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District Wide Specialized Tutor/Trainer

The District Wide Specialized Tutor/Trainer assists the District Intervention Coordinator in planning learning for and delivering of services to students who are met by unusual circumstances as it relates to their education. The District Wide Specialized Tutor/Trainer is responsible for building relationships with students and families in order to provide support for the vulnerable population that they serve. Their responsibility includes transitioning students into programming and assisting program staff with learning the plans that work for the individual students.

Salary: SME-8 Range; $51,744 - $63,003 annually

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts;
Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Building adaptive schedules for students as directed.
• Providing training for staff as directed.
• Planning for and providing tutoring to students.
• Tracking student attendance and participation.
• Providing reports on student progress as requested.
• Participating in professional learning and supervision as scheduled.
• Being proactive with student situations to ensure growth opportunities.
• Coordinating meetings, community service opportunities, etc.
• Transporting students in school vehicles as needed.
• Operating in compliance with all local, state, and federal expectations.

Communication is imperative because of the nature of the services we provide to our students. Teamwork starts with professional communication skills that facilitate a safe and structured environment for students and staff.

Supervisory responsibilities include supervision of students in a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio.

Qualification requirements include:

• Three years postsecondary education and/or the accumulation of 90 credit hours of approved study in a related area. (For vocational education three years of work experience in the field.)
• Ability to read and comprehend technical educational instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in 1:1, 1:2 and small group situations to students, co-teachers, and other school personnel as appropriate.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute mean (average), rate, ratio, and percent and to draw bar and line graphs.
• Ability to follow complex educational and behavioral treatment plans.
• Ability to find solutions when plans are exhausted that are within the scope of applicable laws, and methodology of Applied Behavior Analysis and QBS, Safety Care.
• Previous work in child care and/or education is preferred.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School committee policies.
• Willingness to advocate for inclusion of RISE students within the General Education setting.

Physical demands include sitting, talking or listening, standing, walking, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

The work environment is usually loud at a standard acceptable level for this environment. The employee is continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.

On-going training and professional development are important for all RISE/DT Ed Tech III to continuously develop their skills and knowledge base.