Early Childhood Special Education Teacher - Preschool - Lake

Qualifications: 

Required: A Bachelor’s Degree and valid Missouri Teacher certification in Early Childhood Special Education or Early Childhood with an ability to achieve a provisional certificate in Special Education. This position requires some physical strength and agility, including: the ability to lift up to 50 pounds; the ability to sit on the floor with children; the ability to kneel, stoop, and crawl; and the ability to push/pull children in wagons and strollers.

Preferred: A Master’s Degree. Previous teaching experience.

FLSA: Exempt

Salary Schedule:  Per Approved Teacher Salary Schedule

Direct Report: Coordinator of Early Childhood Services and ESOL/Building Principal

Terms of Employment:  9 Month

Eligible for emergency telework: Yes

Purpose:  Facilitating instruction for students, including those impacted by cognitive, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities so that each student can access the highest quality education. Lead a classroom team in designing and implementing lessons that provide accommodations, differentiate instruction, and monitor student progress.  Supervises, guides, and assists students in their daily activities.

Essential Job Functions:

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• To "telework" when requested by the District.
• Plan and prepare developmentally appropriate lessons based on district curriculum, student interests, and current data.
• Assesses student progress towards curriculum objectives for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Directs assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Facilitates preschool students’ learning for the purpose of improving the students’ academic success and transition to elementary school.
• Implements parent education program for the purpose of encouraging parent involvement and providing leadership to the program.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Collaborates with special education staff to support individualized instruction and behavioral intervention plans for students with IEP’s.
• Collect and monitor data related to student performance and progress.
• Provide student instructional and behavioral modifications and communicate students’ needs and accommodations to classroom teachers and other staff.
• Facilitate IEP meetings and complete all necessary paperwork associated with the special education process.
• Participate as an Evaluation Team member, including administering achievement assessments and complete formal observations.
• Collect and monitor data related to student performance and progress.
• Follow Federal, State, and Local compliance plans.
• Other duties assigned.

Employee Behavior and Conduct:

District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.

EOE

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