What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-K Teacher (Special Education) position at Herkimer BOCES?
Pre-K Teacher (Special Education) JobID : 5945
Position Type :
Extended School Year / Teacher
Date Posted : 1 / 8 / 2025
Location : BOCES WEB Complex
Date Available : 07 / 01 / 2025
Closing Date : 03 / 21 / 2025
Pre-K Teacher (Special Education)
Extended Summer School : July 7, 2025 to August 15, 2025 (Mandatory Orienation 7 / 2 / 25)Session Time : 8 : 00 am to 3 : 00 pmRate / Session : Up to 31 daysLocation : BOCES WEB Complex Position Purpose Under the general supervision of the administrator, a preschool teacher is an individual charged with the duty of teaching young children of between the ages of two and five. They play the important role of helping the children interact. They get the children ready to enroll into kindergarten. Preschool teachers perform one very important duty of helping shape and mold the lives of young kids. The teachers provide the children with an environment that is both caring and safe where they can grow and learn. Essential Functions
- Develops and administers Early Childhood Education curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research.
- Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
- Encourages parental involvement in students education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
- Ensures that student conduct conforms to the school's standards and school district policies, and establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Coordinates with other professional staff members, especially within grade level, and participates in faculty meetings and committees.
- Selects and requisitions appropriate books, instructional aids and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records.
- Implement and update IEP goals.
- Attend IEP meetings.
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