Job Description

CERTIFIED TEACHING ASSISTANT

Range = $19.50 - $33.28/hour

Job Title:Certified Teaching AssistantJob Category:CTA/TA ContractDepartment/Group: Job Description

Job Summary: Certified Teaching Assistants (CTAs) provide instructional services to students under the general supervision of a Certified Teacher.

Minimum Qualifications:

• NYSD Certification as a Level I Teaching Assistant (Must obtain Level III within 4 years of appointment. Recommendations for extension of Level I will only be made if all requirements for Level II have been met except the required work experience).
• Completion of required state workshops, IE. Child Abuse Detection & Reporting, School Violence Prevention, and DASA.

Primary Activities

• Work with individual students or groups of students on special instructional projects.
• Provide the teacher with information about students which will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning and behavioral experiences.
• Assist students in the use of available instructional resources, and assist in the development of instructional materials.
• Utilize own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects.
• Assist in related instructional work as required.
• Assist students with specific health related activities as appropriate.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records (e.g. lessons, attendance, pencils, paper, teaching supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reports, or meeting mandated requirements.
• Performs general clerical tasks for the purpose of helping the teacher get instructional materials ready.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instruction furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally and in writing to supervisor as required.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is typical for a school environment.
• Work generally performed indoors with limited outside supervision of students.