Wauhatchie Forest School is a nature-immersion school serving Pre-K–5 students across multiple Chattanooga-area campuses, including Reflection Riding Arboretum. Our program is built around hands-on, outdoor, place-based learning in a small, close-knit school community.

The Student & Campus Support Assistant provides the day-to-day, in-the-moment behavior support and steady presence that students and teachers rely on, along with the logistical and administrative work that keeps Reflection Riding running smoothly. This role is filled through demonstrated experience and temperament, not formal education credentials.
 

Status & Reporting

• Full-time, 10-month term (follows the school year), in-person, Reflection Riding K–5 campus
• Pay: $17.00+/hour 
• Classification: Hourly, non-exempt — eligible for overtime (1.5× regular rate) for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek
• Pay frequency: Semi-monthly (twice a month)
• Schedule: Follows the WFS student calendar; does not work on scheduled school holidays or breaks (e.g., fall break, winter break, spring break) within the 10-month term
• Reports to: Director Team
• Works across all K–5 classrooms and shared spaces at the site; not assigned to a single classroom

Core Responsibilities

Front Office & Administrative Support

• Answering and routing phone calls
• Greeting families and visitors at drop-off, pick-up, or during the school day
• Basic administrative tasks: filing, data entry, correspondence support, printing and copying

Campus Operations & Logistics

• Sourcing, printing, laminating, and organizing materials that teachers request for their classrooms (execution only — not curriculum selection)
• Coordinating shared schedules (e.g., lunch coverage, cleaning, enrichment blocks)
• Setting up and breaking down spaces for events, assemblies, field days, and field trips
• Maintaining clean, organized, and safe shared spaces across campus
• Monitoring and flagging facility or maintenance needs to the appropriate staff (e.g., supply shortages, equipment issues)
• Coordinating supply orders and procurement for classroom and site needs

Student Presence, Coverage & Behavior Support

• In-the-moment behavior support and de-escalation. Relies on calm, experienced judgment rather than a formal clinical or therapeutic protocol.
• Serving as an extra adult for supervision coverage when a classroom is short-staffed or a teacher needs a brief break
• Providing a warm, familiar, consistent presence for students across campus during transitions and other non-instructional moments

Required

• Significant, demonstrated experience calmly caring for or managing children's behavior — as a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, or in a professional childcare/caregiving role
• Able to lift and carry 30–40 lbs unassisted
• Comfortable with basic office/administrative tasks (phones, filing, correspondence, data entry)
• Comfortable with Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Drive) — used heavily across campus
• Comfortable working outdoors and moving around a multi-building campus throughout the day
• Reliable, flexible availability to respond to same-day behavior-support, logistics, and coverage needs
• Successful background check / child safety clearance

Preferred

• Prior formal experience or training in behavior support, de-escalation, or classroom management (e.g., teaching, childcare, or counseling background)
• Prior experience in office administration, front-desk/reception, facilities coordination, or event setup and logistics
• Valid driver's license, if occasional supply runs or errands end up part of the role
• General comfort with outdoor/forest environments

Benefits

• 50% tuition remission
• 6 days of paid time off (PTO) per year, in addition to scheduled school breaks (fall break, winter break, spring break, etc.) 

How to Apply

• Application deadline: Open immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Anticipated to fill within approximately two weeks of posting.
• Anticipated start date: As soon as possible