POSITION TITLE: TEACHING ASSISTANT 

QUALIFICATION: Certification Required (Must be NYS Certified) 

REPORTS TO: Building Principal 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Duties and Responsibilities: A Teaching Assistant is appointed by the Board of Education to provide, under the general supervision of a licensed or certified teacher, direct instruction service to students. 

Examples of Work: Teaching Assistants assist teachers by performing duties such as: 

1. Working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects; 

2. Providing the teacher with information about pupils which will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning experiences;

 3. Assisting pupils in the use of available instructional resources and assisting in the development of instructional materials; 

4. Utilizing their own special skills and abilities by assisting in the instructional programs in such areas as foreign languages, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects; 

5. Assisting in related instructional work as required, and

 6. Providing general supervision and assistance for pupils both in and outside of classrooms. 

Required Knowledge and Abilities: Ability to get along with and understand children as well as adults; ability to follow oral and written instruction; patience and stamina.

Nyack Union Free School District is a regular school district located in Rockland County with 5 schools, 271 teachers and 2,738 students. Total Revenue is $98,203,000 and is trending up. Nyack Union Free School District spends $29,989 per student per year on instruction.