Teacher Assistant III - PAS

Teacher Assistant III - PAS

Job Status: UNTIL FILLED Posting Date: 06/24/2024 Posting Number: 012363 Location: Ereckson Middle School Position Title: Teacher Assistant III - PAS Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Principal and Director of Special Education

Primary Purpose:

Provide direct assistance to PAS Teacher for students receiving special education services that require significant behavioral supports in the district with learning activities, behavioral interventions, and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

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

• Knowledge of effective behavior management strategies

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.

• Implements level system consistently as per teacher direction.

• 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.

• 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 IS03, $17.29 - $20.49 hourly rate, commensurate with experience according to District salary schedule. Days: 187