Teaching Assistant - Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School

Job Number: LAKN0362530-0000 Start Date: 2026-01-05T00:00:00 End Date: 2025-12-01T00:00:00 Description: TITLE: Teaching AssistantLOCATION: Lakeland Copper Beech Middle SchoolSALARY: $33,186START DATE: January 5, 2026APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1, 2025 GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Teaching assistants provide instructional services to students under the general supervision of a licensed or certified teacher.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:Working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects;Providing the teacher with information about pupils that will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning experiences;Assisting pupils in the use of available instructional resources, and assisting in the development of instructional materials;Utilizing their own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects; andAssisting in related instructional work as required.MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Any such candidate employed as a teaching assistant shall hold one of the following credentials:(a) Level I Teaching Assistant Certificate - The candidate shall have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent.

The certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date.

The certificate shall be renewable on one occasion only for three years, except for a certificate that already has been renewed once for a one-year term which may be renewed on one additional occasion only for three years, provided that for a certificate to be renewed the candidate must submit to the department adequate evidence substantiating that the candidate has a commitment for employment in a teaching assistant position under the level I Teaching assistant certificate.

(b) Level II Teaching Assistant Certificate - The candidate shall have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent.

In addition, the candidate who applies for the certificate on or before February 1, 2007, shall be required to have successfully completed a total of at least six semester hours of collegiate study acceptable toward meeting the requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree and the candidate who applies for the certificate after February 1, 2007 shall be required to have successfully completed a total of at least nine semester hours of such collegiate study.

The candidate shall submit adequate evidence substantiating satisfactory employment as a teaching assistant for one school year under a level I teaching assistant certificate or under a temporary license authorizing employment as a teaching assistant.

The certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date and shall not be renewable.(c) Level III Teaching Assistant Certificate - The candidate shall have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent and successfully completed a total of at least 18 semester hours of collegiate study acceptable toward meeting the requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree.

The candidate shall submit adequate evidence substantiating satisfactory employment as a teaching assistant for one school year under a level I teaching assistant certificate or a level II teaching assistant certificate or under a temporary license authorizing employment as a teaching assistant.

The level III teaching assistant certificate shall be continuously valid, provided that the professional development requirement prescribed in section 90-3.6 of this Part is met.

The holder of the certificate shall be required to meet such professional development requirement to maintain the continued validity of the certificate.

(d) Pre-professional Teaching Assistant Certificate - The candidate shall have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent, successfully completed a total of at least 18 semester hours of collegiate study acceptable toward meeting the requirements for an associate or baccalaureate degree, and be matriculated in a program registered as leading to teacher certification pursuant to section 52.21 of this Title, or its equivalent, or in a program with an articulation agreement with such a program.

The candidate shall submit adequate evidence substantiating satisfactory employment as a teaching assistant for one school year under a level I teaching assistant certificate, a level II teaching assistant certificate, or a level III teaching assistant certificate, or under a temporary license or continuing certificate authorizing employment as a teaching assistant.

The certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective date, at which time it must be renewed to be valid.

In order to be renewed, the holder of the certificate shall demonstrate matriculation in a program registered as leading to teacher certification pursuant to section 52.21 of the Title, or its equivalent, or in a program with an articulation agreement with such a program, and completion during the five-year period in which the certificate is held of 30 semester hours of coursework in such a program.FOR CSEA MEMBERS applying to this position and wishing to be guaranteed an interview, please forward evidence of your valid certification to the Department of Human Resources.Current Employees Please Click on Link Below to Apply: Teaching Assistant On-line Application Required: The Lakeland Central School District of Shrub Oak does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, creed, national origin or disability, in its employment, admissions practices, vocational educational opportunities or access to and treatment in programs or activities, in accordance with Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title VII and the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Inquiries concerning application of these regulations may be made to: Joseph Spatola, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services, (Title II, Section 504, Title VII, Title IX Title IX and Title VII). Administration Offices, Lakeland Central School District, Shrub Oak, NY 10588.

. Application Type Name: Teaching Assistant District Name: Lakeland Central School District Region Name: Lower Hudson Valley Salary Type: Salary Category: Fixed