Specialized Education Assistant

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place.

The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are ready to think and act courageously, solve problems creatively, and drive high performance.

• Perform specialized work to assist the teacher in achieving teaching objectives while working with individual students or small groups for the improvement of skills and the increase in student learning.
• Reinforce learning of skills introduced by the teacher; guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work designed and assigned by the teacher.
• Help maintain a well-organized, smoothly functioning learning environment in which students can benefit fully from the program of instruction and available resources.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree, or two (2) years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours), or a passing score on the Para Pro Assessment Test and one (1) year of experience working with children in an educational setting preferred.
• Must possess or be able to obtain certification in CPR and First Aid.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Education and Training
• Industry: Education Administration Programs

MSCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MSCS provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.