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Guidance Counselor Grades 5-8 Warsaw Middle School

Warsaw Middle School is looking for a kind, compassionate, dynamic, motivated, and creative individual to fill an open 5th through 8th grade guidance position. Warsaw Middle School is a 5-8 middle school that is part of MSAD 53, which serves the towns of Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield. Warsaw Middle School fosters the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students by adhering to middle school philosophy, promoting integrated units of study, utilizing a 2 year looping model, and having a strong advisory program. Warsaw is located in Pittsfield - the heart of Maine. This is a thriving and diverse community that boasts premier medical and manufacturing facilities as well as unique and quaint small businesses. Pittsfield is also home to Maine Central Institute as well as a variety of social and cultural organizations. Interested candidates should hold a Maine 075 certification. 

Salary based on per Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Range is $42,228 - $72,483


Social & Emotional Learning & Behavior Supports Educational Technician/Ed. Tech III

MSAD 53 is looking for a dynamic student-centered individual willing to work with students on an individual basis. This person will develop a rapport with students to give them a safe space to land. The candidate will set up routines that would include daily morning check-ins and check-ins throughout the day with students. This person will help students work on skills and strategies that will allow students to regulate their emotions to return to the classroom and reduce the need to leave the classroom setting and support positive behavior plans as needed. The goal is for students to be able to access their education to a greater extent. Safety Care training required.

Special Education Teacher

Grade 5/6 Resource Room Special Education Teacher
Warsaw Middle School
282 Endorsement Preferred

MSAD 53 is seeking an energetic, team-oriented individual to fill an open Special Education Teacher position in the 5/6 grade Resource Room at Warsaw Middle School. Looking for a candidate with strong organizational skills, the ability to be flexible, to multitask and to case manage students. Responsibilities include providing specially designed instruction in ELA and Math, managing and implementing IEPs, measuring and reporting on academic and functional progress, consulting with contracted providers, and reporting to parents.  Experience with behavior plans is also preferred.

Technology Teacher

Warsaw Middle School is looking for a dynamic, motivated, and creative individual to fill an open
5th through 8th grade technology teaching position. Warsaw Middle School is a 5-8 middle
school that is part of MSAD 53, which serves the towns of Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield.
Warsaw Middle School fosters the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students by
adhering to middle school philosophy, promoting integrated units of study, utilizing a 2 year
looping model, and having a strong advisory program. Warsaw is located in Pittsfield - the heart
of Maine. This is a thriving and diverse community that boasts premier medical and
manufacturing facilities as well as unique and quaint small businesses. Pittsfield is also home to
Maine Central Institute as well as a variety of social and cultural organizations. Interested
candidates should hold a Maine 680 certification.

Substitute school nurse

MSAD #53 is seeking substitute school nurses to provide medical treatment to students when the regular school nurse is absent.

Requirements:  Must have a current RN license and a Maine Department of Education Criminal History Records Check (CHRC).  Previous school nursing experience preferred but not required.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

Manage school clinic visits, intervene with actual and potential health problems, and assist with decision-making

Manage and support chronic health conditions

Dispense and monitor physician ordered medications and/or treatments.

Manage and use equipment and supplies ordered by a health care provider for everyday or extended use in the school setting.

Provide and/or appropriately delegate health care procedures

Establish and maintain professional communication with all stakeholders which is ongoing, timely and respectful with consideration given to professional confidentiality

Maintain individual student health records adhering to documentation standards

Create a caring, trusting, personal climate conducive to learning

Possible physical demands include, but are not limited to: standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, bending and reaching outward.

For complete step by step instructions on obtaining your CHRC certification from the DOE, please visit: https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting. 

Substitute Custodians

Do you want to impact a child's learning? We are in search of substitute custodians to care for the facilities. Work may include day cleaning throughout buildings and/or evening cleaning classrooms and other areas. Work times and days are flexible depending on candidate availability. For more information send email or letter of interest to canthony@msad53org or call 207-487-5107.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Salary: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

Who We Are


MSAD #53 is a PreK - 8 public school district nestled in central Maine, serving Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield. Our community of educators is committed to ensuring that every child thrives. Learners experience a comprehensive curriculum that cultivates readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, artists, musicians, athletes, and citizens.


We annually enroll approximately 600 students PreK-8. Our students are tuitioned to Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield for their high school experience. MCI is an independent school enrolling a diverse, international population of residential students in addition to MSAD #53 students. District schools include:


Manson Park School (PreK & K) - Seven classrooms are housed in our primary school perched at the edge of Pittsfield’s 45-acre jewel, Manson Park. Parents value the family atmosphere in this building.


Vickery School (Grades 1-4) - Elementary learners enjoy weekly specials in music, visual art, library, guidance, and PE. We celebrate students at monthly assemblies and honor acts of kindness with a focus on safe, respectful, and responsible living.


Warsaw Middle School (Grades 5-8) - Middle school philosophy provides the foundation for integrative curriculum, daily advisory, and a menu of allied arts. Extracurricular options include robotics, show chorus, jazz band, and Civil Rights team.


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Where You'll Find Us


MSAD #53’s schools are located in Pittsfield, Maine, conveniently situated in central Maine just off I-95 between Waterville and Bangor, with easy driving access to Acadia National Park and the coastal communities of Belfast, Camden, and Rockport to the east and southeast, the Rangeley Lakes and Moosehead regions to the west and northwest, and within 90 minutes of Portland and southern Maine’s attractions. 


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