Position Title: Civil Rights Team Advisors Grades 6-8 (Two positions)
Classification: Stipend
Reports to: Shapleigh Building Administration
General Purpose: The Civil Rights Team Advisor supervises, oversees, and guides the work of the school’s student-led Civil Rights Team in accordance with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The mission of the Civil Rights Team Project (CRTP) is to increase the safety of elementary, middle level, and high school students by reducing bias-motivated behaviors and harassment in our schools.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities: The Advisor will support the school’s civil rights team by apprising themselves of The Civil Rights Team Project in Maine and advising students to actively engage their school community in thinking and talking about issues related to:
• Race and skin color
• National origin and ancestry
• Religion
• Disabilities
• Gender (including gender identity and expression)
• Sexual orientation
Minimum Qualifications:
• Possesses an interest in the Maine Civil Rights Team Project through the Maine Attorney General.
• Hold a current CHRC (Criminal History Record Check) through the Maine Department of
Education.
Required Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
• Exhibit a positive professionalism with supervisors, co-workers, students, parents and
community
• Interact with a wide variety of people
• Work collaboratively as a member of the co-curricular staff
• Effectively communicate - orally and in writing
• Maintain composure in stressful situations
• Flexibility
• Adaptability
• Initiative
Internal candidates may apply in writing to Anne Ellis and Michelle Perry
Kittery School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kittery School District ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Kittery Schools has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making out an application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources.
