Educational Technician III – Summer Boost Position Available In York, Maine

Educational Technician III

• Summer Boost
  RSU 21
  Regional School Unit 21
• Kennebunk, Maine Job Details

Job ID:

5095614

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Apr 11, 2025

Starting Date:

To Be Determined
Job Description

SUMMER BOOST 2025

Educational Technician III

• Summer Boost
  (Hourly Rate Based on Step on Scale)
  As an Educational Technician III, you will deliver measurable results in enhancing the learning environment for students by supporting classroom teachers in achieving the goals and objectives of the Summer Boost program.

The goal of Summer Boost 2025 is to stem student learning loss brought on by the

COVID-19

pandemic and optimize academic achievement across K-12 mathematics and literacy along with social emotional learning.

Qualifications:

Love what you do, working in an environment supporting teachers who are supporting students to achieve their learning goals. Must meet Maine Educational Technician III requirements and the course work in education or a related field. Successful candidate is a team player and creative problem solver with demonstrated communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, such as calmness, kindness, and a warm, sincere demeanor.
Reports to: Summer Site Coordinator

Essential Responsibilities:

Leadership
Assist in the preparation of and implementation of school wide activities
Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information
Participate in in-service training provided through the district to improve knowledge and skills needed to perform job responsibilities
Participate in staff meetings as needed
Team Member
Assist with building duties and routine tasks as assigned by the Summer Site Coordinator (i.e. bus duty, etc.)
Prepare and organize materials for instruction in collaboration with teachers and supervisors
Assist teachers in ensuring that students’ personal safety and well being needs are met
Serve as the chief source of information and support to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
Carry out behavioral programs and expectations for students in the absence of the teacher (recess, lunch, small group work, etc.)
Assist Summer Site Coordinator and office staff with clerical tasks
Student Centered
Performs all duties with an understanding and/or willingness to learn about students with special needs, as well as sensitivity to students, parents, team, and building needs
Work one-on-one and with small groups of students to implement curriculum, instruction and assessments
Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, etc.
Assist students with snacks and clean up routines
Alert teachers to any problems or special information about an individual student
All other duties as assigned

Core Competencies:

Student-centered:

you keep student’s needs central to every action you take and decision you make; you never lose sight of students’ needs as the district’s focal point and North Star
Anti-discrimination champion: you ensure that staff feel comfortable sharing examples of discrimination and harassment they witness or experience, and that staff trust that discrimination and harassment will be addressed if shared; students and staff see you as their advocate
Wellness focus: you rely on both holistic and granular assessments to ensure that staff and student well-being drive your decision-making

Innovator:

you don’t do things because it’s how they’ve always been done; you look for new, more effective and innovative solutions when faced with mediocre or plateauing results
Persistent and patient: you have a capacity and willingness to dive deep into a problem to identify ideal solutions for users; you are patient in your approach to problem-solving and in explaining new processes and changes to internal staff who lack the context you enjoy

Resourceful:

you optimize available resources and tools (internally and externally) to enhance your impact; you network proactively, and with confidence to broaden the scope of people who can serve as a resource to your work

Reasonable Accommodations:

RSU 21 will provide accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or applicable law, who has made the district aware of their disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the district.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated at the end of the summer session in accordance with this document by the Summer Site Coordinator.
Summer Boost 2025

Schedule:

Pre-Summer Boost

• scheduled planning meetings, training and professional development, and separate on-site planning (to be scheduled by site management team)
  Summer Boost
• June 26
• August 1 (Mondays
• Thursdays; 7:45AM to 12:15PM)
  Post-Summer Boost
• miscellaneous “wrap-up” duties such as e.

g., submission of end-of-session performance task rubric, curriculum inventory, etc.) which must occur immediately following the conclusion of Summer Boost program

Position Type:

Part-time