JOB TITLE: Teacher Assistant
LOCATION: Webster Elementary School
SALARY: Assistant Teacher Salary Schedule
WORK DAYS: 187 Days - 10 Month Employee
REPORT TO: Building Principal and Supervising Teacher
FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT
The students of the Mississippi Achievement School District (mASD) need your talent, expertise, passion and leadership.
We are seeking highly motivated and innovative practitioners to join our team at the mASD. We seek individuals who are radically relentless about re-envisioning the landscape of public education in Mississippi and making a significant difference in the lives of students, parents, school leaders, teachers, and central office employees.
Currently the mASD serves approximately 4100 students in Yazoo City and Humphreys County in the Mississippi Delta. As part of the state’s comprehensive transformation effort, the mASD seeks to become the model for sustainable school and district improvement in areas of the state that have experienced chronic and entrenched underperformance. Over time, the mASD intends to develop the highest-performing, competitively compensated, and most revered educator workforce in the state known for providing instructional excellence and producing significant outcomes for ALL students.
The district seeks effective teacher assistants with outstanding interpersonal skills who have a passion for working with schools, principals, and communities and who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment, and vision.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We believe that all students can achieve at the highest levels and are committed to providing opportunities that will permit all students to do so. mASD teacher assistants will provide effective support with in the classroom and school environment in an effort to aid teachers, administrators, and other staff in providing the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally. To accomplish this, we need teacher assistants who:
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.
JOB EXPECTATIONS:
To assist the teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment in order that students may learn effectively. Such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned, including, but are not limited to:
QUALIFICATIONS:
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Pay rate and work year to be established by the Superintendent of Education
EVALUATION: Bi-Annually
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested individuals who meet minimum requirements apply online at www.masd.k12.ms.us.
Questions concerning this vacancy announcement should be directed to:
Dr. Sametra Brown, Director of Human Capital and Talent Management
Mississippi Achievement School District
662-746-2125
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by phone.
***The Mississippi Achievement School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer***
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