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Career Connection Program
Career Field: Education
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2/15/2006
EDd1
ABA Educator
Employer:
North River Collaborative
Description of current position:
I supply ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) services to students on the
Austism Spectrum Disorder.
Description of company:
I work in the CARES (Children with Autism Reaching Educational Success)
division of North River COllaborative. North River serves school
districts who cannot provide the proper education for their students.
How did you
find this position?
Through an online posting, while visiting different websites to various
collaboratives.
Graduating
year from ENC: 2003
Concentration:
Special Education
Where did you
receive additional schooling? Eastern Nazarene - Masters
What was your
field of study? Special Education
What
was your first job after graduation?
Working as a teachers assistant for CHARMS collaborative.
What other
jobs have you held?
Teacher assistant
Is
there anything you wish you had done differently during your years at
ENC?
I wish I had taken the time to enjoy every aspect of my college
experience.
How would you
describe the current job market in your field?
The way I see it, and hear about things, there is an extreme need for
special education teachers and paraprofessionals.
What skills
and/or personality traits are particularly important in your field for
a competitive job search?
Knowledge about the different disabilities that affect students. Being
able to work as a team with other people in your building. Being a
strong communicator with parents.
9/23/2004
(EDh1)
Special Education teacher, resource room
Employer:
Daniel W. Merritt Elementary School
Description of
current position: I provide special education services to about
15 students, concentrating on reading and math remedial help. I manage
their IEPs, goals and objectives of education, and facilitate Pupil
Evaluation Team meetings.
Description of
company: I work in a school of about 110 students, K-8. There
are 5 elementary schools in the district and a regional high school.
The district is in Washington County, Maine, in a low-income and
low-opportunity area.
How did you
find this position?
I had initially applied for a position
as a third grade teacher in another school, a position that I was not
offered. Special education teachers are desperately needed in this
area. Although I did not have the certification necessary, I was
tracked down by the special education director. I had worked as a
paraprofessional in special ed. previously and had some experience. I
was hired after two interviews.
Graduating
year from ENC: 2002
Concentration:
Elementary education
What was your
first job after graduation?
Substitute teaching and working as a per
diem receptionist in a doctor's office
What other
jobs have you held?
Educational Technician (paraprofessional) at Sedgwick Elementary
School; Middle School Teacher at Life Christian Academy; Retail
Associate at L.L. Bean Factory Store
Is
there anything you wish you had done differently during your years at
ENC?
I wish that I had attended an extra year just to take middle school and
special ed. methods courses even if they weren't my major. In this
manner, I could have made myself even more marketable to the schools in
the area. Education jobs are very difficult to get in Maine due to the
high influx of people from out of state moving in who have experience
teaching elsewhere.
How would you
describe the current job market in your field?
Very competitive in elementary education. High school and jr. high math
and science teachers are desperately needed, as are special education
teachers
What skills
and/or personality traits are particularly important in your field for
a competitive job search?
Flexibility, the ability to be highly qualified, experience in the
schools, friendliness, willing to do whatever is asked of you. |
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