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Syracuse City School District
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse City School District

Teaching Assistant

United States

$31,977 USD / year

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Pay: $31,977 USD / year
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 10, 2026

Original job description

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. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent with improving student achievement, and she is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of educators to partner with her in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 35 schools and programs, including 6 high schools, 6 middle schools, 6 K-8 schools, 13 elementary schools, and 4 alternative education programs, serving approximately 19,000 students Pre-K–12. Of these students, 82.3% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 20.1% are served by the Office of Special Education, and 83% are students of color.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Teaching Assistants provide instructional services to students under the general supervision of a licensed or certified teacher, while using their unique skills and abilities to help with the teaching of programs in areas like English Language Arts (ELA), math, science, social studies, foreign languages, arts, crafts, music, and similar subjects.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Work with individual students or groups of students on special instructional projects
Provide individual students or small groups of students with academic support related to specific needs as identified by an IEP.
Assists teachers in the implementation of an IEP and student specific goals.
Record and maintain student’s simple records and information
Record and maintain student’s simple records and information which will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning and behavioral experiences
Assist pupils in the use of available instructional and technological resources that support instruction and individualized expectations
Assist in related instructional work as required
Assist students with specific health related activities as appropriate
When working in a Special Education classroom, employees may be required to perform the following tasks:
Toileting needs
Feeding needs
Lifting students when needed
Pushing students in assistive devices (e.g. wheelchairs)

POSITION HOURS:

37.5 hours per week, 10 months per year

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:

New York State Level I, Level II, Level III, Pre-Professional, or Continuing teaching assistant certificate is required.
The successful candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check, at the cost of $104.50 to the candidate.
City Residents are encouraged to apply!

SALARY/SALARY RANGE:

The current new hire salary for certified SCSD Teaching Assistants is $31,977 annually ($21.32 per hour) per Unit 8 contractual agreement.
Uncertified Teaching Assistants will be compensated $29,143 ($19.43 per hour) while working toward certification.
The position includes additional benefits including:
Health insurance
Retirement
Career Ladder
Paid Leave