Substitute Teacher Assistant
Part-timePoughkeepsie, NYPart-time$17.24–18.11/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Astor Services is hiring a Substitute Preschool Teacher Assistant for its federally funded Head Start program, which serves children ages 3 and 4 and their families. The assistant supports educational services in a classroom through instruction, supervision, and ongoing assessments, and may participate in home visits. The role also involves creating a welcoming learning environment and supporting children’s development.
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Substitute Teacher Assistant
Poughkeepsie, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50+Delafield+Street+Poughkeepsie+NY+USA+12601)
Job Type
Part-time
Description
Astor Services is hiring Substitute Preschool Teacher Assistants today! Head Start is a federally funded preschool program delivering services to 3 and 4-year old children and their families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being.
The teacher assistant will assist in the delivery of educational services to children in a classroom setting. This includes; support for instruction throughout the day, supervision of children, ongoing assessments, and may include participation in home visits. Come join our team!
Job Responsibilities:
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Creates a well-organized learning environment for children that conveys a welcoming, trusting, and safe environment.
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Understands and incorporates the principles of play-based learning.
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Demonstrates effective classroom management, including responsibility for supervision of all children.
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Incorporates a variety or experiences in the classroom to individualize and foster the children’s emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and self-help skill development.
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Able to work as a team member.
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Provides coverage, as assigned, to ensure the smooth operation of the program.
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Must follow safety and health practices in the daily operation of duties to maintain a safe learning environment.
Want to know why our team loves working at Astor? Check out our website for our employee testimonials and discover their stories!
Requirements
What You Will Need:·
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A High School Diploma or GED (and a desire to learn more!)·
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To obtain your NYS TA Certification within 6 months of hire.
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Experience working with children.
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Be ready to be a team player with a can-do attitude.
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Ability to embrace challenges and celebrate successes.
Salary Description
$17.24-$18.11/hour
How this job compares
Set against the 523 open Teacher Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.24–18.11/hr
- New York median$18–19/hr113 hourly ranges
- US median$17–20/hr358 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $17.67/hr, is 5% below the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Teacher Assistant hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 137 open Teacher Assistant jobs in New York and 523 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Healthy Kids Programs28 open
- Astor Services (this employer)11 open
- Fedcap10 open
- Experience
- Teacher Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (63 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 318 of the 523 open Teacher Assistant jobs (61%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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