Bamberg County School District

District Position Description 

 

 

Position Title: Paraprofessional (Instructional Teacher Aide)

Position Type: 1.0 FTE TEMPORARY Grant Position

Reports To: Teacher

 

Deadline for Applications:  September 21, 2026

 

Job Goal: Lead students toward the fulfullment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

 

Performance Responsibilities:  

• Prepares for classroom activities, under supervision of licensed teacher;

•  Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher;

• Assists individual students in need of special attention;

• Performs clerical duties;

• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up by the teacher;

• Sets up audiovisual equipment;

• Assists teacher with non-instructional classroom duties, such as snack, toilet, and clothing routines;

• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work;

• Assists in drill work;

• Assists with reading and storytelling;

• Assists small groups of students in the media center;

• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of the certified staff;

• Participates in required training (conferences, meetings, and webinars) as assigned;

• Performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.

Working Conditions: Conducts duties in a classroom environment with some exposure to environmental conditions. Requires ability to work under a degree of stress related to duties that require constant attention and working with students. Physical demands are restricted to classroom work requiring lifting/moving of items weighing up to 50 lbs. Occasional local travel and/or overnight travel may be required. Job requires the operation of standard office equipment. 

 

Term of Employment: This position is a temporary, full time (1.0 FTE), grant-funded position, and continued employment is contingent upon the availablity of grant funding. Employment in this position does not guarantee future or permanent employment with the district.

 

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the board's policy.

 

Disclaimer Statement: The information contained in this job-description is for compliance with the American
with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional
duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.