Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Assist the classroom teacher with whole group, small group, and/or individual instructional support and classroom management within the classroom and through the building as needed.

Qualifications and Training:

• Completed at least 48 college semester hours
  - The state equates 48 semester hours (including remedial courses), as the equivalent of two years of college. Developmental courses may count toward the 48 hours.
• Obtained an associate's degree or higher; OR High School Diploma or GED
• Pass the Praxis Para Pro Assessment as the statewide test for paraprofessionals prior to being hired ($55 at the applicant's expense)
• FBI/TBI Fingerprint/Background Clearance every five (5) years

Performance Responsibilities:

• Arrives and leaves the workplace on time and dresses appropriately for the assigned school setting.
• Types, duplicates, and complies instructional materials.
• Distributes and collects papers, workbooks, and other materials for instruction.
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning.
• May administer, score, and record achievement and/or diagnostic tests and data from individual students.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips, and other school functions.
• Assists with the supervision of students during arrival, dismissal, at buses, on playgrounds, in hallways and in the lunchrooms as assigned by the building administrator.
• Assists in the preparation and assimilation of materials for school displays/public relations.
• Assumes responsibility for knowing and following school safety rules and proper procedures for crisis management.
• Adheres to the requirements of confidentiality regarding student information.
• Models mutual respect and appropriate behavior in interacting with students.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher and building administrator.

The Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.