WLE SpEd Teachers Assistant

Lauderdale County School District; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Lauderdale County School District is seeking a West Lauderdale Elementary School Teacher's Assistant to provide instructional support and help students access resources in the classroom.

The role involves guiding small groups, preparing materials, maintaining orderly spaces, and assisting with daily lesson planning under the supervision of a certified teacher in a busy elementary setting.

Qualifications

• Education Level: High School Diploma. Associatesdegree or higher preferred.
• Certification: Passing score on Workkeys showing proficiency in reading and writing skills
• Other Requirements: Required references and background check

Responsibilities

• Direct any activity that will free the supervising teacher for instruction
• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school and at times designated by the teacher and principal
• 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 the special needs of individual children
• Assist and escort to children as necessary
• Help maintain individual's records for each child
• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children
• Assist the 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
• 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
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district-owned fixed asset item assigned to the employee
• 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

High School Diploma

Associates degree or higher preferred

WorkKeys proficiency in reading and writing

Job description

Posting Name

WLE SpEd Teachers Assistant

Location

West Lauderdale Elem

Posting Begin Date

06/01/2026

Posting End Date

N/A

Full Time

No

Job Category

Non-Certified Application

Schedule

N/A

Licensed Position

No

Description

WEST LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER'S ASSISTANT

Job purpose:

The purpose of the Teacher's Assistant position is to provide assistance in the instruction of basic skills and to ensure each student the opportunity to take advantage of all available resources in the classroom.

• Direct any activity that will free the supervising teacher for instruction

• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school and at times designated by the teacher and principal

• 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 the special needs of individual children

• Assist and escort to children as necessary

• Help maintain individual's records for each child

• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children

• Assist the 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

• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district-owned fixed asset item assigned to the 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

Qualifications:

• Education Level:High School Diploma. Associatesdegree or higher preferred.
• Certification: Passing score on Workkeys showing proficiency in reading and writing skills
• Other Requirements:Required references and background check

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting, but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time it deems advisable.

Terms of Employment

Salary, days, and work year as established by the Lauderdale County Board of Education