Location:
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education Services
Northtowns Academy
Tonawanda, NY 

Assignment:
Itinerant

Hours:                       
7:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Hourly Salary:        
$19.27 - Level I Teaching Assistant Certification
$19.53 - Level II Teaching Assistant Certification
$20.41 - Level III Teaching Assistant Certification

Exceptional Benefits Package including but not limited to the following:  Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

• Paid annual Holidays
• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time
• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)
• Life insurance at NO cost to you
• FSA plan
• Employee Centric work environment
• Fun events for employees to enjoy.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• NYS Retirement System
• 403b AND 457 retirement plans
• Unlimited opportunities for growth and professional development

 

Job Responsibilities:
As an Itinerant Teaching Assistant, the position will be called upon to provide staffing support in a variety of Satellite locations at times when staff shortages are being experienced. The position will be based at Northtowns Academy and will perform duties at that site, unless called upon to assist in a Satellite location with staffing. Duties throughout the day could include, but are not limited to, assisting with classroom activities as directed by the teacher. Assist students with arrival and departure. Assist teacher in the implementation of activities related to curriculum and learning. Accompany students throughout the building. Assist with supervision during activities inside and outside the classroom setting. Teaching Assistants may be assigned additional responsibilities such as teaching classes on their own, covering planned absences and allowing teachers time for meetings and conferences. They may also manage other support staff and assist with recording student grades, data and reporting on student progress. Duties of this job require a knowledge of child development and interpersonal skills to coordinate instruction with the primary teachers as well as communicate with parents.

1. Supporting students across the curriculum.
2. Works with individual students as directed by teacher.
3. Assists the teacher with marking and correcting work.
4. Assists with school events, trips and other activities.
5. Assists in classroom behavior management.
6. Assists with routine classroom functioning.
7. Accompanies students when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the students must go to another part of the building.
8. Assists in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.
9. Assists and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.
10. Assists teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, lifting, toileting, and other activities of daily living (e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).
11. Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.
    1. Teaching Assistants working with non-ambulatory students are expected to lift 40-pound loads independently and may be required to lift/move students weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance from another adult and/or with the use of appropriate lifting devices.
    2. SPECIAL NOTE: Ability to lift/move students either independently or with assistance is a condition of employment for teaching assistants who work with non-ambulatory students. Initial and periodic physical examinations will test this ability. Teaching Assistants should not attempt to lift more than one-third of their body weight without assistance from another adult or appropriate lifting devices.
12. Maintains working knowledge and ability to implement classroom and school wide safety plans.
13. Discuss parental requests for information with the teacher before responding.
14. Maintain confidentiality of student information.
15. Assume teacher responsibilities in the absence of the classroom teacher or as assigned.

Location:     
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education Services
E1B Education Campus
West Seneca, NY

Assignment:
Itinerant

Annual Salary:
$47,533-$54,749
PLUS $1,750 Masters Stipend

Hours:      
7:15 AM - 2:45 PM

 Exceptional package including but not limited to:  Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

• Paid annual Holidays

• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time

• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)

• Medical Insurance waiver allowance

• Life insurance at NO cost to you

• FSA plan

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• NYS Retirement System

• 403b AND 457 retirement plans

 

 Job Responsibilities:

Speech Language Pathologist needed for Erie 1 BOCES Special Education programs for 2025-2026 school year. Our SLPs work with students K-12, with a variety of abilities and needs. SLPs will provide speech services based on students' IEP mandates, complete speech re-evaluations and evaluations, attend CSE meetings and collaborate with the education team. New York State certification in Speech and Language Disabilities required, TSHH/ TSLD. NY State Licensed in Speech Pathology preferred, but candidates not fully licensed may be considered. 

• The individual will provide speech/language services for students with disabilities in various special education classifications.
• The individual will assess and support students with disabilities for initial placement, progress monitoring, and/or re-evaluation purposes.
• The individual will write evaluation reports and read, write, and monitor Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• The individual will maintain session notes and any other required documents for the purpose of Medicaid billing.
• The individual will provide “under the direction of” services for teachers of the speech hearing and handicapped (as assigned), participate in team meetings, write progress notes, and participate in professional development opportunities as they become available.
• Consults frequently with school personnel and parents as to the individual student's progress.
• Undertakes continuous professional growth and development related to the field of teaching and/or specific area(s) of expertise.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned. The assignment is subject to change 

Location:     
Erie 1 BOCES
Special Education Services
E1B Education Campus
West Seneca, NY

Assignment:
Itinerant

Annual Salary:
$47,533-$54,749
PLUS $1,750 Masters Stipend

Hours:      
7:15 AM - 2:45 PM

 Exceptional package including but not limited to:  Employment - Erie 1 BOCES

• Paid annual Holidays

• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time

• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%)

• Medical Insurance waiver allowance

• Life insurance at NO cost to you

• FSA plan

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• NYS Retirement System

• 403b AND 457 retirement plans

 

Job Responsibilities:

Erie 1 BOCES is hiring a Teacher of the Visually Impaired for the 2025-2026 school year. TVIs provide vision services to students based on their IEP/ 504 mandates. TVIs assess new and existing students to determine vision service levels, provide mandated services, evaluate progress and report on student progress, complete PLEPS and develop goals. Additionally, TVIs work with the education team to ensure all vision needs are met within the classroom. Our vision teachers are itinerant, meaning they can travel to any of our 19 component school districts to provide vision services. 

1. Assesses students, both informally and formally, in order to provide an individualized classroom program.

2. Designs plans and appropriate activities to reach individual pupil IE.P.'s.

3. Provides an individualized education program for visually impaired students consistent with state education mandates and the program's goals and requirements.

4. Establishes a classroom environment that provides for the student's social/emotional and behavioral needs as well as academic needs including specific systems of motivation to students.

5. Assists and counsels students in making realistic assessments of their abilities in establishing educational and/or career goals.

6. Keeps attendance records and other reports/records pertinent to the program.

7. Provides, when warranted, continuous consultation and/or management outside of the classroom to appropriate personnel.

8. Provides assistance to students with regular class assignments.

9. Assists in screening, evaluating, and recommending placement of students in the school's program.

10. Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers and staff who have students with disabilities interpreting their abilities, disabilities, and meeting the individual needs of the student.

11. Assists other professional staff members in identifying, recommending, and resolving psychological or disciplinary actions unique to the student.

12. Confers frequently with parents, professional staff members, building level social/emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential.

13. When appropriate, coordinates and supervises work experience and on-campus job training programs involving students with disabilities.

14. Participates, when appropriate, in continuous professional growth and development related to the field of teaching and/or specific area(s) of expertise.