WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Open Position
 

Position: 2024-2025 Teaching Assistant (Posting number 2425-3106)

Location:  Willink Middle School
 
Start Date:   August 27, 2024

Requirements: 

• Must have NYS Certification as a Teaching Assistant - Level I, Level II or Level III or have NYS certification as a teacher
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
• Communicates and works well with students (general and special education), teachers, parents, co-workers and others in the community.
• Experience working in Special Education preferred. 

Position Summary:  The role of the Teaching Assistant is to provide, under the direction of a certified teacher, direct instructional and support services to students (i.e. Response to Intervention, AV/TV, Computer Lab, Counseling Center, ESL, in-school suspension, library, learning center, make-up test rooms, resource rooms, special education classrooms, study halls, or other areas as needed).

Supervisor:  The Teacher Assistant is directly responsible to the building principal or his/her designee. Those Teaching Assistants who fall under Special Education will also be supervised by a district administrator.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Works with individual students or groups of students on instructional projects as directed by a teacher or an Administrator.
• Provides the teacher with information about students that will assist in the development of appropriate academic assistance.
• Assists students in the use of available instructional resources and assists in the development and the use of instructional materials and resources.
• Shares expertise and training with staff as requested by the building principal, his/her designee or district administrator.
• May supervise groups of students being responsible for their whereabouts and activities.
•  Assists teachers and administrators in disciplinary situations following individual student plan expectations.
• Provides escort for students in need of support following individual student plan expectations.
• Attends building and district meetings/workshops as required by the building principal, his/her designee or district administrator.
• Reads and implements student 504, IEP and/or behavior plans in accordance with regulations.
• Case managers and/or classroom teachers are the contact person for families. Any inquiries from families should be directed to them.
• Liaison between classroom teachers and case managers.
• Collects and records data as directed by teacher or administrator.
• Performs such other position-related duties assigned by the building principal, his/her designee or district administrator, during unusual or emergency situations.
• Assists students with physical care tasks and health-related activities as appropriate.  Examples could include: feeding, dressing, transfers between equipment, and toileting.
• Specific and timely job training will be provided by the school district.

Salary:  As per current Educational Support Association Agreement (ESA) as well as education and experience to include pay differential for special education
 
Perks: 

• NYS Teacher’s Retirement System pension
• Health and Dental benefits
• Additional compensation for Master’s Degree, graduate hours and previously awarded tenure
• Tuition discounts for future graduate work at select local colleges and universities
• Partial tuition reimbursement for future graduate courses at select local colleges/universities
• Powerful and diverse professional growth opportunities

 
Application Procedure:  Go to https://www.websterschools.org and click on “Job Postings and Applications” and then enter the posting number in the “Job Search” field. Application Deadline: August 21, 2024.
 
Correspond With:    Mr. David Swinson
                                           Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Human Resources
                                           Webster Central School District
                                           119 South Avenue
                                           Webster, NY 14580