Special Education Behavior Educational Assistant

Special Education Behavior Educational Assistant

Cannon County School District Central Office – Woodbury, Tennessee

Job : 5707276
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: May 12, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full-Time

JOB SUMMARY: Perform necessary activities under the direct guidance of the teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma.

REPORTS TO: Building level administrator, Supervisor of Exceptional Learners

FLSA STATUS: NONEXEMPT
Employees primarily performing work that is subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime pay is required.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY /

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Required to work under the direct guidance of the classroom teacher unless otherwise assigned to another supervisor.
• Assist students with toileting, catheterization, feeding, and other self-help activities as required.
• Assist individual pupils and small groups in developing academic skills.
• Perform clerical duties such as preparing instructional materials, making reports, checking papers, and recording grades.
• Maintain student records as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Administer all diagnostic tools as directed by the teacher.
• Assist in preparing the classroom and organizing all instructional materials and equipment.
• Monitor the classroom when the teacher must attend required meetings, provide consultation, etc.
• Attend all in-service and faculty meetings when directed by immediate supervisors or the Director of Schools.
• Must not discuss confidential school business or student records in or out of school or with peers.
• Assist in the supervision of students on bus trips as directed by the building-level administrator.
• Perform lunchroom, recess/playground, before or after school duty.

OTHER

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project a positive image of the Cannon County School District at all times.
• Keep information confidential concerning school business.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities.
• Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen.
• Have an appropriate attendance record.
• Dress neatly and appropriately, according to system dress code.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Special Education Teacher, Principal, Supervisor of Exceptional Learning, and/or Director of Schools.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits):

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with people.
• Adaptability to construct generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Intelligence:
  The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal:
  The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical:
  The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception:
  The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial:
  The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity:
  The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination:
  The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or in other values of the same color.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 185 Days

SALARY: See non-certified pay scale;
General Purpose School Budget line / IDEA Federal Budget Line: .

EVALUATION: Supervisor of Exceptional Learning in conjunction with SPED Teacher.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS: Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of…