Assistant Teacher Non-Certified

Lamar County School District • Oak Grove, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Teacher provides assistance in the instruction of basic skills and helps ensure each student can take advantage of available classroom resources. The role supports the supervising teacher with classroom instruction, student activities, planning, records, and supervision. It also includes office relief and light administrative tasks. The position requires regular, dependable, punctual, in-person attendance and maintaining confidentiality. Salary, workdays, and work year are established by the Lamar County School District. Performance is evaluated under Mississippi Department of Education and Lamar County School Board policies.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher from an accredited college, or a minimum of 48 college credit hours from an accredited college, or passing a Work Keys test as determined by the Mississippi Department of Education.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including regularly lifting and moving up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Direct activities that free the supervising teacher to provide instruction.
• Meet and instruct assigned classes at the assigned school and at times designated by the teacher and principal.
• Provide office relief by answering incoming calls, greeting families, and handling light administrative tasks.
• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Guide small groups in independent study, enrichment, and remedial work to reinforce material introduced by the supervising teacher.
• Guide children in working and playing harmoniously with others.
• Keep desks, books, papers, materials, and supplies in order, and use educational media.
• Alert the teacher to individual children's special needs.
• Assist and escort children as necessary.
• Help maintain individual records for each child.
• Assist the teacher in maintaining neat work and study areas.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and help supervise makeup work and testing as assigned; do not assign grades or discuss grades with parents.
• Assist with supervision of children during regular play periods.
• Collect and display suitable material for educational displays.
• Participate in staff development to gain skills needed to assist teachers with district initiatives.
• Maintain responsibility for assigned district-owned fixed assets and ensure their appropriate use in accordance with district policies.
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain regular, dependable, punctual, in-person attendance.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, or director, or as established by district policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree