Instructional Assistant II-Bilingual/Bicultural

State Employee Benefits Insurance

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance

Leave

• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• Parental Leave
• Military Leave

Holidays

• 11 holidays off with pay each year

Retirement

• Employees are automatically members of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS).
• To be vested, employees must accrue 5 years of creditable state service.
• Vested members become eligible for service retirement upon completion of 30 years of creditable service or upon attainment of age 60.

Deferred Compensation

• Employees may choose to make pre-tax contributions to the 401(k) plan or the 457 plan.
• A minimum $20 monthly contribution is required to participate in the plans.
• The state will match the $50 per month minimum contribution.

Flexible Benefits Plan

• Certain specific expenses can be deducted from an employee's paycheck prior to taxes, resulting in a lower taxable income level.

Higher Education Fee Discounts and Waivers

• A 25% discount on undergraduate tuition at any state operated institution of higher learning in Tennessee is available to children 23 years of age or under of full time state employees.
• Full-time state employees with six months of continuous service are eligible to have tuition fees waived for one course per semester at a state institution.

Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST) Program

• The BEST was created by the Tennessee General Assembly for the purpose of providing Tennessee families with a means to save for their children's future college education costs.

Wellness Program

• The State Employee Wellness Program works to increase employees' knowledge of options for healthier lifestyles through information and events that focus on improving behaviors affecting your health.
• Some specific benefits offered through the program include health risk assessments, fitness events, smoking cessation programs, and various other benefits.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• EAP is a confidential counseling and referral service for all employees and their dependents.
• All services are strictly confidential and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.