Teacher (6168)
Utica, NYFull-time$56–64K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Teacher at Tilton School provides personalized instruction to students with unique learning needs in a structured environment with small class sizes and a high staff-to-student ratio. The role supports students’ academic and emotional growth, recognizing their potential despite adversity and educational gaps. The employer seeks a purpose-driven educator who understands the connection between learning and healing.
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Salary Range $56,000.00 - $63,538.00 Salary/year
Position Type Full Time
Job Shift Day
Education Level Bachelors
Travel Percentage None
Category Education
Description
About Us
The House of the Good Shepherd (HGS) has been changing children’s lives for over 150 years. We provide individualized, compassionate care to youth and families through a range of residential, educational, community, and foster care programs across Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the North Country. Our agency is built on a foundation of empathy, resilience, and the Sanctuary Model of care, which guides our commitment to healing and hope.
What You’ll Do
As a Teacher at Tilton School, you’ll be much more than an educator; you’ll be a catalyst for healing, growth, and opportunity. Our students have often faced significant adversity and educational gaps, yet they demonstrate incredible capacity for progress.
You’ll help unlock their potential by providing structure, stability, and creativity to students with unique learning needs. Instruction is personalized, grounded in each student’s goals, and supported by a structured environment with small class sizes and a high staff-to-student ratio. Many students make meaningful academic and personal gains, and your role in their journey will be remembered for years to come.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a passionate, purpose-driven educator who sees the promise in every student. Someone who understands that learning and healing go hand-in-hand and who’s ready to be a difference-maker in the trajectory of a young person’s life.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Preferred Experience
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Bachelor’s degree and a valid NYS teaching certificate required, or an equivalent teaching certificate obtained through a NYS-approved pathway that leads to a master’s degree in education and permanent certification
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Certification in Special Education strongly preferred
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Prior experience teaching students with IEPs or emotional/behavioral challenges is a plus
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Must meet all NYSED and agency training requirements
Key Skills and Attributes
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Skilled at building rapport with students who have experienced adversity
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Able to create engaging, age-appropriate lessons that support academic and emotional growth
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Organized and responsive to deadlines and documentation requirements
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Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team
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Open to learning and reflective practice
Why Work with Us?
We believe caring for our staff is just as important as caring for our students. That’s why we offer:
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$2,000 Sign-On Bonus
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Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
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Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
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403(b) retirement plan with agency match
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Tuition reimbursement
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Ongoing training and professional development
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Opportunities for advancement
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Supportive, mission-driven work environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
The House of the Good Shepherd is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. HGS encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, including people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and those with disabilities. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access throughout the hiring process.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,573 open Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$56–64K/yr
- New York median$52–71K/yr248 salary ranges
- US median$54–73K/yr689 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $60K, is 4% below the New York median midpoint ($62K) — in the middle half of Teacher salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 699 open Teacher jobs in New York and 4,573 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES119 open
- Buffalo Public Schools29 open
- Rochester City School District25 open
- Experience
- Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (746 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,709 of the 4,573 open Teacher jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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