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Functional Life Skills Teacher, Grades K-3 (2026-27) - Rowe

ServingSchools · Norway, ME · 1 wk ago
Education$45k–$80k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Oxford Hills School District is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Special Education Functional Life Skills Teacher to join the team at The Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway, ME. This position is available for the 2025-2026 school year.

Responsibilities

  • Teach functional academics, ADLs, communication, and participation in inclusive classes to students with disabilities such as ID, Autism, and OHI.
  • Work collaboratively with a team to support students' individual needs.
  • Report to the Building Principal/Director of Student Services.

Requirements

  • A valid Maine certification 282 or the ability to obtain one with appropriate endorsement(s).

Qualifications

  • Experience working with students with disabilities.
  • Ability to teach functional academics and ADLs.
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Knowledge of adaptive technologies and strategies.

Benefits

  • Health insurance with 80% of the premium paid by the employer (up to 100% if both spouses work in the district).
  • Dental, vision, Group Life Insurance.
  • Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
  • Maine Public Employee Pension, 403(b) retirement plan eligibility.
  • 15 paid sick days per year.
  • Tuition reimbursement.

Pay

$45,000.00 - $79,539.70 (SY25/26)

Schedule

180 day Contract

Strategic Pillars

  • Healthy and Resilient Students
  • Maximizing Our Facilities to Support Learning
  • Recruiting and Growing Talent
  • Rigorous, Relevant and Responsive Learning

Our Mission

The Oxford Hills School District, in partnership with families and communities, engages and supports all students in diverse and challenging learning opportunities to prepare them to graduate as healthy, responsible, and productive citizens, ready to succeed in our global societies.

CORE BELIEFS

  • Meet students where they are, motivating and helping them develop their individual learning paths.
  • Hold students to high expectations and provide adequate time and support to achieve them.
  • Prepare students for success by helping them develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Foster high aspirations and the skills of self-determination, self-control, and self-advocacy.
  • Guide students to be curious learners and ethical leaders, able to adapt to changing times.
  • Provide learning experiences in a safe, caring, and welcoming environment.

Our Region

  • The Oxford Hills School District (MSAD #17) comprises the towns of Norway, South Paris, West Paris, Oxford, Waterford, Harrison, Hebron, and Otisfield.
  • It shares vocational resources and accepts students from the RSU10 School District towns of Buckfield, Hartford, and Sumner.
  • Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education is located within the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
  • The area offers a variety of outdoor resources for recreation, including more than ten lakes and ponds, skiing, and proximity to downhill skiing areas.

Expectations of Oxford Hills School District Staff

  • Model a strong work ethic, perseverance, and grit, as well as responsibility and respect.
  • Utilize best practices for motivating students in a safe, supportive learning environment.
  • Develop real-world learning experiences and community partnerships to provide students with opportunities for extensions of learning, applied learning, community service, and citizenship.
  • Collaborate, engage, and communicate with colleagues, parents, and the public.
  • Emphasize and employ practices that lead to improvement in student achievement by instilling problem-solving and critical thinking as a "new basics" for learning across all grade levels, delivering strong literacy instruction across content areas, helping students develop skills to apply, interpret, analyze, and evaluate the vast, ever-expanding amount of information, and employing effective lesson design by adjusting to students' personal learning needs and preferences, including appropriate technology applications.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete the entire online application as well as provide cover letter, résumé, copy of certification, transcripts, and three current letters of reference to be considered for a position. Please be sure to provide complete reference information in the application for each reference including name, address, phone, and email address.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Oxford Hills School District is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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