Teacher Assistant

• Teacher Assistant The Secaucus Board of Education invites qualified and interested individuals to apply for the anticipated position of Teacher Assistant

Qualifications

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Requirements

• A minimum of sixty (60) credits toward a bachelor's degree.Pass the State School Security Clearance
• Ability to provide assistance, encouragement, and support to special needs children
• Valid regular or substitute teacher certificate, recorded in Hudson County
• Ability to keep information confidential
• Disposition compatible with the needs displayed by children with varied educational disabilities
• Willingness to work with students at all grade levels
• Willingness to provide discrete trial training
• Computer literacy PERFORMANCE

Responsibilities

• Provide individual or small group tutoring to students at a time when a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher
• Assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials
• Provide individual assistance and/or work with small groups of students under the direction and supervision of the certified teacher to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher
• Report to the teacher noted progress and difficulties of individual students with whom the assistant is working
• Provide assistance in a computer laboratory
• Provide assistance with playground supervision
• Provide assistance with organizing, duplicating, and distributing educational materials in the classroom
• Engage children in conversation to encourage language development
• Any specialized duty deemed necessary by the principal or designee
• Attend all workshops/seminars scheduled by the district for faculty members
• Teacher assistants will accompany and remain with a class at specials at the discretion of the principal or designee.Teacher assistants will provide support for special education students in the mainstream classes REPORTS TO:Supervisor of Special Services and Principal

Salary

• AND EMPLOYMENT

Salary

• Range
• Current starting

Salary

• is $41,310 as per the 2023-2026 SEA Contract Employment Period: September 2026 - June 2027 HOW TO APPLYThe Secaucus Board of Education only accepts electronic applications.Please apply online at www.sboe.org.OPENING DATE: June 15, 2026CLOSING DATE: June 29, 2026 THE SECAUCUS BOARD OF EDUCATION IS ANEQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYERBoard approved