Teacher Assistant II - ECSE

Teacher Assistant II - ECSE

Job Status: UNTIL FILLED Posting Date: 12/11/2025 Posting Number: 013314 Location: Anderson Position Title: Teacher Assistant II - ECSE Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Principal

Primary Purpose:

To provide a well-organized smoothly functioning class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

Qualifications: Education/Certification:

• High School diploma
• Obtain Paraprofessional certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to work well with children and adolescents
• Knowledge of computers and general office equipment

Experience: Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assists the teacher in classroom instructional activities and computer software.
• Monitors student behavior and reports problems and related circumstances to teacher.
• Assists teacher with implementation of behavior management systems.
• Assists pupils in need of special attention including health, hygiene and feeding as appropriate.
• Prepares instructional materials under teacher direction.
• Assists in administration of teacher made tests.
• Checks, marks, and corrects pupils work according to specific teacher instruction.
• Performs clerical and ARD-related duties as needed:
• Assists with supervision of students during field trips and other special activities, lunch, recess, restroom breaks, and bus related times.
• Works with special education students in the regular classroom as required by IEP's.
• Supervises children in regular classroom while teacher attends ARD meeting.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding students and their records at all times.
• Provides physical restraint as per AISD policy using approved crisis intervention methods.
• Maintains emotional control and models effective coping skills, e.g. calm, low voice, neutral facial expression, non-challenging and non-argumentative interactions with students, polite precise requests and quiet requests to teacher for assistance if problems are noted.
• Attends training as required.
• Performs other duties as the superintendent may assign.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Customer Care Skills:

• Provide professional communication with students, parents, community members, staff and other professionals at all times.
• Use proper phone etiquette at all times, speaking slowly and clearly. Take reliable messages, and route to appropriate staff.
• Ensure superior customer care skills are used via eye contact, facial expressions, voice inflections, body language, and an attitude of "going the extra mile" for others.
• Ensure all requests for information are dealt with in an appropriate timeframe.
• Create and maintain a welcoming, service-oriented environment toward all internal and external customers.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands:

Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals.

Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.

Motion: Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching.

Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent districtwide travel; occasional statewide travel and out-of-state travel

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress.

Salary: Pay Grade IS02,$16.85-$19.90 hourly rate commensurate with experience according to District salary schedule.

Days: 187