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FERRAGAMO USA INC

Temporary Associate

Paramus, NJ · On-site

$20 - $21/hr

The Temporary Client Advisor provides excellent and specialized customer service by creating ... Actively promotes a positive work environment through teamwork and collaboration. * Assist ...

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Temporary Inventory Ops

Stamford, CT · On-site

$17 - $21.25/hr

Temporary Inventory Ops We are looking for temporary associates to assist in our biannual inventory process. The inventory associate is responsible for assisting in the accurate pre-count and scan of ...

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Temporary Inventory Ops

Stamford, CT · On-site

$17 - $21.25/hr

Temporary Inventory Ops We are looking for temporary associates to assist in our biannual inventory process. The inventory associate is responsible for assisting in the accurate pre-count and scan of ...

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Temporary Assistants are employees hired on a short-term basis to support organizations with administrative, clerical, or specialized tasks. They often fill in for permanent staff during absences, help during busy periods, or assist with specific projects. Their responsibilities can include data entry, scheduling, answering phones, and other office duties. Temporary Assistants provide flexibility to employers and can work through staffing agencies or be hired directly.

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Infographic showing various Temporary Assistant job openings in Peekskill, NY as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 21% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution.

Teaching Assistant (Temporary) - Special Education

Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District

Dobbs Ferry, NY

$4/hr

Full-time, Temporary

Re-posted 22 days ago

Job description

Salary/Pay Scale: $28,550 - $39,505 (Annual wage per contract CSEA Clerical, Teacher Aide/Teaching Assistants)
Application Deadline: July 31, 2026
Start Date: August 31, 2026
Job Description:


The Dobbs Ferry School District seeks a temporary (leave replacement) Special Education Teaching Assistant with proven experience working with students with special needs. Effective August 31, 2026 - December 23, 2026.  Minimum Requirement: NYSED Teaching Assistant certification. Salary commensurate with experience and on par with the CSEA Clerical, Teacher Aide/Teaching Assistant contract. Additional compensation in the amount of $4.00 per hour for toileting duties. For more information, visit our website at www.dfsd.org. 

Description: 

As per NYSED teaching assistants provide instructional services to students under general supervision of a certified teacher. These positions require working with individual or multiple students with special needs, and may include performing toileting/hygiene tasks in support of students with IEP or 504 plan; Behavior Support, including modeling and implementing evidence-based behavior intervention strategies and helping students with challenging behaviors, ensuring interventions are practiced; collect data on student behavior and skill acquisition. 

Duties may vary depending upon student-specific needs. The successful candidate will lead or assist in various activities, aid in the development of educational material, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; is regularly required to climb, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; to reach above the head and reach forward; is regularly required to use hands and fingers to feel or handle objects, tools, or controls, and to talk and hear; is occasionally required to lift and/or push up to 50 pounds. 

About our Special Education Program

We are focused on building an increasingly inclusive environment through an expansion of our continuum of services in general education and specialized program settings, through the ongoing development of exciting student opportunities including unified sports; and by offering expansive professional development including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training for our instructional and support staff. We are seeking exceptional candidates to join our team in this work.

Application:     

Apply here via Applitrack. 

The Dobbs Ferry School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender and disability in the educational programs and activities it operates.

The selected applicants will be subject to a fingerprint supported criminal history background check in accordance with SAVE legislation effective July 1, 2001.



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