Teaching Assistant; NY HELPS

Position: Teaching Assistant (NY HELPS)
Location: Claverack

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/10/26

Applications Due
03/10/26

Vacancy ID209240

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NY HELPYes

Agency Children & Family Services, Office of

Title Teaching Assistant (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Education, Teaching

Salary Grade
09

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $40720 to $52413 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Columbia

Street Address Brookwood Secure Center

419 Spook Rock Road

City Claverack

StateNY

Zip Code
12513

Duties Description Under the supervision of a certified teacher, provide direct instructional services to students utilizing lesson plans, tests and teaching aids developed by a certified teacher.

Reinforce subject matter previously taught by a teacher by guiding students through a prescribed and frequently repetitive learning exercise.

Administer, proctor and correct tests.

Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview

Minimum Qualifications Transfer:
One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Open to the Public:
Possession of a current certificate issued by the NYS Education Department in one of the following:

Level 3 Teaching Assistant Certificate; OR

Pre-Professional Teaching Assistant Certificate; OR

Continuing Certificate as a Teaching Assistant; OR

Provisional, Initial, Permanent, or Professional Teacher Certificate.

Requirements for Continued Employment:

Employees must maintain New York State certification as listed above in order to continue employment with New York State.

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

Additional Comments Both Full Time and Part Time options are available.

NY HELPS

* For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non- competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Background Investigation Requirements:

1) All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee's employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees.

2) All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.

3) For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.

The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an equal opportunity employer. OCFS does not discriminate based upon age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, military or veteran status, sex, disability (including pregnancy-related conditions), predisposing…