Job Description:
Pond Cove is a large elementary school with 550 students in grades K-4 and 100 staff. We are a high-performing school with expectations of excellence and rigor in all areas of an educator's professional practice. We are seeking a positive, hard-working, and effective special educator with high standards for themselves and others.
The successful candidate will be a part of a team of four special education teachers, along with the following special education team members:
- 2 Speech and Language Pathologists
- 1 Occupational Therapist
- 1 Physical Therapist
- 1 Elementary Academic Evaluator
- 2 School Social Workers
- 1 District BCBA
- 1 District Psychologist
This role includes planning, designing, and delivering engaging and hands-on lessons and implementing assessments to measure student growth and progress toward IEP goals. The position includes covering student recesses and/or lunches and collaborating with a large number of colleagues including school social workers, extended learning coaches, the students services director, and building principals. Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Maine special education teacher certification (282)
- Maine's Criminal History Record Check (CHRC)
Professional Qualifications:
- Ability to collect and analyze data and use it to inform and deliver differentiated instruction
- Models nondiscriminatory practices
- Knowledgeable about special education law and legal responsibilities
- Preferred experience/training in the following:
- Explicit Systematic Instruction (e.g., SPIRE, Wilson, Fundations, Linda Mood-Bell, etc.)
- Responsive Classroom
- Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions
- Provide students with engaging, hands-on, and high-interest intervention lessons
- Be able to pivot quickly when changes happen (e.g., schedule changes, support and attend school assemblies and events, fulfill coverage needs, etc.)
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
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 with students, 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
- Successful experience teaching students with multiple exceptionalities and knowledge of best practices around behavior management is preferred
Personal Characteristics:
- Child-centered
- Leader
- Humble
- Willing and ready to grow and learn as a professional
- Effective communicator
- Positive
- Respectful
- Organized
- Flexible
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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:
Completed online application (this includes answers to writing prompts):
- Cover letter specific to the posted position
- Current resume
- Copies of all post-secondary transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- Copy of current Maine teaching certficiation or proof of pending certification
Application deadline: Until a suitable candidate is found
Online application materials should be directed to:
Tiffany Karnes
Principal
Pond Cove Elementary
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth ME 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.