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

Reports to: Assigned Classroom Teacher

About the Role

Provides instructional assistance to students under the direct supervision of a certified teacher; assists in preparing, conducting, and managing classroom activities.

Responsibilities

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, science, computer instruction, and other skills.
• 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 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, helping them achieve their maximum potential to participate in school or learning activities.
• Assists students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning.
• Assists students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
• Helps manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures, and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to prevent and address disruptions, ensuring a safe and orderly classroom, and ensuring students are on task.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Accompanies students on field trips to assist with supervision.
• Constructs, distributes, copies, and uses educational materials as needed.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests, and assessments.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment to ensure safe operating condition.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting and climbing; operates tools and equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.
• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies, and regulations.

Qualifications

• Accredited High School diploma, GED, or Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency required.
• Obtain valid Texas educational aide certificate.
• One year of experience working with children required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred in some settings.

Skills

• 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 instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work with students with physical, emotional, educational, and/or intellectual disabilities.
• Ability to perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
• Ability to establish supportive and compassionate 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 supervisor as required.
• Ability to use software to create spreadsheets, databases, and perform word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment.
• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding and use of mouse and reaching; frequent walking, including walking with a sense of urgency.
• Lifting: Regular moderate lifting and carrying (less than 40 pounds); may lift students weighing in excess of 50 lbs. when necessary; may restrain students when necessary.
• Environment: Works in a standard office setting and school building environment; works inside, may work outside; regular exposure to noise; regularly required to listen and speak; this position may involve exposure to blood or body fluids; requires occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours.
• Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions; works with students with physical, emotional, educational, and/or intellectual disabilities.

Pay

• Duty Days: 183, Salary Range: $23,424 - $28,226
• Duty Days: 185, Salary Range: $23,680 - $28,534
• ELEVATE and ACE Campus Duty Days: 212, Salary Range: $27,136 - $32,368

Schedule

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt