Teacher Aide -Dodge Elementary

Williamsville Central School District Dodge Elementary School
- East Amherst, New York Open in Google Maps

Williamsville Central School District Dodge Elementary School
- East Amherst, New York Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5899631

Final date to receive applications: Sep 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

10 hours per week/2 hours a day

Initial hours of assignment: 8:00am
-10:00am

10 months per school year

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers
• Flexibility to work with students and adults in different classrooms
• Takes initiative
• Helps teacher prepare and set up
• Reinforce lessons and provide students assistance
• Enforce classroom rules
• Enforce school rules outside the classroom, which may include bus duty and cafeteria duty
• Help to meet the needs of all students
• Work in several classrooms throughout the day
• Other responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee.

Requirements:

• Warm, caring attitude and approach
• Growth mindset
• Strong communicator
• Patient
• Understanding
• Dependable
• Love of learning
• Efficient
• Sound judgement
• Ability to record keep
• Organized
• Multi-tasker
• Able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers
• Can easily follow directions and be independent when teacher is teaching the class
• Desire to work with student
• Skillset to work with children and problem solve
• Strong organizational skills
• Willing to work with small groups of students as well as individual students
• Must have at least one year experience working with school aged children

Non-competitive Civil Service job description:

Distinguishing Features of the Class: The work involves relieving school teaches in a large suburban school district of that part of their duties which, while related to the teaching process, can be performed by noncertified personnel. The work requires the incumbent to have some knowledge of the specific area of instruction performed by the teacher, to which the teacher aide is assigned.

The incumbent is expected to exercise good judgment and to have considerable ability in getting along with children. Does related work as required.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR
• Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

NOTE:

This position is not designed to replace clerical positions such as Typist, Stenographer or Clerk. Also, it is not designed to assist a Teacher in the teaching process; this is reserved for Teaching Assistants. See Section 80.33 Rules of the Board of Regents and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.

NOTE:

Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

Special Requirements:Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers and others; ability to gain and hold the confidence of and to maintain a patient and understanding attitude towards school children; ability to maintain order in classrooms and to enforce school regulations with firmness; familiarity with classroom routine; good background or knowledge in specific field where specialized duties are involved; resourcefulness in conducting activities indirectly related to teaching process;

ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; dependability; neat personal appearance; tact; courtesy; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Reports to:All work is performed under the direct supervision of the teacher or school principal.

Typical Work

Activities:

• Is familiar with and contributes to the successful implementation of the District's Mission and Belief statements;
• Oversees students in completing assigned projects;
• Assists the teacher in recording grades and marks;
• Proctors and otherwise helps to conduct examinations;
• Assists the teacher in correcting test papers, themes and essays;
• Manages records, materials and equipment;
• Supervises students doing remedial work directed by teacher;
• Assists in preparing bulletin boards, teacher aids and organization of necessary materials;
• Assists in operating audio-visual equipment when required;
• Arranges for films and projectors, as well as ordering other related equipment and supplies;
• Reads in a foreign language from prepared scripts for tape recording purposes;
• Assists in overseeing technical operations or language laboratory equipment;
• Helps to set up science laboratory equipment, conduct experiments and performs limited review of student…