Certified Teaching Assistant, Probationary - Middle School
JobID: 2532 Position Type: K-12/Certified Teaching Assistant Date Posted: 1/30/2026 Location: Mildred E Strang Middle School Date Available: Immediate Vacancy Closing Date: Until Filled
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CERTIFIED TEACHING ASSISTANT
Hourly Range = $19.50 - $33.28
Job Title: Certified Teaching Assistant Job Category: CTA/TA Contract Department/Group: Job Description
Job Summary: Certified Teaching Assistants (CTAs) provide instructional services to students under the general supervision of a Certified Teacher. Minimum Qualifications: NYSED Certification as a Teaching Assistant Completion of required state workshops, Child Abuse Detection & Reporting, School Violence Prevention, and DASA.
Primary Activities: • Work with individual students or groups of students on special instructional projects. • Provide the teacher with information about students which will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning and behavioral experiences. • Assist students in the use of available instructional resources, and assist in the development of instructional materials. • Utilize own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects. • Assist in related instructional work as required. • Assist students with specific health related activities as appropriate.
Maintaining Instructional Materials and Records: Maintains instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records (e.g. lessons, attendance, pencils, paper, teaching supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reports, or meeting mandated requirements.
Performing General Clerical Tasks: Performs general clerical tasks for the purpose of helping the teacher get instructional materials ready.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to carry out instruction furnished in written or oral form. • Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications. • Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals. • Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others. • Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs. • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work. • Ability to report work orally and in writing to supervisor as required.