Teaching Partner, 3rd Grade

POSITION: Teaching Partner, 3rd Grade

SCHOOL YEAR: 2026-27

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.

Job Attachment

Itinerant Location 111 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216

Salary: From 34120.00

Salary: To 41240.00

Salary Competitive Y

Position Status Full time

Start Date 8/24/2026

Contact Person's Title Department of Human Resources

Contact Person's Email ***email_hidden***