The Wappingers Central School District is seeking candidates to fill anticipated Special Education Secondary Teacher positions for the 2025-26 school year with an effective start date of on or about September 2, 2025. These are full-time probationary tenure-track positions. The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking candidates to fill anticipated Special Education Elementary Teacher positions for the 2025-26 school year with an effective start date of on or about September 2, 2025. These are full-time probationary tenure-track positions. The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated Chemistry Teacher position for the 2025-26 school year with an effective start date of on or about September 2, 2025. This is a full-time probationary tenure-track position. The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

Only those candidates holding a valid NYSED certification in Chemistry and General Science 7-12 will be considered. Although the certification required for the position is specific, the school in which the position will be located has yet to be determined.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated Physical Education Teacher position for the 2025-26 school year with an effective start date of on or about September 2, 2025. This is a full-time probationary tenure-track position. The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

Only those candidates holding valid NYSED certification in Physical Education will be considered. Although the certification required for the position is specific, the school in which the position will be located has yet to be determined.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated Spanish Teacher position for the 2025-26 school year with an effective start date on or about September 2, 2025. This is a full-time probationary tenure-track position. The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.

Only those candidates holding valid NYSED certification in Spanish will be considered. Although the certification required for the position is specific, the school in which the position will be located has yet to be determined.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking a highly qualified and collaborative educator for an immediate opening for an ENL teaching position, with an effective start date on or about March 1, 2025. This is a full-time, probationary, tenure-track position. 

The WCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development and mentor support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide effective instruction in English language acquisition aligned with state and district standards.
• Utilize ENL content and strategies to support students' academic and linguistic growth.
• Collaborate closely with general education teachers to implement co-teaching models and support students in inclusive classroom settings.
• Assess student progress using formal and informal methods to guide instruction.
• Develop and implement individualized learning plans to meet the needs of English language learners (ELLs).
• Foster a culturally responsive classroom environment that celebrates diversity and promotes student engagement.

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking a full-time Registered Professional Nurse. This position is responsible for providing, at one or more schools, health services for students and staff, and acts as advocate, liaison  and consultant on health-related issues for students, families and school personnel. The School Nurse is an integral part of the WCSD school program in supporting an optimum physical, mental, emotional and social climate for all students and staff. The services provided by the School Nurse include health care delivery, health counseling and health program and policy development.

  1.      Works with the teacher to prepare instructional materials and class reports, and to present lessons to support classroom instruction.      

  2.      Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.

  3.      Attends Open House and grade level meetings.      

  4.      Keeps applicable records.      

  5.      Does related work as required.      

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking substitute administrator candidates. 

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Patrols school lobbies and corridors.    
2. Maintains order in hallways, study halls, dining areas, gymnasiums, locker rooms, and activity areas.     
3. Issues and checks passes.     
4. Supervises and/or attempts to calm students removed from class for disciplinary reasons.      
5. Intervenes in classroom confrontations and student fights and, if necessary, may help subdue students whose conduct presents an actual danger to themselves or others.
6. Checks storage rooms, lavatories, etc., for students reported missing from class.
7. Escorts students to and from the cafeteria at lunch time and/or special appointments.
8. Informs superiors of observations of student behavior.
9. Oversees students passing between classes in locker rooms and on premises before and after school.
10. Monitors students in parking lots and supervises the loading of buses.
11. May collect attendance reports.
12. May assist in rendering first aid in emergencies.
13. May help children in lower grades with wearing apparel.
14. Does related work as required.      
     

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking substitute teaching candidates in all subject areas. Long term assignments may become available to substitutes with NYS teaching certifications throughout the school year.

Certified substitute teachers will be paid $120 per day. Uncertified substitute teachers will be paid $105 per day. 

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Utilizes a keyboard to prepare letters, payrolls, reports, bulletins, applications and a variety of other material from rough draft.
2. Answers telephone and acts as office receptionist, giving out information of routine nature.
3. Operates a copying machine, calculator, computer, fax machine, or other simple office machines. 
4. Maintains simple accounting and a variety of other records in accordance with prescribed office routine.
5. Sorts, indexes, and files.                                  
6. May enter data into terminal from forms and printed copy.
7. Does related work as required.         

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.   

