Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is the fastest improved school district in the state of Tennessee. Our mission is to create pathways to bright futures for all students in our community by helping to equip them with the skills, knowledge and supports required to realize their full potential.

We do this by focusing on five action areas in our strategic plan, Future Ready 2023:

• Accelerating Student Achievement
• Future Ready Students
• Great Teachers and Leaders
• Engaged Community
• Efficient and Effective Operations

We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding school support and district-wide staff who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. For classified employees who are interested in becoming teachers, we also offer our "Grow Your Own" program, with pathways to becoming a certified teacher. With nearly 80 schools located in urban, rural, and suburban communities, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

• Acts in a professional, respectful, and welcoming manner at all times.
• Creates a customer-focused climate and provides quality services and support to the school and other stakeholders.
• Supports and promotes the school’s overall mission and vision.
• Creates a structured, positive learning environment for students assigned to in-school suspension and provides supervision for students who are assigned to in-school suspension.
• Obtains student assignments from the teacher and supervises the completion of the assignment. Returns completed student work to teacher as specified by the teacher and/or administration.
• Offers assistance with assignments. For example: reviews directions, provides examples, etc.
• Discusses the inappropriate behavior with the student and offers tools/suggestions to student to avoid problems in the future.
• Performs other assignments if no in-school suspension monitoring is necessary. For example: serves as a substitute teacher or assists teachers or students in other classrooms.
• Assists administrators and staff with safety throughout the school by monitoring students immediately before and after school, classroom, cafeteria, halls, and school grounds as needed.
• NEVER uses corporal punishment to address inappropriate student behavior. Uses appropriate strategies to address inappropriate behavior in the in school suspension classroom and/or diffuses confrontations between students and others as necessary. Seeks assistance from administrators if unable to de-escalate disruptive, inappropriate student behavior.
• Follows school policies, district policies and state/federal laws pertaining to discipline of students.
• Provides support to classrooms and the administration as directed by supervisor.
• Communicates through the proper channels to keep supervisor and other appropriate personnel informed of impending problems or events of unusual nature.
• Follows established procedures for ensuring assigned areas are safe.
• Works collaboratively with administration, principals, secretaries, staff, and other stakeholders.
• Attends work and arrives to work on time.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law.
• Completes forms, reports, or other documentation and submits to the teacher, principal, or other designated person in the format directed by the administrator.
• Schedules parent conferences and/or attends parent conferences if directed by an administrator.
• Uses technology to maintain records and/or complete forms and reports if directed by an administrator.
• Performs general/clerical tasks, which may include answering telephone calls, sending/receiving faxes, or filing documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Education/Experience:

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to use good judgment in assessing situations and ing behavior management strategies that de-escalate inappropriate student behavior.
• Ability to work collaboratively with school administrators, staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to encourage and influence students to change inappropriate behaviors to achieve academic success.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.