Preschool Itinerant Teacher

Itinerant Preschool Special Education Teacher

Reports To:

Director of Special Education

Terms of Employment:
Full-Time 12 Months

Salary: NC State Salary Schedule

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Exempt

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university in Special Education with Birth-Kindergarten add-on OR North Carolina Professional Educator's License in Birth-Kindergarten with three years of experience
• Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license according to the State of NC requirements
• DHHS Criminal Background check required
• CPR and First Aid certification, preferred
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) certification, preferred

Supervises:
None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Itinerant Preschool Special Education Teacher oversees the education of students with physical, emotional, mental, and learning disabilities by coordinating and providing direct instructional programs relating to preschool special education students and their Individual Education Programs (IEPs).
• Promote policies and practices that strive to enhance and ensure optimal outcomes and development of young children with disabilities and their families.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, businesses, community agencies, and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.
• Monitors and evaluates programs with students with disabilities.
• Maintains confidentiality of personally identifiable information in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
• Complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as they relate to the special education program throughout the district.
• Maintains an environment conducive to learning and provides developmentally appropriate practices for young children with disabilities.
• Collaborate with families and professionals to design and deliver learning experiences geared towards the individual needs and capabilities of the students under their supervision.
• Work in partnership with Preschool Coordinator to help facilitate the efforts of preschool students with disabilities.
• Develop and implement individualized educational plans that address the unique needs and goals of the student.
• Implements instructional strategies and progress monitoring tools to provide specially designed instruction.
• Monitors student behavior; maintains discipline in different settings; deescalates inappropriate behaviors; teaches students appropriate behavioral strategies.
• Evaluates student's work and progress, addresses or adjusts instruction to address any concerns or educational needs of the student, and coordinates progress reporting as required by the IEP.
• Completes Child Outcome Summary Forms for students.
• Facilitates student's IEP meetings and serves as a collaborative team member.
• Completes paperwork required from a referral to eligibility, as well as annual reviews, reevaluations, etc in ECATS.
• Knowledge of instructional practices and delivery related to specially designed instruction to articulate the needs and interventions of students in IEP meetings both verbally and in ECATS.
• Knowledge of PreK standards and curriculum and age appropriate developmental expectation.
• Provide direct instruction and support to students within the Hoke County Public school system, as well as child care centers, private schools, Head Start program, and NC PreK classes within Hoke County.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, parents, and other professionals to ensure the student's needs are met effectively.
• Provide guidance and support to other school staff and related service staff to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment with access to instruction.
• Ability to recognize, adapt, modify and support students with a variety of backgrounds, abilities, exceptionalities, physical needs, and learning styles.
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