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Special Education Teacher - Behavior - BPS Grades K-2 JobID: 2700

• Position Type:

  Special Services/ Special Education Teacher

• Date Posted:

  4/8/2024

• Location:

  Biddeford Primary School

    

We are seeking: Special Education Teacher - BehaviorYou 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 2024Special Education teacher with a Social emotional focus, grades K-2.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 TEACH and Case Management at the Intermediate School level.

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