2026-2027 School Aide Posting - Emanuel Kaplan

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York's Department of Education is seeking a School Aide to support teachers and help maintain safe, orderly school environments in NYC. You will be responsible for a range of tasks from classroom assistance to lunch supervision and basic clerical duties.

Under supervision, you will help supervise students, distribute materials, and assist with daily routines such as arrival, dismissal, and lunch periods. Reliability, punctuality, and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• No HS Diploma or GED required.
• Excellent record of attendance and punctuality.
• Demonstrated ability to work with supervisors and other school-based staff.
• Demonstrated history of good human relations.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently carry out assignments.
• Bilingual candidates may be considered for schools with language needs.
• Ability to walk or stand for long periods of the day.
• Ability to lift objects up to 10 lbs.
• Experience working with students, preferably high school-age.
• Ability to hold high school students to high expectations.
• Team player with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Hard-working, urgent, and energetic.

Responsibilities

• Relieves teachers of school activities which do not require teaching or other professional skills.
• Relieves teachers in yard, hall, lavatory, study hall and other monitorial duties.
• Handles, stores, and distributes textbooks, instructional supplies and materials.
• Assists with clerical work of a routine nature.
• Maintains order in the lunchroom and facilitates lunch service.
• Assists with school clerical work of a routine nature.
• Checks reports, notes, library lists, etc.
• Manages arrival and departure of bus-transported children.
• Receives children in lunchroom, directs them in washing, wrapping disposal, and lining up for lunch service.
• Facilitates lunch service and oversees return of dishes and disposal of refuse.
• Supervises and leads children in daily activities including entry, dismissal, lunch and drills.
• Additional duties as requested by teachers or principals.

Skills

Attendance & punctuality

Ability to work with supervisors

Team player

Hard-working/energetic

Education

No HS Diploma or GED required

Job description

2026-2027 School Aide Posting - Emanuel Kaplan

• Posted Date: Aug 14, 2026

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the principal or of a teacher, relieves teachers of school activities which do not require teaching or other professional skills
• Relieves teachers such as yard, hall, lavatory, study hall and other monitorial and patrol duties.
• Handles, stores, and distributes textbooks, instructional supplies and special materials.
• Assists with clerical work of a routine nature.
• Assists in maintaining order in the lunchroom and facilitates lunch service.
• Assists with school clerical work of a routine nature.
• Checks reports, notes, library lists, etc.
• Handles the arrival and departure of children transported to school by bus.
• Receives the children in the lunchroom, directs them in washing, in disposal of wraps, and in lining up for lunch service.
• Additional duties as requested by teacher or principals.
• Facilitates the service of lunch to young children. Assists older children in obtaining lunch. Oversees the return of dishes and utensils and the disposal of refuse.
• Supervise and lead children in all daily activities, including entry, dismissal, lunch and emergency drills.

Minimum Selection Criteria

• No High School Diploma or GED required
• Excellent record of attendance and punctuality
• Demonstrated ability to work with supervisors and other school-based staff.
• Demonstrated history of good human relations.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently carry out assignments.
• Bilingual candidates may be considered for schools with student or familial language needs.
• Ability to walk or stand for long periods of the day.
• Ability to lift objects weighting no more than 10 lbs.
• Experience working with students, preferably high school-age.
• Ability to hold high school students to high expectations.
• Team player with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Hard-working, urgent, and energetic.

Anticipated Work Schedule

Monday-Friday. Hours vary by school. Minimum of 4 Hours per day, five days per week

As Per Collective Bargaining Agreement

An Aff…?

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DOE Non-Discrimination Policy

The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy (Open external link) .