Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

This position is responsible for providing diagnostic, consultative, prescriptive and instructional services to children with special educational needs. The EC teacher is also involved, to a significant degree, with the use of augmentative communication devices, assistive technology, adaptive equipment and visual supports to enhance student independence, participation and engagement. The goal of the EC Teacher is to enable children to develop their skills in order to positively impact a student's educational progress, independence, self‑advocacy and post‑secondary experiences.

This position may oversee daily duties of paraprofessionals, if assigned to a student caseload.

• Days:
  Monday - Friday
• Work Hours:
  
  7:30 am to 3:30 pm
• Shifts Per Pay Period: 10
• Position FTE: 1.00

Applications are being accepted from current County employees as well as members of the public.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• The EC Teacher shall collaborate with the school psychologist to reevaluate students every three years
• The EC Teacher shall evaluate a student's progress and report that progress to the student’s parents, other teachers, therapists, and administrators.
• The EC Teacher will remain current with the best‑practice approaches and tools for conducting assessments, will collaborate with others to conduct assessments, and will use information gathered to determine instruction and intervention for students with learning difficulties.

• The EC Teacher, in collaboration with parents and IEP team members, shall develop an individual educational plan (IEP) on each student enrolled in the .
• The EC Teacher shall meet with the student's parents and IEP team members at least annually to review the IEP. The EC Teacher shall continually monitor completion of a student’s IEP and shall communicate ongoing needs to team members when assigned as Case Manager.
• The EC Teacher shall continually track data and review student’s IEP’s and shall update the plan as objectives and goals are achieved.

• The EC Teacher, in cooperation with other involved parties, shall schedule instructional time that is appropriate to meet the student's educational needs.
• The EC Teacher shall provide instructional services necessary to achieve the goals and objectives listed in the student's IEP’s.
• The EC Teacher will consult with IEP Team members concerning any educational needs of the student.
• The EC Teacher will collaborate with colleagues and therapists to ensure appropriate and consistent interventions and instruction are carried out with fidelity.
• The EC Teacher shall provide materials, resources and techniques to the other assigned teachers, therapists, parents and other concerned parties whenever necessary to meet student’s special education needs outside of the .

• Upon request, the EC Teacher shall provide in‑services about exceptional children and their services to parents, school staff and other concerned parties.
• The EC Teacher shall meet with parents whenever appropriate to discuss student progress.
  
  The EC Teacher shall perform other duties and functions requested by the Director of Special Education, their designee(s) and/or building administrators.
• The EC Teacher shall assist in integrating the student back into the regular classroom when indicated and continue supportive contact with the student and the district stakeholders until transition is completed.
• The EC Teacher shall demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child growth and development, effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning assessment and diagnosis, and research related to the field of learning.
• The EC Teacher shall demonstrate a commitment to county safety and risk management efforts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable…