What are the responsibilities and job description for the ECEAP Developmental Preschool Specialist position at San Juan Island School District?
Position:
ECEAP DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL SPECIALIST
Reports to:
Special Services Director
Start Date:
Start Date: April 1st, 2025
Hours/day:
For 2024-25 School Year (April 1st - June 13th, 2025): 5 days/week, Monday - Thursday: 3.75 hrs/day, 11:20am - 3:15pm, Friday: 7.5 hrs/day, 7:45am -3:15pm.
For 2025-26 School Year (August 28th, 2025 - June 11th, 2026) : 5 days/week, 7.5 hrs/day, M-F 7:45am-3:15pm.
Building:
Early Learning Center, Developmental Preschool Classroom
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Union Affiliation:
Non-represented
Wage:
Benefits Eligibility:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement
12 Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Personal Leave, Paid Vacation Time (All prorated based on work days)
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for organizing and implementing a learning environment with varied educational experiences that are developmentally appropriate for the preschool curriculum and aligned with ECEAP (Early Childhood Education Assistance Program) standards. The position will involve screening, recording, and assessing all students' learning and growth, as well as working with county agencies, families, and the Special Services Director to ensure that students are receiving the resources needed to thrive in the program. This position is expected to continue from year to year provided that the district receives the necessary funding.
Essential Job Functions:
- Organizes and plans a classroom program that instructs individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, cognitive, social and motor skills to strengthen positive self-concept in each individual student.
- Collaborates with the Special Services Director and San Juan County ECEAP team in developing, implementing and evaluating school/home partnership activities such as culturally responsive classroom curriculum plan, parent education activities and family night activities.
- Observes, records, and evaluates each child’s growth and development using appropriate assessment tools.
- Works with parents in identifying children’s strengths and needs; develops each student’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and incorporates individual student needs into the classroom curriculum plan.
- Advocates for family involvement in program.
- Works collaboratively with school and district staff to promote PreK-3rd grade alignment.
- Directs work of the developmental preschool paraeducators and classroom volunteers.
- Demonstrates professional behavior and conduct.
- Maintains confidentiality of program, staff and student information.
- Maintains excellent communication with parents, Special Services Director, and County ECEAP advisors.
- Facilitates mealtime and snack routines using family style meal service as well as coordinates student transition to the Elementary School Cafeteria for lunch.
- Performs related duties as assigned consistent with the intent and scope of the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Three years of successful work experience in a preschool, child care, or kindergarten setting
- A Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA)
- An AA degree or higher in Early Childhood Education from an accredited public or private institution of higher education
- A valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with an endorsement in Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education.
- Must have experience working or interacting successfully with culturally diverse families or have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of assigned subject areas.
- Knowledge of early childhood development and learning and appropriate educational practices for 3-5 year olds.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to learn effective instructional methods.
- Ability to learn data collection and test scoring procedures.
- Ability to work with children in a positive and confident manner.
- Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations.
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
- Ability to work independently and organize activities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to collaborate with supervisor, ECEAP advisors, community, families, and school district colleagues effectively.
- Ability to be fair and consistent when working with children.
- Ability to learn the operation of general office machines.
- Ability to lift and carry children weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and parents.
- Valid Washington State driver’s license.
- Valid First Aid/CPR certificate OR ability and willingness to maintain a current certificate.
- Current Food Handlers Permit OR ability and willingness to maintain a current certificate.
- I-9 Employment Eligibility.
- Successful WA State Patrol and FBI fingerprinting clearance.
- Completion of all district required trainings within thirty (30) calendar days form hire date.
Work Environment:
The employee is required to deal with potential stressful and challenging situations with students, parents and members of the community. The position may involve exposure to infectious diseases carried by children. The noise level in the work environment is acceptable to this particular environment and can vary depending upon daily activity but will remain within acceptable ranges.
- Continuous (2/3 to all the time, possibly the full day): Talking, Hearing, Seeing, Handling, Fingering, Grasping.
- Frequent (1/3 to 2/3 of the time or up to 5 hours of an eight hour day): Standing, Walking, Bending, Stooping, Crouching, Squatting, Reaching.
- Occasional (1/12 to 1/3 of the time or up to 2 ½ hours of an eight hour day): Sitting, Lifting, Carrying up to 10 pounds, Turning, Twisting, Kneeling.
- Rare (0 to 1/12 of the time, 40 minutes of an eight hour day): Climbing, Balancing, Pushing, Pulling.
- Not Present: Jumping, Crawling.
Conditions:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Reports to:
Special Services Director and may take direction from Elementary School Principal.
Evaluation:
This position will be supervised and evaluated by the Special Services Director.
Disclosures:
San Juan Island School District does not discriminate in recruitment or any programs/activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator |Faith Knight, Human Resources Director | (360) 370 -7904 | faithknight@sjisd.org, Section 504/ADA Coordinator |Becky Mudd Bell, Special Services Director | (360) 370 -7911 | beckybell@sjisd.org, Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator Faith Knight, Human Resources Director | (360) 370 -7904 | faithknight@sjisd.org
Classification History:
Created March 2025.
