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Job Opening Information SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHING ASSISTANT 25/26

Job Number
102 SPE25/26

Position Title
SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHING ASSISTANT 25/26
Required Application Type
Teacher / Admin
Salary/Pay Scale
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Job Description

Please note that applicants will be reviewed and will be filled on a continuing basis based on program needs.

Hours vary depending position and location (6 - 7.5 hours)

Position and Locations:

6:1:1 – 1:1 Teaching Assistant Positions

  •  Ernie Davis Academy ED, VEW Elementary School ASD, Broadway Academy ASD

8:1:1 – 1:1 Teaching Assistant Positions

  •  VEW Elementary School ED, Bath Havering Middle School ED, Bush Campus ED

12:1:2 – 1:1 Teaching Assistant Positions

  •  Diven Elementary Preschool Classroom

12:1:3 – Teaching Assistant Positions

  • Bath Havering Elementary School– 2 Positions, Bush Campus

8:1:1 – Classroom Teaching Assistant

  •  Ernie Davis Academy ED

Salary: Based on experience and demonstrated abilities. Additional stipends may be available depending on qualifications per the Education Association contract.

Exceptional package including but not limited to:

  • Paid annual holidays
  • Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar
  • Summers off with the option to work summer
  • Generous paid personal/sick time
  • Premium Health plans (GST pays 80%)
  • Premium Dental and Vision Plans
  • FSA & HRA
  • NYS Retirement System
  • 403b AND NYS Deferred Compensation plan
  • Additional stipends per EA contract

 


 

Depending on location, this position may involve direct work with students with autism, emotional and/or developmental disabilities which may include, but are not limited to, oppositional and aggressive behaviors; mood disorders; and potentially severe and unpredictable physical and/or verbal outbursts. Teaching Assistants are expected to:

  • Have the ability to work with a diverse population of students
  • Provide students with a safe, orderly environment that is conducive to teaching and learning
  • Provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities, under supervision of teacher
  • Collaborate with colleagues and provide resources to meet student learning needs
  • Communicate regularly and effectively with stakeholders
  • Record student progress
  • Carries out all other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
  • Valid NYS Teaching Assistant Certification; must possess at least a level 1 Teaching Assistant Certificate
  • Job responsibility may require individual to do one and two-person lifts and/or physical interventions on a daily basis. Position requires the successful completion of all elements of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for schools (TCIS) training. Initial and refresher TCIS training is provided by GST BOCES.

 

Application Procedure
  • Click on the green "Apply Now" button at the bottom of the posting to complete the online application and submit required certification credentials.

Please complete your file by submitting the following information:

  • Employment application
  • Letter of interest
  • Detailed résumé
  • High School Diploma/Transcript
  • Evidence of NYS certification, license or Registration Certificate (if applicable)
  • 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)

The Greater Southern Tier BOCES does not discriminate in employment or in the education programs and activities which it operates on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religion, race, color, national origin or disability in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and New York State Human Rights Law.

 

Job Category
INSTRUCTIONAL
Job Location
GST BOCES REGION; MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

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