Teacher Assistant; SY

Position Overview

The Teacher Assistant role is responsible for providing classroom support to the Lead Teacher and completing daily tasks within a classroom environment.

• Grade(s): K-5th

• Assist teachers with instruction, assessments, grading, and other classroom responsibilities.
• Support students by providing one-on‑one and small group tutoring daily, and small group intervention and student support with the potential of teaching small groups of students.
• Observe Lead Teachers improve instructional techniques and classroom management.
• Provide administrative support including but not limited to copies, hallway duty, organizing classroom materials, etc.
• Aids Lead Teacher in planning and presenting lessons and helps students learn.
• Participate in grade‑level activities and school‑wide functions, events, and trips.
• Provide consistent rewards and consequences for student behavior.
• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students.
• Track student attendance and class schedules.
• Help students adjust, learn, socialize, and report to teachers about possible behavioral issues.
• Ensures classrooms are safe and tidy before and after student departure.
• Supervise students during transitions, breakfast, lunch, and after school.
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues.
• Participating in annual three‑week staff orientation and training.
• Partner with the SPED Team to review material taught in class with individual students who require additional support.
• Assist Lead Teacher by problem‑solving and making timely determinations with classroom issues solution‑focused.
• Establish, cultivates, and maintains a collaborative relationship with the Lead Teacher.
• Responsible for managing and reducing risk within the classroom with the support of the Lead teacher and seeking assistance when needed to resolve the matter.
• Complies with all federal, state, local laws and regulations, including those of the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services.
• Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Perform other duties as outlined by School Leadership.
• Committed to furthering anti‑racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students together.
• Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services.
• Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Valid NYS Teaching Assistant Certification or willingness to pursue state certification, preferred.
• Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
• Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.

• Prolonged periods spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
• Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office…