Teacher Assistant-30 Hours Weekly-Must Be Highly Qualified-Substitute Bus Driver-Available 10/31/2026

Davidson County Schools; Thomasville (NC); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson County Schools’ Brier Creek Elementary in Thomasville, NC, seeks a Behavior Support Assistant under the Director of Programs for Exceptional Children. The role focuses on implementing evidence-based strategies for PRC-29 eligible students and requires flexibility as the schedule may change.

The BSA assists with student behavior, including interventions, data collection, and coordination with school staff to maintain safety and learning. The position is 10 months.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school with coursework in technical or trade skills.
• 3 years carpentry/building experience or equivalent.
• Ability to work in a school setting with PRC-29 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavior support to PRC-29 eligible students.
• Respond to behaviors with safety and de-escalation measures and document incidents.
• Coordinate with staff and assist with transitions and crisis interventions.

Job description

Teacher Assistant-30 Hours Weekly-Must Be Highly Qualified-Substitute Bus Driver-Available 10/31/2026

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Job Details

Job ID: 5980272
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Nov 03, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Teacher Assistant-30 Hours Weekly-Must Be Highly Qualified-Substitute Bus Driver-Available 10/31/2026

Minimum Salary - Teacher Assistant $17.44 Hourly / Substitute Bus Driver $17.22 Hourly

A maximum of 5 years, none Davidson County Schools, relevant experience credit is available based on approved documentation by Human Resources.

Resume Required.

Please view the attached job descriptions.

For inquiries, please email: Charmell Pettusat [e-mail]

Title: Behavior Support Assistant

Reports to: Director of Programs for Exceptional Children

Terms of Employment: 10 Months

Salary: Hourly

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under the direction of the Director of Programs for Exceptional Children, the Behavior Support assistant will provide behavior support to students identified as eligible for PRC-29 services. The assistant’s schedule and assigned location will change throughout the year based on student needs.

The Behavior Support Assistant will be assigned to assist students who may exhibit behaviors including but not limited to kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, noncompliance, cursing, and verbal aggression. The Assistant is expected to respond to these behaviors in a professional manner that maximizes the safety of the students and staff, including redirecting student behavior, communicating with administration and other staff, completing incident documentation, and as a last resort, using approved methods of physical restraint.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

DPI provides the following guidelines for a PRC-29 funded Behavior Support Assistant.

Students served by the assistant must be eligible for PRC-29 Services under DPI guidelines.

The Behavior Support Assistant, or BSA, provides evidence/research-based interventions that will enable PRC-29 students to remain in school and/or to help students become more productive in the classroom

The BSA can be utilized in the following ways:

• Planned: The BSA works with student for the approximately four to eight weeks, or until the students’ behavior warrants a change. Once the student has reached an agreed upon percentage based on data from the Behavior Invention Plan, staff will re-evaluate the goals of the student.
• Transition: A BSA assists with the student movement from one setting to another. Depending on the student, the transition can last one to two weeks.
• Crisis: A BSA provides short term, evidence/research based interventions to enable student to remain in school and/or help stabilize student. BSAs may work with students one to two days. Or a length of time dependent on the student’s needs.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school supplemented by course work in technical or trade skills and 3 years carpentry/building experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Some positions assigned to this class may require light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Must be able to perform heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and /or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must possess visual acuity to operate machines such as drills and power saws, to perform skill trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, and keep and maintain various records.

Must be able to walk, run, and employ approved methods of physical restraint with students to ensure student and staff safety.

Special Note: This generic class description gives an overview of the job class, its essential job functions, and recommended job requirements. However, for each individual position assigned to this class, there is available a completed job questionnaire with a physical abilities checklist, which can give, further details about that one specific position. Those documents should be reviewed before initiating a selection process. They can provide additional detailed information on which to base various personnel actions and can assist management in making legal and defensible personnel decisions.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted

as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Updated: 08/30/2022

Position Type: Full-Time

Contact Information

• Charmell Pettus , Principal
• Brier Creek Elementary
• Email: [e-mail]