Teacher Assistant

Kemper County School District; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A school district in the United States is seeking a Teacher Assistant to support classroom activities and reinforce student learning. This role involves assisting the teacher in various tasks, including administering tests, maintaining classroom materials, and guiding students in their learning experiences. Candidates should possess at least two years of college education or an Associate Degree. The position fosters a positive learning environment and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting teachers in a classroom environment.
• Understanding of educational techniques and classroom management.
• Good communication skills with children.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce learning for individual students or small groups.
• Assist teachers in planning and implementing lessons.
• Administer and score achievement tests.
• Maintain classroom displays and learning materials.
• Operates and cares for classroom equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other instructional materials.
• Guides independent study, enrichment and remedial work set by the teacher.
• Keeps bulletin boards and displays up-to-date.
• Assists with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in oral communication with students.
• Assists students in the library or media center.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as directed.
• Checks and records student attendance.
• Collects and records money as applicable.
• Assists students with clothing.
• Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Alerts the regular teacher to problems or special information about individual students.
• Serves as a source of information for substitutes in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintains confidentiality of student information and behaves ethically.
• Participates in in-service training and daily/long-range lesson planning.
• Fosters good eating habits and table manners in children.
• Assists with maintaining neat work and study areas.
• Supervises children during regular play periods.
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Uses correct grammar and syntax in speech and writing.
• Demonstrates concern for students as individuals.
• Supports a positive classroom environment conducive to learning and self-esteem.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal, and Superintendent.

Skills

Classroom management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Instructional support

Education

Two years of college or Associate Degree

Job description

Position Overview

Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/ Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant

Date Posted: 2/2/2026

Location: Kemper County Lower Elementary

Title

Teacher Assistant

Qualifications

Two years of college or Associate Degree

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Reports To

Teacher and Principal

Performance Responsibilities

• Follows school board policy and school rules and regulations.
• Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing materials or skills.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up-to-date.
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story-telling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists students in the library or media center.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Checks and records student attendance.
• Collects and records collection of money.
• Helps students with their clothing.
• Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assists with wash‑up and toilet routines.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about individual students.
• 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 in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Participates in daily and long‑range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Fosters good eating habits and table manners in children.
• Assists teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
• Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods.
• Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays.
• Uses appropriate grammar and syntax – verbal and written.
• Demonstrates concern for students as individuals.
• Supports a positive classroom environment conducive to learning that fosters self‑esteem.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal, and Superintendent.