RTI Educational Technician III Pond Cove Elementary

Job Description:
Pond Cove is a large elementary school with 550+ students in grades K-4 and 100 staff. We are high-performing with expectations of excellence and rigor in all areas of an educator's professional practice. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and competent educator for a Response to Intervention (RTI) Educational Technician III position.

The successful candidate will join a team of four RTI Educational Technicians and five RTI teachers. The person in this role will be responsible for delivering targeted Response to Intervention (RTI) to individual and small groups of elementary students in the areas of literacy and mathematics. The work also includes collecting student data, documenting interventions, and maintaining progress monitoring data to inform instruction. The selected candidate must demonstrate the ability to develop positive relationships with students and to work collaboratively with others. Responsibilities also include fulfilling daily arrival/dismissal and recess/lunch coverage and substituting for classroom teachers as needed.

Certification and Education Requirements:

• Maine Educational Technician III (023)
• Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) approval
• Bachelor's Degree or higher

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

• A solid knowledge base of and ability to deliver rigorous and highly effective instruction and assessments across all curriculum areas
• The ability to establish clear behavior expectations and predictable routines that foster a safe social-emotional and physical learning environment
• Exhibit a growth mindset and foster a culture of growth and learning within the classroom, amongst colleagues, and school-wide
• An awareness of school-wide needs and expectations and a willingness to embrace shared responsibility, including fulfilling duties and attending meetings outside of the school day
• Takes initiative and has the ability to recognize needs and take ownership to proactively problem solve

Professional Qualifications:

• Accepts shared responsibility for supporting all children, including meeting the needs of a wide range of learners
• Ability to collect and analyze data and use it to inform and deliver differentiated instruction
• Models nondiscriminatory practices
• Knowledgeable about school law and legal responsibilities
• Preferred experience/training in the following:
  • NWEA assessments
  • Responsive Classroom
  • Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions
  • Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Build a community of learners who respect and care for each other
• Provide students with engaging, hands-on, and high-interest lessons/learning opportunities
• Meet student needs, including social-emotional, academic, and behavior
• Share ownership of students for all aspects of learning and fulfill supervision duties (e.g., recess, lunch, etc.)
• Be able to pivot quickly when changes happen (e.g., schedule changes, support and attend school assemblies and events, fulfill coverage needs, etc.)

Personal Characteristics:

• Child-centered
• Self-confident leader
• Humble
• Willing and ready to grow and learn as a professional
• Supportive of mandates and expectations
• Persistent problem-solver
• Critical and conceptual thinker
• Effective communicator
• Respectful toward colleagues and supervisors
• Organized
• Proactive
• Flexible

Application Instructions: Cape Elizabeth Schools will not accept paper or emailed applications or supporting materials. All applications and supporting materials are to be completed online via Frontline Recruiting & Hiring (formerly Applitrack) at https://www.cape.k12.me.us/o/cesd/page/job-openings--105 and must include the following:

1. Completed online application (this includes answers to writing prompts)
2. Cover letter specific to posted position
3. Current resume
4. Copies of all post secondary transcripts
5. Three letters of recommendation
6. Copy of current Maine teaching certification or proof of pending certification

Application deadline: Until suitable candidate is found

Online application materials should be directed to:
Tiffany Karnes
Principal
Pond Cove Elementary School
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
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Department of Education Certification Information can be obtained online at the Maine Dept of Education website. For more information about Maine's Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) process, please visit https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting or call the Maine Certification Office at 207-624-6603.

Cape Elizabeth is a residential community located on the Atlantic Ocean three miles south of Portland, two hours north of Boston, and covers about 15 square miles. It has a population of 9,068 residents living in 3,200 households. Cape Elizabeth has three schools; Pond Cove Elementary School, grades K-4; Cape Elizabeth Middle School, grades 5-8; and, Cape Elizabeth High School, grades 9-12. All schools are located within easy walking distance of each other. Please visit our website for more information.