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Falmouth. 04105
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (MECDHH/GBSD) is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Deaf-Education Director who possesses strong skills in Deaf education, communication skills, proven school administration and leadership skills and organizational qualities to fill a full time, 260-day position of Director of Statewide Education and Family Services.
Primary Responsibilities
• Develop, implement, supervise, manage and evaluate all Statewide Education and Family Services Programs Including:
o Deaf Education Site Based Programs
Mackworth Island Preschool
Portland Site Based Program
Brewer Site Based Program
New Site Based Programs
o Statewide Public School Outreach Programming for students age 3-22
o Kids Like Me Social Emotional Programming
o Statewide Family Learning Days /weekends
• Oversee accountability for the MECDHH/GBSD IEP process and provision of services
• Lead, guide and direct department coordinators to assist in the oversight and implementation of statewide programming
• Responsible for a system of supervision and evaluation for all Pre-k-12 staff
• Monitor the maintenance of required child records per Maine CDS/DOE and Local Entitlement grant requirements
• Collaborate with Child Development Services, Special Education Directors and community-based program administrators
• Administer allocated funds in order to ensure proper use and control of department
• Attend weekly Leadership Team meetings and assist Executive Director to promote continuous improvement and meet organizational goals.
• Attend Board meetings and present information when requested by the Executive Director
Minimum Qualifications
• A Master's degree in Deaf Education, or a related field, with coursework in school administration
• 10 years of experience in Deaf education to include classroom experience
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience
• Eligibility for State of Maine certification 292 Teacher of the Deaf
• Eligibility for State of Maine certification 030 Administrator of Special Education or ability to obtain within two years of hire
• Strong skills in the area of IEP Development and administration
• Ability to analyze problems, reach logical conclusions, and make sound decisions
• Such alternatives to the qualifications listed above as the Executive Director may find appropriate and acceptable