Teaching Partner, 2nd Grade

Tapestry-Charter-School-1; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY seeks a Teaching Partner for 2nd grade to assist lead teachers in delivering rigorous, real-world learning experiences. You will support social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development in a safe classroom and engage families in student progress.

The role emphasizes collaboration, differentiation, and participation in professional development, with pathways toward becoming a Lead Teacher and permanent certification.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supports and collaborates with classroom teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences.
• Assists in engaging families in the educational progress of their children.
• Helps integrate an integrated curriculum with reading, math, science and social studies.
• Supports students' emotional, social, intellectual and physical development in a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Demonstrates use of assessment to inform instruction and progress.
• Participates in professional development and applies learning in practice.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by lead teacher and school administration.

Education

Working towards certification

Job description

Certified - Teaching - Teaching Assistant {TA}

Job Number 3300056164

Start Date

Open Date 06/30/2026

Closing Date

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.

Job Attachment

Itinerant Location 111 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216

Salary Competitive Y

Position Status Full time

Start Date 8/24/2026

Contact Person's Title Department of Human Resources

Contact Person's Email [e-mail]