  1. Maintains stationary or mobile position as assigned during normal school hours and for extra-curricular activities.
  2. Conducts full sweeps of interior/exterior to monitor presence of any students, parents or unauthorized visitors on a regular basis.
  3. Issues and checks passes while on post; keeps watchful eye for unusual activity; monitors hallway activity and keeps the peace.
  4. Removes unruly students from class and other school locations.
  5. Ensures smooth transition to and from classes by enforcing rules.
  6. Ensures compliance with district policies such as those relating to "No Smoking," attendance/tardiness, student behavior, etc., and reports non-compliance  issues to administration.
  7. Assists administration with safe, orderly dismissal.
  8. Ensures unauthorized personnel do not enter the building.
  9. Debriefs with administrative team on day's activities.
10. Participates as a member of the School Safety Team.
11. May provide security for extracurricular activities before and after school and weekends.
12. Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the Principal.
 

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work.
11. Does related work as required.11. Understands and is aware of medical needs of students.
12. Assists with behavior management programs and techniques.
13. Feeds or help students feed themselves.
14. Assists students with toileting.
15. Pushes student in wheelchair.
16. Assists with loading and unloading of students on the buses.
17. Does related work as required.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work.
11. Does related work as required.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Protecting and maintaining student’s health by providing professional nursing services in accordance with
    Nursing Standards and NYS licensing.
2. Providing NYS mandated and annual screening programs including vision, hearing, height, weight and 
     scoliosis.
3.  Facilitating NYS mandated immunization and communicable disease control requirements, as well as 
     providing influenza immunization education.
4.  Identifying and assessing students’ health needs, implementing services and evaluating plans of care which
     impact student learning and achievement or safety.
5.  Participating as members of the school’s multi-disciplinary team, interpreting medical data and writing 
     objectives for the health component of the IEP and/or 504 plans.
6.  Acting as liaison between home and school, and community providers for medical issues.
7.  Identifying and reporting school building safety or environmental issues which impact student or staff health 
     to the building administrator.
8.  Participating as members of the school’s Core Safety Teams.

Upon completion of the hiring process, including all mandatory paperwork, candidates for all substitute positions must receive WCSD Board approval as a WCSD substitute prior to starting assignment date.  

1. Patrols school lobbies and corridors.    
2. Maintains order in hallways, study halls, dining areas, gymnasiums, locker rooms, and activity areas.     
3. Issues and checks passes.     
4. Supervises and/or attempts to calm students removed from class for disciplinary reasons.      
5. Intervenes in classroom confrontations and student fights and, if necessary, may help subdue students whose conduct presents an actual danger to themselves or others.
6. Checks storage rooms, lavatories, etc., for students reported missing from class.
7. Escorts students to and from the cafeteria at lunch time and/or special appointments.
8. Informs superiors of observations of student behavior.
9. Oversees students passing between classes in locker rooms and on premises before and after school.
10. Monitors students in parking lots and supervises the loading of buses.
11. May collect attendance reports.
12. May assist in rendering first aid in emergencies.
13. May help children in lower grades with wearing apparel.
14. Does related work as required.      
     

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.   
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.      
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.      
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.      
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.      
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.    
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.    
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.                                   
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work. 

In addition, a Teaching Assistant (Health)

11. Understands and is aware of medical needs of students.
12. Assists with behavior management programs and techniques.
13. Feeds or help students feed themselves.
14. Assists students with toileting.
15. Pushes student in wheelchair.
16. Assists with loading and unloading of students on the buses.
17. Does related work as required.

1. Assists teachers by working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects.   
2. Assists in preparing lesson plans, individualized education programs (IEPs) and student grades.
3. Prepares planned instructional materials, attendance reports and class reports.      
4. Supervises student involved in non-classroom activities under the general supervision of a teacher.      
5. Implements/follows teachers instructions of classroom procedures; reinforcement, philosophy and consistency.      
6. Makes appropriate referrals when difficulties arise and teacher is not readily available.      
7. Assists with clerical duties related to instruction.    
8. Demonstrates an understanding of students’ problems, keeps a firm hand, yet is courteous.    
9. Attends Open House and grade level meetings.                                   
10. Keeps records, writes lessons on the board, corrects students’ work. 

The Wappingers Central School District is seeking coaching applicants for a variety of openings. 

Salary is based on the WCT Contractual coaching rates.