Teacher Assistant II - Special Education Pool (Resource/Inclusion) (2026-2027)

About the Role

The Teacher Assistant II - Special Education (Resource/Inclusion) provides instructional assistance to students under the direct supervision of a certified teacher, helping with classroom activities, student support, and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and computer instruction.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, and achievement of IEP objectives.
• Participates in the IEP process and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
• Assists students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living and helps them achieve their maximum potential in school or learning activities.
• Assists students with physical disabilities, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Helps manage student behavior, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous behavior as needed.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to prevent and address disruptions, ensuring a safe and orderly environment.
• Supervises students in non-instructional areas such as lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, and study hall.
• Accompanies students on field trips to assist with supervision.
• Constructs, distributes, copies, and uses educational materials as needed.
• Assists professional staff in administering and correcting classroom exercises, tests, and assessments.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists the teacher with parent contact to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment, ensuring they are in safe operating condition.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques, including lifting and climbing, and operates equipment according to safety guidelines.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in the work area and reports any uncorrectable issues to the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Accredited High School diploma, GED, or Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency required.
• For Title I campuses, must meet one of the following Highly Qualified Requirements:
  • Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
  • 48 or more college hours from an accredited college or university.
  • Pass the ParaEducator Training with a score of 75 or better.
• Obtain an Educational Aide Certificate.
• Some experience working with children.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred in some settings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate social, emotional, cognitive, and communication skills for children.
• Knowledge of District policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Knowledge of correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Ability to carry out written or oral instructions.
• Ability to work with students with physical, emotional, educational, and/or intellectual disabilities.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and employee information.
• Ability to establish supportive relationships with students with special needs.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to a supervisor.
• Ability to use software for spreadsheets, databases, and word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation for performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding and mouse use; frequent walking, sometimes with urgency.
• Regular moderate lifting and carrying (less than 40 pounds); may lift students over 50 lbs. and restrain students when necessary.
• Works in a standard office and school building environment; regular exposure to noise; occasional exposure to blood or body fluids.
• Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions; works with students with diverse needs.

Some positions may be grant-funded and contingent on availability of funds.