Special Education Teacher - Functional Life Skills - BHS JobID: 2754
Position Type:
Special Services/ Special Education Teacher
Date Posted:
5/29/2024
Location:
Biddeford High School
(High-Needs School) Special Education Teacher You can be a teacher anywhere! Come and talk to us about a different experience.Check out why we are adifferent experience (https://youtu.be/Qh-OFdjKN8U) Specific Job Details:Starting Fall 2024Self Contained Functional Life Skills Classroom School Description: We expect staff and students to embrace challenges and strive to attain excellence while exemplifying Tiger PRIDE: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Empathy.Find Biddeford School Department's Three Pillars of Commitment to Students attached.Brief Job Duties:The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
Prepares student Individualized Education Plans: In consultation with parents and IEP team members, drafts, develops , and implements IEP’s and transition plans with measurable goals.
Completes all special education paperwork accurately, according to regulations, and submits them on time.
Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
.Full Job Description (https://www.biddefordschools.me/page/job-descriptions-district) Certification/License:1. Eligible for appropriate Maine Department of Education certification. (282/286)2. Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education Education: 1. Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education or related discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
Masters Degree in related area preferred.
Experience:
Experience with students with moderate and severe disabilities.
Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support training is required.
Organizational skill and ability to lead a large team and work cooperatively with others.
Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
Views of the Saco River to its west
Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
Less than two hours north of Boston.
Home to a growing population of diverse residents
Picturesque downtown
Maine's youngest city with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
Thriving economy
Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking (https://heartofbiddeford.org/)
Equal OpportunityThe School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the strongest commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program. Selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For the purpose of this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.Criminal Background CheckAll employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment athttps://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprintingPlease see other Job Openings at :Biddeford Schools (https://www.biddefordschools.me/o/biddeford/page/employment) Dayton School (https://sites.google.com/daytonschooldept.org/dcs/district-information/employment-opportunities?authuser=0) Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative