Teaching Partner, K-4 Tapestry Charter School 65 Great Arrow Buffalo , NY 14216 Certified - Teaching - Teaching Assistant {TA} Job Number 3300049799 Start Date Open Date 10/16/2024 Closing Date POSITION: Teaching Partner, K-4 SCHOOL YEAR: 2024-25 REPORTS TO: Lower School Building Principal and Assistant Principal WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt/10 month Mission: Educating and inspiring a diverse community of K-12 learners by engaging them in rigorous real-world learning experiences which prioritize intellectual, social and emotional growth. Vision: Tapestry is a vibrant, sustainable school that empowers learners and leaders to make a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Values : Perseverance, Integrity, Respect & Responsibility (PIRR). POSITION SUMMARY: This position will assist and collaborate with classroom teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. TEACHING PARTNER vs TEACHER AIDE: At Tapestry Charter School we hire Teaching Partners. This gives you a title that is recognized by NYS Office of Certification and your years spent as a Teaching Partner are credited towards your permanent certification. Tapestry Charter School looks for our Teaching Partners to become Classroom Lead Teachers and advertises internally. When a Lead Classroom Teacher is out of the building, you assume the role of that Lead Teacher and are compensated accordingly. JOB DESCRIPTION: + Shows evidence of successfully engaging families in the educational progress of their children. + Integrates community connections into his/her current practice. + Shows evidence of being an active participant in an integrated curriculum project and can successfully describe a conceptual approach that addresses instructional goals, instructional activities, and assessment. + Shows achievement in integrating reading and math into social studies and science lessons. + Shows success in teaching through the Arts by offering students the opportunity to develop a sense of aesthetic, and to value craftsmanship and presentation. + Demonstrates a working knowledge of assessment FOR learning and assessment OF learning by showing the successful use of assessment techniques to inform instruction. + Demonstrates a willingness to regularly participate in professional development, both on and off site, and to actively integrate this learning into his/her practice and share with colleagues. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: + Be a partner, working collaboratively with the lead classroom teacher. + Participates as a member of a collaborative team by successfully using communication strategies and structures to overcome collaboration barriers such as time and communication styles. + Demonstrates an awareness of personal strengths and challenges in terms of collaboration and can demonstrate flexibility in his/her personal style to serve multiple roles in collaborative relationships/teams. + Exhibits initiative in meeting the professional challenge of meeting diverse student needs in an urban classroom setting. + Demonstrates awareness of and respect toward students, families and colleagues with diverse backgrounds using Tapestry's Core Values of: perseverance, Integrity, Respect & responsibility. + Demonstrates a working knowledge of differentiation, based on data that is designed to help all students achieve higher-order thinking and learning. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: + Knowledge of Expeditionary Learning is a plus. + Classroom experience is a plus. + Must be working towards certification. + NYS Certification preferred. *Salary based on a Teacher Partner Payscale- Bachelors, Masters, Bachelors + Certification, Masters + Certification, plus years of experience. Please make sure to complete an application by clickinghere (https://wnyric.atenterprise.powerschool.com/ats/app\_login?COMPANY\_ID=00005387) for this job posting. Job Attachment View Attachment Itinerant Location 111 Great Arrow Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216 Salary: From 28000.00 Salary: To 34000.00 Salary Competitive Y Appointment Status Annual Contract Position Status Full time Contact Person's Name Lauren Pratt Contact Person's Title Director of People Operations Contact Person's Email prattl@tapestryschool.org