Reading Teaching Assistant — Tenure Track

Minimum Job Requirements: 

Candidates must hold NYS Teaching Assistant Level I, II or III Certification, or NYS Teacher Certification. Note: The selected applicants will be subject to fingerprint supported criminal history background check in accordance with SAVE Legislation effective July 1, 2001. 

Farnsworth Middle School is seeking a full-time probationary (tenure track) teaching assistant for its Reading Department. Teaching assistants in the Reading Department work closely with reading teachers in the preparation and delivery of remedial reading instruction. They also support students with curricular literacy demands across a variety of settings and are highly valued members of the Reading Department.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A positive, child-centered philosophy
• The ability to support students with literacy demands in general education, special education, and remedial classroom environments under the direction of the classroom teacher
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to collaborate with students, colleagues and supervisors
• Excellent organizational skills 
• The ability to assist with the design and delivery of remedial reading instruction with small groups or individual students
• Good judgment, problem-solving skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality

Regular attendance, acceptance of responsibility, willingness to follow established procedures, cooperation and the ability to react appropriately to changing work conditions are normal expectations of the job.

Speech/Language Pathologist — Probationary

Minimum Job Requirements: 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Successful completion and graduation from an accredited speech and language disabilities program NYS certification in speech/language disabilities required Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA) preferred experience with evaluations and implementation of Augmentative Communication Systems including programming, updating, and troubleshooting. 

Job Description:

Farnsworth Middle School (grades 6-8)

1.0 FTE effective 9/1/2026

The Guilderland Central School District is currently looking for candidates who possess:

• Diverse backgrounds, educational interests, and experiences

• A passion for teaching and a positive attitude

• An adaptable and coachable mindset

• Familiarity with the NYSAA standards and supporting students with developmental disabilities is preferred for position one.

Teaching Assistants — Special Education

Minimum Job Requirements: 

Candidates must hold NYS Teaching Assistant Level I, II or III Certification, or NYS Teacher Certification Preferred. If you do not presently hold your TA certification, opportunities are still available. 

Guilderland Central School District is Seeking Teaching Assistants and Aides for Farnsworth Middle School: 

What you should know about being a part of the Guilderland CSD:

• We are here to support students! We are dedicated to empowering all students to succeed in the 21st Century.

• We’re all about teamwork! We value the voices of our employees, collaboration, and collegial support. 

• We care about our community! It is important to us to represent and contribute to the community we serve.

• We work hard! We believe in lifelong learning and are motivated to continuously improve.

• We are willing to train the right candidate! We want you to build your career with us!

How You Will Spend Your Days as a Teaching Assistant:

• Supporting students with disabilities in general and special classrooms.

• Helping to prepare and organize instructional materials with our teachers. 

• Building positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.

Are you a good fit? The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A child-centered philosophy and a willingness to work with students. 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and staff.

• Good judgment, problem-solving skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Regular attendance, acceptance of responsibility, willingness to follow established procedures, cooperation and the ability to react appropriately to changing work conditions.  

• Candidates must hold NYS Teaching Assistant Level I, II or III Certification, or NYS Teacher Certification Preferred. If you do not presently hold your TA certification, opportunities are still available. 

When you work with us, we offer:

• Competitive starting salary. 

• Premium health insurance options, including dental and prescription coverage. 

• A fantastic schedule with paid sick and personal time. 

• Ongoing professional development, and with pre-approval, college tuition reimbursement

• Retirement benefits.

• Opportunities for growth. If you do not presently hold your TA certification, opportunities are still available. You may serve as an aide/monitor as we assist you through the certification process. 

• Employment that truly makes a difference in the lives of young people.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Special Education Teacher- Middle School  

Minimum Job Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred; valid NYS Certification in Special Education 

The Guilderland Central School District is accepting applications for a full-time, tenure-track probationary Special Education Teacher for Farnsworth Middle School.

The Guilderland Central School District is currently looking for candidates who possess:

• Diverse backgrounds, educational interests, and experiences

• A passion for teaching and a positive attitude

• An adaptable and coachable mindset

• Familiarity with supporting students with disabilities in the general education classrooms; experience as a co-teacher and/or consultant teacher preferred

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

FMS Co-Curricular Advisors

Application Deadline 6/19/2026

Position Start Date 9/14/2026

Minimum Qualifications:

Preference will be given to GTA members.

