Teacher Assistant Special Services- MES
Job in
Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, 39654, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
Lawrence County School District
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Elementary School, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Type:
Support Staff/Teacher Assistant
Date Posted:
8/27/2025
Location:
Monticello Elementary School
Closing Date:
UNTIL FILLED
JOB TITLE:
Teacher Assistant
- Special Services
JOB GOAL:
To lead students toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Principal
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Conduct demonstrations to teach such skills as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
- Distribute teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
- Distribute tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
- Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
- Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
- Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Plan, prepare, and develop various teaching aids such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
- Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities.
- Assist in bus loading and unloading.
- Assist librarians in school libraries.
- Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
- Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
- Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories, and assist students with hardware and software use.
- Monitor classroom viewing of live or recorded courses transmitted by communication satellites.
- Operate and maintain audiovisual equipment.
- Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
- Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
- Type, file, and duplicate materials.
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with job description
EMPLOYMENT: 182 days
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