified teachers.
• Follow safety rules and procedures associated with the job.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Special Education Assistant - Richland Elementary School

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Job Details

Job ID: 5914501
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Sep 04, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 21, 2026

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Not less than a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (copy of diploma or transcript must be submitted upon employment), and proof of additional training from one of the following: Associates Degree, or a minimum of 48 semester hours of higher level education, or pass a state-mandated equivalency test;

2. Meets health and physical requirements.

JOB GOAL

To assist teachers in providing specialized academic, social/emotional, adaptive, communication, fine motor, and/or gross motor instruction and support to students with disabilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. 1. Attend to the student’s personal needs (including, but not limited to, the changing of diapers and/or toileting needs) of the qualifying student;
2. 2. Help students to walk, board buses, put on prosthetic appliances, eat, dress, and perform other physical activities as their need arises;
3. 3. Assist with student management;
4. 4. Set up and operate learning/development equipment and materials;
5. 5. Implement student(s)' IEP Goals and objectives under the supervision of certified teachers;
6. 6. Assume responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job;
7. 7. Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1. 1. Pushing and/or pulling
2. 2. Climbing
3. 3. Stooping, kneeling and/or crawling
4. 4. Reaching
5. 5. Talking
6. 6. Hearing
7. 7. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

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

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. 1. Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
2. 2. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
3. 3. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discrimination and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines.
4. 4. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
5. 5. Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment – usually 180 school days from 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Identified special need(s) of student(s) may require the normal work hours to change.

NON-EXEMPT

NON-EXEMPT from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act in regard to earning (and being appropriately paid) time and a half for all work over forty hours in the defined work week (defined as Sunday 12:00 a.m. to the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.).

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.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Dr. Bethany Farrier , Principal
• Richland Elementary School
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]