Certified Teaching Assistant

Job Responsibilities

• Supporting students across the curriculum.
• Works with individual students as directed by teacher.
• Aids the teacher with marking and correcting work.
• Aids with school events, trips, and other activities.
• Aids in classroom behavior management.
• Aids in routine classroom functioning.
• Accompanies students when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the students must go to another part of the building.
• Aids in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.
• Aids and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.
• Aids the teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, lifting, toileting, and other activities of daily living (e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).
• Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.
• Teaching Assistants working with non-ambulatory students are expected to lift 40-pound loads independently and may be required to lift/move students weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance from another adult and/or with the use of appropriate lifting devices.
• Maintains working knowledge and ability to implement classroom and school wide safety plans.
• Discusses parental requests for information with the teacher before responding.
• Maintains confidentiality of student information.

Qualifications

• Positive outlook
• Strong work ethic
• Caregiving nature

Benefits

• Paid annual holidays
• Generous paid personal/sick time
• Premium health and dental plans (E1B pays 85%)
• Life insurance at NO cost to you
• FSA plan
• Employee Centric work environment
• Fun events for employees to enjoy
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• NYS Retirement System
• 403b AND 457 retirement plans
• Unlimited opportunities for growth and professional development