Early Intervention Teacher of Children with Disabilities

The CDS First Step regional site in Lewiston has full-time openings for qualified Teachers of Children with Disabilities, working with infants and toddlers ages birth to two with developmental delays, and their families. Local travel and home-based service delivery is required. This is a 40 hour per week, calendar year position.

SALARY RANGE:

$44,886.40 - $77,812.80 per year

Some benefits of CDS employment:

• Maine State Employee Medical coverage
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• $250 per year Professional Development Stipend
• Maine State Employee Living Resources Program (Employee Assistance)
• Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
• Work/Life Balance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Great coworkers, and the satisfaction of helping kiddos who really need you!

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Teacher of Children with Disabilities 0-5 is a member of the IFSP/IEP team and provides services to children birth to age 5 and ensures that services meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and Maine's Unified Special Education Regulations Chapter 101.
REPRESENTATIVE TASKS:
TEACHING:

• Engages the child in developmental and learning activities.
• Provides instruction at the child's developmental level.
• Facilitates learning by engaging the child at the child's level while understanding and seeing what interests the child, or utilizes direct teaching techniques, as appropriate.
• Supports and facilitates the acquisition of new academic and social skills/knowledge and ensures quality delivery of the same.
• Communicates to other team members all relevant information pertaining to the child's learning environment, family events and other pertinent information that may affect the child's learning.
• Implements curriculum appropriate to the nature and needs of individual children.
• Prepares or utilizes child appropriate activities in early intervention and special education environments.
• Supervises Educational Technicians in programs.

PARENT COMMUNICATION:

• Ensures that the parent receives accurate information in a timely manner.
• Informs the parent of progress toward child outcomes as a member of IFSP/IEP teams.

EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT:

• Conducts observations in the child's natural environment or LRE setting, as appropriate.
• Gathers and reviews documentation specific to the child's developmental history.
• Conducts interviews with the parent to obtain information specific to the child's developmental history.
• Determines the child's level of functioning and expresses that in a summary of evaluation results and diagnostic impressions within evaluation reports provided to the IFSP/IEP team.

RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT WRITING:

• Ensures that the evaluation findings are reported to the IFSP/IEP team.
• Contributes goals to the IFSP/IEP team and short term objectives where appropriate.
• Writes and maintains required reports for therapy to meet MaineCare and other regulatory requirements.

IESP/IEP:

• Ensures that evaluation findings are reported to the IFSP/IEP team.
• Assists the IFSP/IEP team with goal development based upon assessment results.

EARLY INTERVENTION OR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES:

• Provides Special Instruction as specified by the IFSP/IEP.
• Communicates with CDS Case Managers and other providers through the course of the child's IFSP/IEP.

BILLING DOCUMENTATION (INSURANCE AND MAINECARE):

• Completes billing documents to ensure proper billing to third parties and Case Managers in accordance with CDS practice.

OTHER:

• Any other appropriate duties the Site Director/Supervisor deems necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 282 (Teacher of Children with Disabilities) required
• Successful background, criminal records, and reference check

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• Working knowledge of child development, disabilities, family systems and special education methods
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of people
• Ability to provide individual and group services in a variety of settings and models
• Ability to establish an effective rapport/relationship with children and parent
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an early childhood team
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing
• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
• Ability to adapt therapy techniques to varying personalities and environments
• Ability to travel to a variety of locations to deliver services
• Ability to treat and motivate young children

Please send resume and completed CDS Employment Application (on CDS website) to:

Dan Hemdal, Site Director

CDS First Step
5 Gendron Drive, Suite 1
Lewiston, ME 04240

Child Development Services serves the early intervention and special education needs of Maine's children birth to age five. We have over 350 employees, a large network of contracted providers and currently serve over 3,500 children ages 0 to 5 years.

CDS consist of 10 principal sites throughout Maine with several satellite offices

This posting is being offered by an equal opportunity employer.

2023-79

2023-137

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $44,886.40 - $77,812.80 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Veterans’ Preference: Maine law provides a preference to qualified veterans and gold star spouses by ensuring they are offered an interview. If you are a veteran or a gold star spouse and wish to take advantage of this preference, please indicate below. Documentation is required. For more information, visit: https://www.maine.gov/bhr/state-jobs/veterans-preference-in-job-applications.

Please enter 1, 2, or 3 below as appropriate.
1. Not Claiming Veterans’ Preference
2. Veteran Claiming Preference (requires DD Form 214)
3. Gold Star Spouse Claiming Preference (requires DD Form 1300)

Experience:

• Early intervention: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Maine DOE 282 or 286 Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person