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Job Opening Information TEACHING ASSISTANT; CAREER CONNECTIONS - CTE

Job Number
062 CTE24/25
Application Deadline
11/13/2024

Position Title
TEACHING ASSISTANT; CAREER CONNECTIONS - CTE
Required Application Type
Teacher / Admin
Job Description

Full-time (1.0 FTE), 7-hour day, 10-month, School Calendar Year Position

The Career Connections program is designed to introduce students to careers and help them develop job-specific skills that could enable them to successfully transition into a 2-year CTE program of their choice.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Assisting the classroom teacher to provide students with rigorous and engaging classroom instruction, project-based learning, and hands-on skills
  • Assisting secondary students in developing appropriate learning attitudes
  • Assisting with adapting educational equipment and materials to best fit the learning style of the individual students
  • Communicating and collaborating with campus Career and Technical programs on campus
  • Supporting students in progressing with appropriate annual goals throughout the school year (e.g., following directions, safety, getting along with peers/adults)
  • Keeping abreast of changes and developments in the field by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals, and other publications
  • Consulting, as needed with parents, teachers, home school counselors and all others involved with the education of the student
  • Maintaining discipline in the classroom and work sites
  • Collaborating with the classroom instructor on the direction of the program
  • Assisting the classroom teacher to monitor students’ academic progress, including but not limited to, progress/marking period grades, attendance, hands-on performance skills
  • Assisting the classroom instructor to implement 504 plans and IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) for students with diverse learning needs
  • Upholding the BOCES’ Values: Service, Collaboration, Leadership, and Integrity
  • Carrying out all other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications

Valid NYS Teaching Assistant Certification; must possess at least a Level 1 Teaching Assistant Certificate

  • Experience with multiple types of hand and power tools
  • Ability to work with students in both a shop and a classroom setting
  • Enjoy working with a variety of subjects. 
  • Excellent communication skills and work ethic

SALARY: Per Educational Association Contract.  Plus comprehensive benefit package

Application Procedure

Please complete your file by submitting the following information:

  • Employment application
  • Letter of interest
  • Detailed résumé
  • Evidence of NYS certification, license or Registration Certificate
  • College undergraduate and graduate transcripts conferring degree
  • One to three current, dated and signed letters of professional reference (must be less than 1 yr. old)
Job Category
INSTRUCTIONAL
Job Location
GST BOCES REGION; BUSH EDUCATION CENTER

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