What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Ed Ed Tech III, Resource Room (Full Time) position at Portland Public Schools, Maine?
- Support and provide direct instruction to students individually, in small groups, and in classroom settings to ensure achievement of academic goals
- Demonstrate cultural proficiency and actively foster relationships that respect, embrace and celebrate students’ diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges.
- Learn about and leverage students’ strengths and opportunity gaps and adapt learning methods that appropriately guide, engage and challenge student(s)
- Collect, organize, and share data to ensure proactive and ongoing communication with all relevant stakeholders in service of student achievement of academic and behavioral goals
- Foster an engaging and inclusive learning space and relationship that establishes positive student expectations conducive to learners' needs through developmentally appropriate and supportive routines and practices; manages student behavior using prescribed and adapted approaches
- Collaborate and communicate across the students’ teachers and all relevant staff to ensure students receive necessary additional forms of academic assistance and/or relevant social-emotional support
- Collaborate and communicate with the students’ families/caregivers and all relevant stakeholders to ensure necessary stakeholders are engaged in understanding and supporting the students’ learning and social emotional needs
- Performs other related duties as requested by the Principal
- An understanding of the teaching and learning process at the middle school level
- The ability to provide adjustments to instructional approaches and materials that reflect diverse perspectives and trauma-informed practices
- Excellent human relations skills; the ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, school and non-school based service-providers, parents/caregivers and community members
- An understanding of data collection, organizing, and sharing best practices that support student achievement of academic and behavioral goals
- Applicants must be highly qualified either by having a valid teacher certification or an authorization code of "028 NCLB paraprofessional”
- Applicants must be able to lift up to thirty-five pounds
- Must be willing to take Safety Care and/or Behavioral Health Professional training
- Equity Mindset and Approach to Work
- Committed to challenging personal perspectives, examining one’s own biases and a willingness to take feedback, learn and grow around diversity, equity and inclusion related ideas
- Exhibits the necessary mindsets to hold self as well as others accountable for supporting the district’s goal of becoming an equitable, anti-racist organization
- Ability to collaborate across lines of differences with a diverse student population and staff, as well as community partners, and families/caregivers
- Engages with families/caregivers and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning
- Highly responsive and oriented towards transparency and proactive, explicit communication
- Communicates ideas in ways that demonstrates respect and is digestible for varied audiences
- Is effective at collaborating and is open to accepting new ideas
- Is aligned with the Portland Promise and offers a diverse perspective and approach
- Maine State fingerprint (CHRC) authorization (more info)
- Maine State Educational Technician 023 & 028 authorization (more info)
- Additional combinations of applicable education, training, and experience are welcome
- Portland Public Schools values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity
- School year position
- Permanent
- Full time, 1.0 FTE
- Not eligible for overtime
JobID: 5013
Position Type:
EDUCATIONAL TECHNICIAN/Educational Technician III
EDUCATIONAL TECHNICIAN/Educational Technician III
Date Posted:
4/11/2025
4/11/2025
Location:
Moore Middle School
Moore Middle School
Date Available:
08/25/2025
08/25/2025
Closing Date:
05/01/2025
05/01/2025
POSITION OVERVIEW: Special Ed Ed Tech III, Resource Room (Full Time) - Moore Middle, 25-26 SY
Under the direction of the Principal, Ed Tech implements academic and positive behavioral support plans, to help ensure a high quality education program and Success for Every Student. Ed Tech also collects and maintains appropriate records and follows required record-keeping procedures and practices. Demonstrates outstanding interpersonal skills as well as conflict management and resolution skills. Ed Tech recognizes and embraces the essential role s/he plays in the experience of students within Portland Public Schools. Finally, is an integral member of Moore Middle School that serves as a support to students’ holistic well-being; teachers at Portland Public Schools thrive by having the opportunity to collaborate with students’ families and caregivers and all relevant stakeholders in support of students’ learning and social-emotional needs.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
General
Effective Collaborator
Effective Communicator
Teamwork Skills
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
Portland Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.
