Teaching Partner, 4th Grade

Erie 1 BOCES

Buffalo (NY)

On-site

USD 34,000 - 41,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Teaching Partner for 4th grade for the 2026-27 school year. You will assist and collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and implement learning experiences that support the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of children in a safe, healthy learning environment.

Teaching Partners are credited toward permanent certification and may serve as Lead Teacher when the Lead Teacher is absent, with compensation adjustments.

Qualifications

Must be working towards certification.
NYS Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists and collaborates with classroom teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development in a safe, healthy learning environment.
Demonstrates evidence of engaging families and integrating community connections into practice.
Supports an integrated curriculum and helps address instructional goals, activities, and assessment.

Job description

POSITION: Teaching Partner, 4th 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