Parent Infant Program; PIP) Teacher Assistant

Texas School for the Deaf SOC (Statewide Outreach Center) - Austin, Texas Open in Google Maps

Final date to receive applications: Oct 25, 2026 5:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Length of position: 189 days

Hours:

40 hours per week

Assists SOC teachers/team for the instructional needs of deaf/ hard of hearing students and families. Assists in designing and preparing age and individually-appropriate materials and learning experiences for the Parent Infant Program. Assists the SOC teachers/team with monitoring the students inside and outside the center and works with children and families individually or in small groups. Works under the general supervision of the supervisor and immediate direction of the assigned teacher(s).

Performs moderately complex (journey-level) educational assistance work. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Assists the teacher in preparing learning materials/experience set-ups and center displays.
• Participates in the direct service planning in a team approach with the teacher and assists with lesson planning or activity development.
• Provides orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assumes responsibility for the supervision and instruction of students in the teacher's absence.
• Conducts learning activities as assigned by the teacher; works with individual children or small groups.
• Participates in child data collection, documentation, and interpretation.
• Keeps the teacher informed of special needs or unique needs of individual students.
• Assists children in dressing and daily activities.
• May assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning, and signing or interpreting instructions for them.
• Assists children with physical needs and personal care including feeding, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Escorts and monitors children to and from Toddler Learning Center to other places on campus.
• Assists and guides students during mealtime, modeling and teaching appropriate table behavior.
• Implements both individual and group behavior management strategies as instructed by teacher/supervisor.
• Assumes responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• With activities assigned by teacher/ supervisor, works with individual children/families or small groups to nurture developmental milestones progression.
• Helps supervise students throughout the day; inside and outside the Toddler Learning Center.
• Helps teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job including, but not limited to, sitting on floors, lifting, transporting and supporting young children.
• Assist SOC with special projects and events.

• Assists in the ordering of food and supplies.
• Helps with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Helps teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports

• High School diploma or equivalent
• One year of experience working with children ages 0-5
• One year of experience working with children of any age preferably Deaf/Hard of Hearing children
• Sign Language
  - At hire, the applicant must have sign language skills equivalent to a Signed Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI) level of ADVANCED. When applying, the applicant must submit documentation that the applicant believes substantiates that the applicant has achieved the proficiency level required at hire.