Teacher Assistant - Texas Hill Country School
About The Position
The Teacher Assistant provides instructional support, training, and personal assistance to teachers of students with physical or intellectual disabilities. The role supports classroom instruction and student development under the guidance and supervision of the teacher. Duties include preparing materials, assisting with lessons and activities, supervising students, applying behavior-management techniques, recording student data, completing clerical tasks, and providing personal hygiene and physical care as needed. The position is based at Texas Hill Country School, a residential school on a 43-acre site outside San Marcos, Texas. The school also offers day services for students who live at home. Its program serves children and adolescents ages 6–22 with acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, and other neurological or psychological challenges. The residential school is licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and its academic program is approved by the Texas Education Agency as a non-public school.
Requirements
- High school graduation.
- Experience as a teacher aide or experience working with children.
- Ability to work under teacher supervision and follow teacher-prepared lesson plans.
- Ability to work effectively with individual children and small groups while meeting instructional objectives established by the teacher.
- Physical ability to lift, position, and assist students as required.
- Ability to accept and adapt to differences in student characteristics and abilities.
- Ability to operate standard office equipment, learn to operate video equipment, and learn individual medical procedures when necessary.
- Good human-relations and communication skills.
- Patience and flexibility.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group instructional support as assigned by the teacher.
- Prepare classroom materials and present activities in cognitive, speech and language, fine motor, gross motor, social/emotional, and daily living skills.
- Reinforce concepts and help students practice skills.
- Collect and record student data, including skill practice, seizure occurrences, and toileting.
- Provide discipline when the teacher is absent, following procedures established by the teacher.
- Implement behavior-modification plans.
- Practice speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax objectives with students as directed by the speech therapist.
- Read to students, ask questions to stimulate language development, and present expressive and receptive language activities.
- Supervise learning centers during independent work and help students manipulate materials.
- Participate in classroom activities such as discussions and games.
- Operate computer and audiovisual equipment, including DVD players, data projectors, and smartboards.
- Perform related work as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
