Special Education; Teacher Aide
Listed on 2026-07-24
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Education / Teaching
Elementary School, Child Development/Support, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Location: Hornell
Job Title
Exceptional package including but not limited to:
Attendance Incentives Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar
Summers off with the option to work summer
Generous paid personal/sick time Premium Health plans (GST pays 86.5%)Premium Dental and Vision Plans - FSA & HRA NYS Retirement System
403b Plan/457 optional
Short-term disability
Longevity pay Tuition Reimbursement
Please note that applicants will be reviewed and will be filled on a continuing basis based on program needs.
Hours very depending on position and location
Position and Locations:
Elmira City School District Horseheads School District Bush Campus-Phoenix Academy Wildwood Campus - Columbian Elementary School in Hornell Bath School District Jasper-Troupsburg Host Site Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School
Depending on location, this position may involve direct work with students with autism, emotional and/or developmental disabilities which may include, but are not limited to, op positional and aggressive behaviors; mood disorders; and potentially severe and unpredictable physical and/or verbal outbursts. Teacher Aides are expected to:
- Helps teacher monitor class
- Aids students in travel from bus to classroom and return
- Assists student on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, following teacher's instructions
- Helps students during lunch periods, gym, music, etc
- Helps students to carry out prescribed physical exercises
- Helps with daily living skills/hygiene
- Follows medical protocols put in place
- Carries out all other teacher designed and supervised activities
- May require heavy lifting (50lbs or more), feeding, assisting with toileting, diapering, physical restraints, escorting and behavior management plans, getting up and down from the floor, walking with the student(s), getting into the swimming pool with the student(s)
- Job responsibility may require individual to do one and two-person lifts and/or physical interventions on a daily basis. Position requires the successful completion of all elements of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for schools (TCIS) training. Initial and refresher TCIS training is provided by GST BOCES.
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