Requirement: Must participate in a training on managing extra classroom activity funds.

Job Description:

General duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to oversight of students and coordination of club activities, finances and recordkeeping.

**Please note on your cover letter if you are applying for more than one position.**

*denotes clubs currently with a non-stipend advising position

**denotes clubs that are self-funded 

Please complete a General Interest Form. If you are new to this position, please see the administrator in your building in charge of Co-Curricular Activities. To acquire information on the mandatory letter of interest, you must write and submit to your building’s Building Level Co-Curricular Committee.

Apply to: Building Administrator for Co-curricular Activities - Ryan St John

Interviews will be set up for any contested advisorships.

Custodial Worker

FMS - Second Shift

Minimum Job Requirements: 

The Custodial Worker must be able to follow simple oral and written instructions. Must satisfy Albany County Civil Service requirements. 

Job Description:
The Custodial Worker works under the supervision of the Head Custodian, Custodial Supervisor, and the Assistant Director of Facilities, and performs manual work in cleaning and caring of school district property.  The Custodial Worker also does minor maintenance tasks.  While performing the duties of this job, the custodial worker is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk and hear.  The Custodial Worker must frequently lift and/or move more than 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Sweeps and mops floors, corridors, and stairs.

Washes windows, walls, blackboards, sinks, and other fixtures.

Empties waste baskets, collects, and disposes of rubbish.

Vacuums and waxes floors.

Moves furniture and arranges chairs, tables, and other equipment.

Clears snow and ice from walks, stairs, and pathways.

Mows lawns, rakes leaves, and performs a variety of outside grounds keeping activities as assigned.

Delivers packages, messages, and equipment.

Cares for furnace and boiler room equipment.

Paints rooms and equipment and assists in making minor, plumbing, carpentry, and electrical repairs.

Monitors and reports vandalism to school property.

Gives directions to visitors and assists with outside activities.

RELATED EXPECTATIONS:
The Custodial Worker should demonstrate the ability to meet work schedules and maintain output of work under normal conditions.  Regular attendance, dependability, acceptance of responsibility, willingness to follow established procedures, cooperation with supervisors and fellow employees and ability to react appropriately to changing work conditions are normal expectations of the job. 

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Office Assistant I

Minimum Job Requirements: 

Positive demeanor, exemplary customer service, flexibility and adaptability, excellent communication skills.

Graduation from high school or possession of a GED.

Job Description:

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This work involves responsibility for the performance of standardized

Clerical tasks and the full-time or substantial part-time operation of a computer for the entry and retrieval of information

Using software to produce printed material such as letters, memoranda and forms. Procedures are usually fixed, but detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments.

Work is reviewed by direct observation, checking completed work, periodic or spot checks, cross-checking or other steps in the clerical process.

Does related work as required; specifically secure substitute teacher coverage for all teacher vacancies

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Receives and organizes work to be processed determining document format;
• Prepares correspondence, documents, records and other written material in final or draft form using handwritten, rough drafts, marked copy, oral recordings or data from various equipment as the source material;
• Proofreads and corrects work producing accurate, clean and complete prepared copy;
• Prepares, stores and retrieves lists and documents;
• Answers telephone and gives out routine information;
• Updates and stores department forms on a computer or word processor;
• Orders office supplies and maintains inventory of supplies and equipment;
• Sorts, date stamps and distributes mail and packages;
• Performs routine equipment maintenance tasks;
• Serves as receptionist and greets clients and/or visitors;
• Maintains alphabetic, numeric and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material and periodically purging obsolete material;
• Schedules meetings and appointments;
• May collect fees and account for monies received;
• May prepare and maintain time records and payroll data.
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FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Working knowledge of modern office terminology, procedures, equipment and business English;
• Ability to operate a personal computer and utilize common office software programs including word processing, spreadsheet and databases at an acceptable rate of accuracy and speed;
• Ability to set up appropriate forms, charts and other tabular listings;
• Ability to perform close, detail work involving considerable visual effort and concentration;
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions;
• Ability to maintain neat and legible records;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.