Teacher Assistants

The North Adams Public Schools is seeking Teacher Assistants for the 2025/2026 school year.

Teacher Assistants support elementary students to develop age-appropriate social emotional behavior skills, supporting their ability to communicate and develop the foundational skills and successfully access the curriculum. These positions are subject to the Teacher Assistants contract, it is for 6 hours per day for 5 days per week and is for the school year only. Per TA contract, hourly rate ranges from $17.58 to $19.55.

To assist in providing a classroom environment where all students, including those with special needs, can learn and participate as fully as possible.

Reports to the Building Principal and the Director of Student Support Services.

• Work with individuals and small groups of students on all aspects of their curriculum, under the teacher’s direction.
• Supervise and guide small and large group instruction, as set up by the teacher.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention or programming, as requested.
• Assist the teacher with non-instructional classroom duties, such as supervising classroom routines or preparing materials.
• Assist with non-instructional activities such as supervision of lunchroom, assemblies, field trips, etc.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.
• Perform related duties as requested by the classroom teacher, special education support teacher, and/or building principal.
• Teacher assistant may be reassigned as needed.

The Committee's policy of nondiscrimination will extend to students, staff, the general public, and individuals with whom it does business;
No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to a public school of any town or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of such public school on account of age, race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.