Teaching Aide
Poughkeepsie, NYFull-time$16.88–21.22/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Teaching Aide provides non-instructional support to preschool children with special needs in a classroom setting under the direct supervision of a certified teacher. The role assists with classroom activities and routines, student care and supervision, and maintaining classroom materials and organization. The posting seeks a high school diploma or equivalent and describes experience with young children or children with disabilities as helpful but not required.
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Full job description
Teaching Aide
Company: MidHudson Regional Hospital
City/State: Poughkeepsie, NY
Category: Clerical/Administrative Support
Department: Day Care-Martha Lawr
Union: No
Position: Full Time
Hours: M-F
Shift: Day
Req #: 50578
Posted Date: Nov 02, 2026
Hiring Range: $16.8782/hr-$21.2179/hr
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External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/34630) Internal Applicant link
*If you are hired by WMCHealth, your final base salary will be determined based on job-related factors, including employment status (full-time, part-time or per diem), relevant skills, qualifications and experience. Consistent with our commitment to pay equity, we also consider internal equity among similarly situated employees when determining final compensation.
Job Details:
Job Summary:
The Teaching Aide provides non-instructional support to preschool children with special needs in a classroom setting, under the direct supervision of a certified teacher.
Responsibilities:
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Assists the teacher in managing records, materials, and equipment.
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Assists the teacher in carrying out planned classroom activities and routines.
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Assists in maintaining a clean and organized classroom environment.
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Actively provides nurturing, supportive care to children by addressing each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs.
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Supports children with personal care tasks as needed, including feeding, toileting, and mobility assistance, following appropriate hygiene and safety protocols.
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Supervises students during classroom transitions, outdoor play, lunch, and rest periods, as directed by the teacher.
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Participates in staff meetings and trainings.
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Supervises students and assists with classroom activities that support instruction, as determined and supervised by the teacher.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Experience:
- Prior experience working with young children or children with disabilities is helpful but not required.
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent
Licenses / Certifications:
N/A
Other:
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Must be able to follow routines and instructions with minimal supervision.
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Knowledge of modern theories, techniques, and practices in early education, including the effective use of relevant techniques, modalities and tools.
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Ability to motivate students to reach their highest level of educational functioning and instruct them in therapeutic activities.
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Skilled in rendering activities aimed at maximizing outcomes.
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Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
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Strong problem-solving abilities.
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Competency in using computer applications.
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Strong judgment, resourcefulness, creativity, emotional stability, maturity, and initiative.
About Us:
MidHudson Regional Hospital
MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, is home to the mid-Hudson Valley’s most advanced healthcare services. This 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area’s only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital for patients with serious illnesses and injuries.
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:
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Health Insurance
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Dental
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Vision
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Retirement Savings Plan
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Flexible Savings Account
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Paid Time Off
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Holidays
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Tuition Reimbursement
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External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/34630) Internal Applicant link
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How this job compares
Set against the 461 open Childcare jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.88–21.22/hr
- New York median$17–19/hr64 hourly ranges
- US median$18–20/hr274 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $19.05/hr, is 6% above the New York median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Childcare hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 85 open Childcare jobs in New York and 461 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Childcare postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (132 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 217 of the 461 open Childcare jobs (47%) 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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