Early Childhood Special Education
TITLE: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid and appropriate Illinois licensure
- Early Childhood Education endorsement and Early Childhood Special Education approval required.
- Complete required professional development to retain certification.
- Successful completion of fingerprint based criminal background check (IL State Police and FBI), sex offender and violent youth offender screening, and employment physical.
REPORTS TO: Building Principal and Assistant Principal
JOB GOAL: To facilitate student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing district approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of individual students by creating a flexible, safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Creates and implement IEPs and works closely with the related service personnel.
- Guides student behavior through implementing the school’s discipline policy while upholding high expectations.
- Understands basic classroom management; with strategies for individual behavior management, crisis prevention, intervention, de-escalation techniques, and the balance between classroom management with academic teaching strategies.
- Develops short and long-range plans consistent with curriculum goals, learners’ diversity, and learning theory.
- Maintains excellent communication with parents.
- Provides an exceptional level of quality care to children at all times, including assisting with toileting and self care goals while demonstrating respect and value towards them as individuals.
- Understands issues in definition and identification procedures for individuals with disabilities, including those individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Understands characteristics of individuals with disabilities across the age range of 3-5, including levels of severity, multiple disabilities and their influence on development, behavior and learning.
- Knowledgeable about the impact of language disorders, processing deficits, intellectual abilities, behavioral/emotional/social disorders, and physical (including sensory) disabilities on learning and behavior.
- Assess student progress through documentation; completes paperwork related to a student; and attends professional development as needed.
- Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities within and outside of the classroom.
- Constructs a positive relationship between the program, student, and parent.
- Participates in faculty meetings and committees.
- Ensures that student conduct and attendance conforms with the school standards and school district discipline policies.
- Utilizes current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiates instruction based upon student learning styles.
- Utilizes knowledge of instructional goals and objectives for Early Childhood Special Education.
- Utilizes knowledge of data information systems, data analysis and the formulation of action plans.
- Applies knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students.
- Obtains knowledge of computer network system and software applications as needed.
- Organizes and coordinates work.
- Communicates effectively with students and parents.
- Engages in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth
- Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with others.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal/assistant principal, district office administrators, and the Washington Township Special Education Cooperative administrators as designated by the superintendent.
- Adheres to a professional code of ethics which includes confidentiality of school related matters and loyalty to the school district.
Note: The above description is illustrative of most tasks and responsibilities. It is not all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 180 days. Salary and benefits per the Collective Bargaining Agreement
EVALUATION: Per the Central School District 51 Teacher Evaluation Plan