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Probationary Teaching Assistant -MS

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES

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Compensation
$29K/yr
Location
Grand Island, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Teaching Assistant Or Childhood Education 1-6 Or SWD 1-6 Certification

Job overview

The Probationary Teaching Assistant will provide small- and large-group instruction, remediation, and student support at Kaegebein Elementary. The role also contributes to instructional planning, student record maintenance, and tracking student progress. Candidates must hold a New York State Teaching Assistant or specified Childhood Education certification and be able to use instructional technology. Literacy or Special Education certifications are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Instructional TechnologyCollaborationFlexibilityOrganizationLiteracySpecial EducationWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationWork EthicDifferentiated InstructionIready MathUFLIMagnetic ReadingData-Driven InstructionWorking With Students With Disabilities

Qualifications

Teaching Assistant or Childhood Education 1-6 or SWD 1-6 CertificationLiteracy or Special Education CertificationAcademic Success at Undergraduate or Graduate Level

Full job description

Probationary Teaching Assistant -MS

Grand Island CSD

1100 Ransom Road

Grand Island , NY 14072

Certified - Teaching - Teaching Assistant {TA}

Job Number 3300057394

Start Date

Open Date 11/05/2026

Closing Date 11/15/2026

Posting Date:

November 5, 2026

Application Deadline:

November 15, 2026

Position Title:

Probationary Teaching Assistant

Anticipated Employment Date:

December 8, 2026

Anticipated Work Location/Hours:

Kaegebein Elementary, 8:35 AM to 3:35 PM

Salary:

$29,471 per GITA contract

Duties:

Teaching Assistants provide small and large group instruction, remediation, and support. Teaching Assistants provide input into the planning process, maintenance of student records, and student progress

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. NYS certification: Teaching Assistant or Childhood Education 1-6 and/or SWD 1-6

  2. Ability to use Instructional Technology to improve student performance and address professional responsibilities.

  3. Collaborate with colleagues

  4. Ability to be flexible and organized

Qualifications Desired:

  1. Literacy and/or Special Education certifications preferred 2. Ability to cooperate and collaborate with grade level team, special area teachers and parents

  2. Evidence of academic success at undergraduate and/or graduate level

  3. Strong written and oral communication skills

  4. Strong work ethic; ability to differentiate instruction to support all learners

6.Experience with iReady math, UFLI, Magnetic Reading and differentiation

7.Ability to use data driven instruction to improve student achievement

8.Experience working with students with disabilities

Application Procedure:

GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Job Attachment View Attachment

Salary: From 29471.00

Salary Competitive Y

Appointment Status Probationary

Start Date 12/8/2026

Required Certification Type Teacher Assistant {0002}

Additional Job Information

Internal candidates need only supply a letter of interest to Personnel

Contact Person's Name Natalie Stanczyk

Contact Person's Phone 7167738803

Contact Person's Email [email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 439 open Teaching Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$29K/yr
  • New York median$34–35K/yr27 salary ranges
  • US median$34–40K/yr31 salary ranges

This rate, $29K, is 15% below the New York median midpoint ($35K) — in the middle half of Teaching Assistant salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 171 open Teaching Assistant jobs in New York and 439 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Teaching Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (26 postings).
Education
22 of the 439 open Teaching Assistant jobs (5%) 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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