Special Education Teacher Assistant

Staten Island JCC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,300 - 40,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Life Insurance

Pension

403B

Free membership

Ample time off

Job summary

Staten Island JCC is seeking a Teacher Assistant to support classroom activities and provide a nurturing environment for children. You will assist the teacher and manage daily classroom tasks while ensuring the safety and well-being of students. Candidates should have a High School Diploma and preferably a Teacher Assistant Certificate, along with experience in childcare. The role offers an annual salary of $37,000 and includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision coverage, and more.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma.
• Preferred to have Level 1 Teacher Assistant Certificate.
• Experience in educational or childcare settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the teacher in classroom activities.
• Support teacher in providing daily routines.
• Conduct class in the teacher’s absence.

Skills

Comfortable working with children

Classroom support

Communication with parents

Education

High School Diploma

Level 1 Teacher Assistant Certificate

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

You will assist the teacher in providing a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment in which the children can grow physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually using the educational philosophies and goals of the program as guidelines.

ABOUT YOU

You will work to provide a safe and nurturing environment for the students. You will be comfortable working with children in an early childhood setting.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Meet with teacher to review and plan classroom activities.
• Support teacher in providing a daily routine consistent with the needs of the children.
• Assist teacher in classroom responsibilities (circle time, free play, snack, toileting, cognitive, motor activities, etc.).
• Assist children in daily activities.
• Be aware of the educational needs of each child (through observations, files, conferences) and work with students on an individual and group basis to help master IEP goals and objectives.
• Conduct the class in the teacher’s absence.
• Keep accurate class attendance records in the teacher’s absence.
• Participate in team case conference meetings to review and update student intervention strategies.
• Maintain professional communication with parents while deferring issues relating to children’s behavior and progress to the teacher.
• Participate in parent-teacher conferences twice yearly, or as needed, to review IEP goals/objectives and school performance.
• Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times.
• Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy.
• Assist and maintain a safe clean, and well‑organized learning environment.
• Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations is followed.
• Assist in planning school wide events.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, in‑service training and on‑ and off‑site professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar.
• Keep Teacher and Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extraordinary circumstances.
• Appropriately represent the Center in all forums.
• Report to the Teacher, Director or in his/her absence the Supervising Teacher.

OUR REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma
• Level 1 Teacher Assistant Certificate (Preferred)
• Experience in educational or childcare setting (Preferred)
• Fingerprint Clearance
• NYS and Medical Clearance
• Fingerprint Clearance (Department of Investigation and Department of Education)
• New York State Central Registry Clearance
• Annual Medical Clearance

SALARY

$37,000 Annually

BENEFITS

The JCC of Staten Island offers comprehensive benefits such as subsidized options for Medical; Dental and Vision coverage, FSA and Dependent Care. We also offer free LTD, STD, Life Insurance, a Pension, 403B, generous program discounts, free membership, ample time off and much more!