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Hours: 7:30AM - 2:45PM

Generous Benefits Package including but not limited to the following: Employment - Erie 1 BOCES (https://www.e1b.org/en/about-us/employment.aspx#Great-Benefits)

+ Paid annual holidays

+ Generous Paid Personal/Sick time

+ Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)

+ Medical Insurance waiver allowance

+ Life insurance at NO cost to you

+ FSA plan

+ Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

+ NYS Retirement System

+ 403b AND 457 retirement plans

Job Description: Erie 1 BOCES seeks two Classroom Aides for our Northtowns Academy. These positions are for either 6:1:1 or 6:1:2 classrooms. Experience is preferred, but all interested persons are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams. Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply. Erie 1 BOCES seeks two Classroom Aides for our Northtowns Academy. These positions are for either 6:1:1 or 6:1:2 classrooms. Experience is preferred, but all interested persons are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams. Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply.

+ Assists with classroom activities as directed by the teacher.

+ Works with individual children as directed by a teacher.

+ Assists children with arrival and departure involving coats, boots, and lunches.

+ Helps keep supplies and materials in order.

+ Helps prepare materials for their use.

+ Cleans up and puts away materials after use.

+ Changes children's clothing and cleanses children, if necessary.

+ Assists the teacher in implementing the classroom and/or individual student's behavior management program.

+ Accompanies a child when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the child must go to another part of the building.

+ Assists in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.

+ Assists and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.

+ Assists the teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, toileting, and other activities of daily living(e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).

+ Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.

+ Teacher Aides working with non-ambulatory students are expected to lift 40- pound loads independently and may be required to lift/move students weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance from another adult and/or with the use of appropriate lifting devices.

+ SPECIAL NOTE: The ability to lift/move students either independently or with assistance is a condition of employment for teacher aides who work with non-ambulatory students. Initial and periodic physical examinations will test this ability. Teacher aides should not attempt to lift more than one-third of their body weight without assistance from another adult or appropriate lifting devices.

+ Be an active part of the classroom education team, as demonstrated by following teacher directions, being cooperative, showing support for other team members and focusing on student needs and outcomes.

+ Discuss parental requests for information with the teacher before responding.

+ Maintains confidentiality of student information.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Civil Service Qualifications:

A) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; or;

B) Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved, not necessarily in an aide role; or;

C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Additional Qualifications:

+ Experience working in Special Education preferred

+ Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams

+ Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply

Position Start Date:08/26/2025

Civil Service Title: Teacher Aide

Job Number: 0725-0031