Position Title

SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER AIDE 25/26

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Job Description

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

Hours very depending on position and location

Position and Locations:

• Elmira City School District
• Horseheads School District
• Bush Campus-Phoenix Academy  
• Wildwood Campus
• Columbian Elementary School in Hornell
• Bath School District
• Jasper-Troupsurg Host Site  
• Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School

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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
• Longevity Pay
• 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 86.5%)
• Premium Dental and Vision Plans
• FSA & HRA
• NYS Retirement System
• 403b AND NYS Deferred Compensation plan

 

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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. Teacher Aides are expected to:

• Helps teacher monitor class
• Aids students in travel from bus to classroom and return
• Assists student on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, following teacher's instructions
• Helps students during lunch periods, gym, music, etc
• Helps students to carry out prescribed physical exercises
• Helps with daily living skills/hygiene
• Follows medical protocols put in place
• Carries out all other teacher designed and supervised activities
  • May require heavy lifting (50lbs or more), feeding, assisting with toileting, diapering, physical restraints, escorting and behavior management plans, getting up and down from the floor, walking with the student(s), getting into the swimming pool with the student(s)

Job Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED and completion of one year of course work at a regionally accredited NYS registered College or University OR;
• One year of full-time or equivalent part-time/volunteer experience which shall have involved direction or oversight of the activities of children or youth OR;
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits above; experience in working with disabled students is preferred
• 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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