CLIMB BHP Educational Technicians - Ed Tech I and II

Lewiston School DepartmentJob DescriptionPosition Title: CLIMB BHPDepartment: Special EducationReports To: Director of Special EducationPrepared By: Special Education Department Date:Approved By: Superintendent of Schools Date: SUMMARY:Join an innovative team of educators supporting students with special needs in a unique and specialized setting attached to a community school. To meet the needs of students with complex learning and developmental needs Lewiston Schools has established a multidisciplinary intensive education program designed to support students with individualized programming while encouraging them to benefit from their peers and offer access to naturalistic teaching role is part of a highly supported team building on a strong programmatic structure for all classrooms with opportunities to individualize and innovate. The BHPs will support the special educator in facilitating a flexible class environment favorable to learning and personal independence; meaningful social interaction with peers; students to strengthen social executive functioning and foundational learning skills needed for success in their elementary grade education. This role offers many opportunities for team collaboration in order to best help students generalize their learning across Pay/Salary Range: $26.54 $29.87Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for fulltime employees including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental vision life short and longterm disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 12 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned (see program handbook)Facilitate 1:1 1:2 and small group instruction while meeting the needs of complex includes all academic behavioral and functional skill instruction generalization and maintenance. This would also include other areas throughout a students day such as: lunch recess hallway transitions social opportunities with peers as well as and follow individualized lesson plans Positive Behavior Support Plans and/or Individualized Crisis Behavior Management individualized and group data across the school and teach students using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) across the school with setup of classroom individual student area and preparation of materials for specialized direct services in the program by nature require a staffs constant attention. This includes but is not limited to:Following precautions set forth in PBSP and by Sped / BCBA/Clinician directionKeeping calm in unforeseen circumstances being thoughtful of variables that may or may not maintain challenging mindful of clothing choice worn on a daily basis (i.e. employees must wearclosedtoe shoes)Refraining from cell phone use except during personal to attend the Professional Development sessions on Wednesdays after the scheduled OF YEAR & SCHEDULE:This is a full time role working a programspecific calendar aligned to Lewiston Public Schools academic year with 6 weeks of full time summer services as well as additional summer professional learning teamwork starts with professional communication skills that facilitate a safe and structured environment for students and communicationAny written communication should be legible professional and with the best interest of students in communicationFeedback may be delivered in many different methods during the day. Feedback should always be intended as a tool to improve ones skill and/or increase job and Recommendations given by Special Education Teacher BCBA Clinician and school administration should be followed through with to the greatest extent between Ed. Techs should be appropriate to the environment and audience which surrounds REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential and/or EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or GED. Eligible for BHP Certification. DOE Certification Educational TechnicianBenefits:403(b)403(b) matchingDental InsuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible schedule (7:30 am 3:30 pm) or (8:30 am 4:30 pm)Flexible spending accountHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time off15 Paid HolidaysParental leaveProfessional development assistanceRetirement planTuition reimbursementVision insuranceOTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:See program specific handbookLewiston Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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