Certified - Area - Teacher Assistants

Job Number 2300219003

Start Date

Open Date 06/28/2021

Closing Date

ABOUT OUR DISTRICT:

The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all - including students who fall behind or have been considered "hard to serve" for a host of reasons. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged Superintendent Jaime Alicea with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of school leaders and teachers to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs, serving 21,000+ students Pre-K-12 of whom 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 18% are served by the Office of Special Education and 78% are students of color.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

In the Building Our Future Strategic Plan, Superintendent Alicea set goals of doubling the percentage of students proficient in eighth grade math and increasing students passing the Common Core Algebra 1 Regents by 50%. We know we will meet this goal with rigorous Tier 1 instruction along with personalized Tier 2 and Tier 3 instruction for students in mathematics in grades K-8.

The Quantitative Reasoning Intervention Teaching Assistant will support students and teachers in the continuous improvement process in mathematical concept development and fluency. All intervention teaching assistants will be expected to engage in and support classroom teachers in the facilitation of the RTI problem solving process in the school they are assigned. QR Teaching Assistants will be responsible for assisting with comprehensive record keeping to monitor and ensure resource integrity, progress monitoring and student growth.

For this position, we are seeking passionate educators who will commit to teaching students struggling with mathematics with determination, purpose, integrity and intensity.

REPORTS TO: Classroom Teacher

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES:

• Possesses a sense of urgency and relentlessness in the pursuit of student success
• Is reflective, self-aware, adaptable and open to challenges to current core beliefs and/or practices related to education, specifically mathematics instruction and learning.
• Thinks critically and is solution oriented
• Takes initiative
• Communicates effectively to a variety of stakeholders
• Maintains meticulous records and adheres to guidelines and deadlines.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities related to mathematics intervention as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• New York State certification as a Teaching Assistant.
• 2-3 years of experience as a teaching assistant. (preferred)
• Some college mathematics courses (preferred) or willingness and comfortability with mathematics instruction and support.

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