What are the responsibilities and job description for the PreK Special Ed Educational Technician III (1.0 FTE) - PEAKS ISLAND position at Portland Public Schools?
We are seeking a Pre-K SPED Educational Technician for our PreK classroom. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience and knowledge of early childhood curriculum, strategies, and classroom management. The candidate will support the classroom teacher in building student school readiness by helping to create a positive, developmentally appropriate learning environment. A working knowledge of the Maine Early Learning Development Standards and experience with the OWL or PreK for ME curricula, Teaching Strategies Gold and Second Step curriculum, are preferred.
The successful candidate will have a passion for working with young children, bring an equity-oriented approach to their instruction, and will hold all students to high expectations, recognizing that some may need more support to meet those expectations. The ideal candidate will have experience working with families experiencing poverty, and with students and families for whom English is a second or third language, and/or interest in working in a classroom that includes students with identified special needs. We seek a teammate who is positive, collaborative and is an effective communicator, who will contribute actively to both the classroom and the larger Presumpscot and PPS communities. The SPED PK Educational Technician will take direction from the PreK teacher and administrators.
All Public PreK programs in Maine adhere to Maine Chapter 124 as their guidance document.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents, or employees.
- Ability to calculate accurately.
- Ability to calculate accurately ratio and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to interact with staff, students, parents, and other in an open, friendly, business-like manner.
- Approval as an Educational Technician III by the Maine Department of Education.In the alternative, Maine provisional or professional teacher certification.
- Preference will be given to candidates with a college degree that includes nine credit hours related to an education field such as behavior management or classroom strategies, and to candidates who have at least one year of experience working with students in structured situations.
- Maine State fingerprint (CHRC) authorization. Website: http://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting/index.html
- Maine State Educational Technician 023 & 028 authorization. Website: http://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/initial/edtech/index.html
