SAD 27: Special Education Life Skills Teacher

Servingschools; Fort Kent (ME); On-site; USD 48,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Special Education Life Skills Teacher for elementary students in the life skills classroom. Delivers individualized instruction to promote academics, independence, and functional growth.

Join Maine School Administrative District No. 27 in Fort Kent, delivering IEPs, collaborating with SLPs, OTs, and PTs, and implementing PBIS to sustain a structured classroom environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Special Education or related field (required).
• Maine Certification: 282 - Teacher of Students with Disabilities or 286 - Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (required).
• Maine Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement IEPs with measurable goals aligned to academic and functional life skills.
• Provide direct instruction in academics, personal hygiene and daily living, and social-emotional skills.
• Adapt and modify the general curriculum to meet diverse student needs using various instructional strategies and assistive technologies.
• Collaborate with related service providers (SLP, OT, PT) to support student development.
• Collect and analyze data to monitor IEP progress and adjust instruction; maintain a structured, safe, and supportive classroom with PBIS.
• Participate in IEP meetings, school-wide initiatives, staff training, and professional learning communities.
• Supervise and collaborate with educational technicians and support staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Special Education or related field

Maine Certification: 282 or 286

Job description

Special Education Life Skills Teacher

About Maine School Administrative District No. 27

Maine School Administrative District No. 27 serves 840 students in grades PreK-12 from St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Wallagrass, New Canada and Fort Kent, ME, location of America's First Mile. The district has three (3) schools, the Fort Kent Elementary School(PreK-6), Valley Rivers Middle School (7-8), and Fort Kent Community High School (9-12).

Special Education Life Skills Teacher

About Maine School Administrative District No. 27

Maine School Administrative District No. 27 serves 840 students in grades PreK-12 from St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Wallagrass, New Canada and Fort Kent, ME, location of America's First Mile. The district has three (3) schools, the Fort Kent Elementary School(PreK-6), Valley Rivers Middle School (7-8), and Fort Kent Community High School (9-12).

To learn more about our schools, we highly encourage all potential applicants to view our Recruitment Brochure.

Job Summary:

Special Education Teacher for elementary school students within the life skills classroom. This role focuses on delivering individualized instruction that promotes academics, student independence, and functional academic growth.

Pay Range:

$48,000 - $86,041 / year

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Special Education or related field.
• Valid Maine Certification:
• 282 - Teacher of Students with Disabilities
• ~or~
• 286 - Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities
• Maine Criminal History Record Check (CHRC)

Performance Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) with measurable goals aligned to both academic and functional life skills.
• Provide direct instruction in areas such as:
• Academics
• Personal Hygiene and daily living
• Social-emotional learning and communication
• Adapt and modify the general curriculum to meet diverse student needs using a variety of instructional strategies and assistive technologies.
• Collaborate with related service providers (e.g., SLPs, OTs, PTs) to support student development.
• Collect and analyze data to monitor IEP progress and adjust instruction as needed.Maintain a structured, safe, and supportive classroom environment, using positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS).
• Participate in IEP meetings, school-wide initiatives, staff training, and professional learning communities.
• Supervise and collaborate with educational technicians and support staff.

Working Conditions

• Small class sizes with low student-to-teacher ratios.
• Classroom and community-based instruction environments.
• Physical demands may include lifting and assisting students with personal care needs.
• Flexibility to work with students and their assigned Education Technicians across a range of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral profiles.

Note:

The above job description reflects the general requirements of the job and is not a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.