Special Education Ed Tech II or III

The Western Maine Regional Program for Children with Exceptionalities (WMRPCE) is a public regional special education program seeking a dynamic, collaborative, and creative special education Ed Tech II or III in our social/emotional/behavioral program in Oxford, Maine (gr. 7-12).  Students in this day treatment program have a wide variety of academic, functional, and developmental needs that must be addressed in ways that foster student development and growth.

 Successful candidates will:

• Be student centered
• Be energetic and enthusiastic about supporting students
• Have experience building positive relationships with students and supporting student success
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other educators
• Be Safety Care trained or willing to be trained
• Work successfully with a collaborative educational team
• Enjoy working with students with hands-on learning activities/projects and an interest in Makerspaces
• Accurately collect student data and record data on a computer
• Hold a current Educational Technician III Authorization or be eligible and a current Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) from Maine Department of Education

 Qualifications:

• Enjoy working with students and supporting teachers to achieve goals and objectives for each individual student
• Work 1:1 or with small groups of students to implement goals/objectives of the Individual Education Programs with academic, vocational, daily living, and/or study skills
• Introduce new learning pre-planned in consultation with the teacher
• Implement positive behavior support plans of students as needed
• Strong skills in communication, organization and interpersonal relations
• Must have flexibility and creative problem-solving ability
• Have knowledge of the curriculum appropriate to job assignment
• Must meet Maine Educational Technician II or III requirements and preferably coursework in education and experience working with children with different abilities

Qualifications:

• Maine State Certification – Education Technician Requirements https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/requirements
• Valid Maine Criminal History Records Check www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting

Salary/Pay:  Ed Tech II/III Agreement-MSAD 17

How to apply:  https://sad17.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1699

• Applicants must create an online account and complete the entire online application as well as provide cover letter, résumé, copy of certification, transcripts and three current letters of reference to be considered for a position. Please be sure to provide complete reference information in the application for each reference including name, address, phone and email address.