Educational Assistant - Proximity Support

About the role

The Educational Assistant – Proximity Support will perform specialized work to co-facilitate learning with varied modes of blended instruction. Under direct mentorship from the teacher of record, the role is directly involved with assisting the virtual synchronous teacher to achieve student success. Responsibilities include targeted work with individual students and small groups, monitoring and documenting student progress, and regular communication with the classroom teacher regarding instruction and other learning resources. The position works closely with teachers to resolve complex problems by being physically present to assist teachers and students with their needs within the immediate classroom.

Responsibilities

• Supports students with learning skills introduced by the classroom teacher.
• Assists the teacher of record with establishing classroom leadership skills and hands-on student interaction.
• Assists the teacher by distributing educational content including notes, tests, and assignments.
• Provides instructional support to students in varied classroom settings (i.e., whole group, small group, and individual).
• Provides additional support, as needed, to enhance student achievement through co-teaching and reinforcement of learning concepts in the classroom environment.
• Encourages more collaboration and creativity from a student perspective by emphasizing teaching strategies in a smaller, more controlled setting.
• Assists the virtual synchronous teacher with maintaining a well-organized, smoothly functioning learning environment.
• Monitors student progress, collects and documents appropriate academic and/or behavioral data; observes assignments and test data to identify opportunities to reteach and reinforce when misunderstandings of content are detected.
• Assists the classroom teacher with the distributing of progress reports to students.
• Attends all required professional learning sessions associated with the classes/content areas served to build specialized knowledge.
• Participates in district-provided job-related training, staff meetings, in-service, and other professional development sessions as required by the Memphis Shelby County School District.
• In collaboration with the classroom teacher, provides general supervision of students while in the classroom or other district premises.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of supporting student academic achievement.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree or two (2) years of college (minimum of 48 semester hours).
• 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.
• Proof of education, training, and/or experience is required.

Degree equivalency formula: Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years plus required years of experience; Master’s Degree = 6 years plus required years of experience.