Teaching Partner, 2nd Grade

Erie 1 BOCES; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Teaching Partner for 2nd grade for the 2026-27 school year. This itinerant, 10-month exempt role reports to the Lower School Building Principal and Assistant Principal.

The position emphasizes collaboration, family engagement, and integration of community connections into an integrated curriculum with a strong focus on assessment for and of learning.

Qualifications

• Must be working toward NYS teacher certification.
• NYs Certification preferred.
• Expeditionary Learning knowledge is a plus.
• Classroom experience is a plus.
• Itinerant location in Buffalo, NY.

Responsibilities

• Assist and collaborate with classroom teachers in planning learning experiences.
• Advance emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development in a safe environment.
• Engage families in the educational progress of their children.
• Integrate community connections into current practice.
• Demonstrate integration of reading and math into cross-curricular lessons.
• Show assessment FOR learning and OF learning to inform instruction.
• Participate in professional development and share learnings with colleagues.

Skills

Collaborative partner

Team coordination

Differentiation knowledge

Urban classroom experience

Certification pursuit

Education

NYS Certification preferred

Working toward certification

Job description

POSITION

Teaching Partner, 2nd Grade

SCHOOL YEAR

2026-27

REPORTS TO

Lower School Building Principal and Assistant Principal

WAGE/HOUR STATUS

Exempt/10 month

Mission

Educating and inspiring a diverse community of K-12 learners by engaging them in rigorous real-world learning experiences which prioritize intellectual, social and emotional growth.

Vision

Tapestry is a vibrant, sustainable school that empowers learners and leaders to make a positive impact in our communities and beyond.

Values

Perseverance, Integrity, Respect & Responsibility (PIRR).

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will assist and collaborate with classroom teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment.

TEACHING PARTNER Vs TEACHER AIDE

At Tapestry Charter School we hire Teaching Partners. This gives you a title that is recognized by NYS Office of Certification and your years spent as a Teaching Partner are credited towards your permanent certification. Tapestry Charter School looks for our Teaching Partners to become Classroom Lead Teachers and advertises internally. When a Lead Classroom Teacher is out of the building, you assume the role of that Lead Teacher and are compensated accordingly.

Job Description

• Shows evidence of successfully engaging families in the educational progress of their children.
• Integrates community connections into his/her current practice.
• Shows evidence of being an active participant in an integrated curriculum project and can successfully describe a conceptual approach that addresses instructional goals, instructional activities, and assessment.
• Shows achievement in integrating reading and math into social studies and science lessons.
• Shows success in teaching through the Arts by offering students the opportunity to develop a sense of aesthetic, and to value craftsmanship and presentation.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of assessment FOR learning and assessment OF learning by showing the successful use of assessment techniques to inform instruction.
• Demonstrates a willingness to regularly participate in professional development, both on and off site, and to actively integrate this learning into his/her practice and share with colleagues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Be a partner, working collaboratively with the lead classroom teacher.
• Participates as a member of a collaborative team by successfully using communication strategies and structures to overcome collaboration barriers such as time and communication styles.
• Demonstrates an awareness of personal strengths and challenges in terms of collaboration and can demonstrate flexibility in his/her personal style to serve multiple roles in collaborative relationships/teams.
• Exhibits initiative in meeting the professional challenge of meeting diverse student needs in an urban classroom setting.
• Demonstrates awareness of and respect toward students, families and colleagues with diverse backgrounds using Tapestry's Core Values of: perseverance, Integrity, Respect & responsibility.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of differentiation, based on data that is designed to help all students achieve higher-order thinking and learning.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of Expeditionary Learning is a plus.
• Classroom experience is a plus.
• Must be working towards certification.
• NYS Certification preferred.

Itinerant Location

111 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216

Salary

From: 34120.00

To: 41240.00

Competitive: Y

Position Status

Full time

Start Date

8/24/2026

Contact Person's Title

Department of Human Resources

Contact Person's Email

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