SPED Assistant Teacher - Support & Inclusion

Lamar County School District; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar County School District in Mississippi is seeking an Assistant Teacher (SPED) to support instructional staff and ensure students with special needs have access to classroom resources. The role involves guiding small groups, assisting with lesson preparation and activities, maintaining records, and upholding confidentiality and regular attendance.

Educational requirements include an associate degree or higher, with 48 college hours or a Work Keys test as determined by the Mississippi

Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher from an accredited college.
• Minimum of 48 hours of college credit or pass a Work Keys test as determined by the Mississippi Department of Education.

Responsibilities

• Direct any activity that will free the supervising teacher for instruction
• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school
• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning
• Guide small groups of students in independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work to reinforce material initially introduced by the supervising teacher
• Guide children in working and playing harmoniously with other children
• Keep desks, books, papers, materials, and supplies in order and use educational media
• Alert the teacher to special needs of individual children
• Provide assistance to and escort children as necessary
• Help maintain individual records for each child
• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children
• Assist teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and help supervise makeup work and testing as assigned by the supervising teacher, the assistant teacher will not assign grades or confer with parents concerning grades
• Assist with the supervision of children during regular play periods
• Collect and display suitable material for educational displays
• Participate in staff development to be equipped with the skills required to assist teachers in carrying out district initiatives
• Marintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset items assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable, punctual, in person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director, or established by district policy

Education

Associates degree or higher

Job description

Lamar County School District in Mississippi is seeking an Assistant Teacher (SPED) to support instructional staff and ensure students with special needs have access to classroom resources. The role involves guiding small groups, assisting with lesson preparation and activities, maintaining records, and upholding confidentiality and regular attendance.

Educational requirements include an associate degree or higher, with 48 college hours or a Work Keys test as determined by the Mississippi