Special Education Assistant; SPED Paraprofessional

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Germantown BOE (TN)

Special Education Assistant (SPED Paraprofessional)

• Position Type:
  Support Staff / Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted: 1/7/2026
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP
• Closing Date: 01/22/2026
• Location:
  
  Riverdale School

Special Education Teacher Assistant (FLSA: Non-Exempt)

Germantown Municipal School District’s Special Education Teacher Assistant staff members are expected to provide best instructional practices in ensuring that students have a quality educational experience evident by socio-emotional growth and academic achievement.

• High School Diploma or GED required. Some experience working with students with disabilities, preferred
• A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications

• Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teachers or other professionals to achieve instructional objectives; assisting students with disabilities with achieving established goals and with personal care and mobility
• Assist classroom teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives
• Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as assigned teacher
• Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher
• Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment
• Assist students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, lavatory, clothing, hygiene, diapering, toileting, and wash-up routines
• Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator
• Assist students with mobility needs such as, lifting and positioning students, lifting in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in and around the school and on field trips
• Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment
• Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher, therapist, or pathologist
• Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student resolution
• Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack, including cleanup
• Maintain various records and files
• Perform related work as required
• Be prepared to perform the job in accordance with the GMSD Classified Staff Evaluation Plan

• General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the teaching of special education population
• Ability to maintain files and information
• Skilled in the use of classroom and instructional equipment
• Ability to operate audio visual, standard office, word and data processing equipment
• Ability to operate adaptive equipment
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, parents, students, and administrators.
• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable
• Standard classroom environment
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate

• Significant standing; some walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling
• Must have the ability to lift 60 lbs
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks

• SPED Teacher Assistant Job Description