Instructional Openings

Instructional openings listed on this page should be applied for through Online Application System for K-12 Education (OLAS). Cohoes City School District employees should apply to Human Resources.

Vacancy for Special Education Teacher

Position: Special Education Teacher, Functional Skills Class 3-5 – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Students with Disabilities (Early childhood -Birth – Grade 2) AND Students with Disabilities (Childhood Grades 1-6) OR Students with Disabilities Pre-K 12 – all Grades) OR Permanent Special Education certification is required.
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-47″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for Special Education Teacher

Position: Special Education Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Students with Disabilities (Early childhood -Birth – Grade 2) AND Students with Disabilities (Childhood Grades 1-6) OR Students with Disabilities Pre-K 12 – all Grades) OR Permanent Special Education certification is required.
Location: Abram Lansing Elementary School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-35″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Anticipated Vacancy for Science Teacher

Position: Science Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Biology 7-12
Location: Cohoes High School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-38″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for School Nurse, R.N.

Position: School Nurse R.N. – 1.0 FTE
License: Registered Nurse
Location: Cohoes High School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-39″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for School Psychologist

Position: School Psychologist – 1.0 FTE
Certification: School Psychologist
Location: Harmony Hill School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-34″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for Mathematics Teacher

Position: Mathematics Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Mathematics 7-12
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: Per CTA contract (grant-funded)
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by June 23, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-45″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for Special Education Teacher

Position: Special Education Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Students with Disabilities (Early childhood -Birth – Grade 2) AND Students with Disabilities (Childhood Grades 1-6) OR Students with Disabilities Pre-K 12 – all Grades) OR Permanent Special Education certification is required.
Location: Harmony Hill School
Salary: As per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-36″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for Tutoring Center Instructor

Position: Tutoring Center Instructor
Certification: NYS Certified teacher in Math, Science, English, Social Studies, or Students with Disabilities preferred; other certifications will be considered
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: $42,000/ school year
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by June 22, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-40″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Anticipated Vacancy for Art

Position: Art teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Visual Arts
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by June 17, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-42″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy For Teacher of English Speakers of Other Languages

Position: ESL – 1.0 FTE
Certification: English Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Districtwide
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by June 17, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-43″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS or Recruitfront.

Multiple Vacancies for Teaching Assistants

Position: Full-time Teaching Assistants
Certification: Teacher Certification or Four-year degree with Teaching Assistant Certification preferred.  Minimum Requirements: Associates degree with Teaching Assistant Certification 
Location: Abram Lansing Elementary School 
Salary:  Per CTA Contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy #27-37. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy for Elementary Teacher

Position: Elementary Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Location: Abram Lansing Elementary School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by June 9, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-33″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Anticipated Vacancy for Speech Teacher

Position: Speech Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Speech and Language Disabilities
Location: Districtwide
Salary: As per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by May 21, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-25″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Anticipated Vacancy for Special Education Teacher

Position: Special Education Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Students with Disabilities (Middle Childhood – grades 5-9); Students with Disabilities (Adolescent – grades 7-12); or Students with Disabilities (Prek-12 all grades).
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: As per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Apply by May 19, 2026. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-24″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Anticipated Vacancy for Science Teacher

Position: Science Teacher – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Earth Science 7-12
Location: Cohoes High School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: September 1, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy” #27-22″ in the subject line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

9th Grade Road to Success (8th to 9th grade transition)

Teachers: Secondary Content Area Teacher
School Social Worker
Location: Cohoes Middle School
Salary: As per CTA contract
Summer School Term: July 6, 2026 – July 30, 2026, Monday-Thursday 10am-12pm

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include position title in the subject line.

Secondary Summer School – Anticipated Regents Review Classes

Teachers: Alegebra
Alegebra II
Geometry
English
Earth Science
Chemistry
Living Environment
Global
US History

Location: Cohoes High School
Salary: As per CTA contract
Summer School Term: August 10, 2026-August 13, 2026; 12pm-2pm (4 sessions). Times may flex Monday-Thursday. Summer School Regents Review may be cancelled at any time due to low enrollment.
Regents exams: August 18, 2026 and August 19, 2026. Apply to proctor and/or grade separately

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please put position title in subject line.

Secondary Summer School Anticipated Offerings

Opportunities to teacher more than one session may be available contingent upon enrollment.

Teachers: English 9
Algebra I
Global I
Living Environment (additional lab component)
Science Recovery with Lab if needed
Edgenuity Lab (content area teacher) – (2 sessions)
Special Education – Consultant – (2 session)
Library Media Specialist
ELL Consultant (if needed)
Location: Cohoes High School
Salary: As per CTA contract
Summer School Term: July 6, 2026-July 30, 2026, Monday-Thursday – 9am-2pm

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please put position title in subject line.

Anticipated Vacancy for School Psychologist

Position: School Psychologist – 1.0 FTE
Certification: School Psychologist
Location: Van Schaick Grade School
Salary: Per CTA contract
Start Date: June 15, 2026

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees may respond to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy #26-115 in “Subject” line. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Vacancy For Teacher Assistant 

Position: Teacher Assistant – 1.0 FTE
Certification: Teacher Certification or Four-year degree with Teaching Assistant Certification preferred.  Minimum Requirements: Associates degree with Teaching Assistant Certification 
Location: Abram Lansing Elementary School 
Salary:  Per CTA Contract (grant-funded) 
Start Date: As soon as possible 

View this listing on OLAS. 

Continuous recruitment until filled. Cohoes City School District employees should apply to: hrpostings@cohoes.org. Please include “Building and Vacancy #26-84. External Applicants must apply through OLAS.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Cohoes City School District Board of Education, its officers and employees, will not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of legally protected classes, such as, but not limited to: race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles like braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, creed, religion (including religious practices), marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), gender identity and expression (i.e., actual or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth, including but not limited to the status of being transgender), age, sexual orientation, disability (physical or mental), predisposing genetic characteristic, military work or status, domestic violence victim status, or use of a guide dog, hearing dog, or service dog, as applicable. The district will provide notice of this policy in accordance with federal and state law and regulation.

Questions about this non-discrimination policy may be directed to Equal Opportunity Compliance Officer Stacy Mackey at the Cohoes City School District Administrative Offices, 21 Page Ave., Cohoes, NY 12047, (518) 237-0100.