Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

Description JOB SUMMARY The Early Childhood Special Education Teacher serves on a transdisciplinary team for families enrolled in the Infant Toddler Program. They provide comprehensive and integrated support, as is outlined in the Part C Program Manual for Infants and Toddlers in Kansas.

• ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES) Work as a transdisciplinary team member to collaboratively serve eligible infants and toddlers.
• Participate in team evaluations to determine the eligibility of referred children, as well as participate in team assessment to determine the functional developmental strengths/challenges of eligible children.
• Work together with families and other team members to develop appropriate Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSPs) based upon family-identified priorities.
• Provide Family Service coordination including identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the family to receive the maximum benefits from early intervention services.
• Collaborate with other community resources for assigned families.
• Complete appropriate documentation for accountability, compliance, billing, data entry and communication with other providers according to state, federal, and logical guidelines.
• Deliver ongoing home and community-based intervention utilizing a coaching model of caregiver support to integrate developmental activities into the child’s daily routines.
• Participate in teaming process.
• Monitor parent-child progress in terms of goals met.
• Support Rainbows mission, goals, and Part C Employee expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator or designee.
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
• Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in education required. Valid teaching licensure in the state of Kansas. Teaching licensure endorsement of Early Childhood Unified, High or Low Incidence Adaptive Special Education (PreK-12), High or Low Incidence Functional Special Education (PreK-12), Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Handicapped, or other applicable Early Childhood Special Education endorsement. Certification in ECH, ECD, ECSE or ECU required. Maintain current licensure. Prior experience working with children with special needs preferred.

• SKILLS Work collaboratively with team members of other disciplines (OT, PT, SLP, LMSW, Nurse, Interpreter) Work in partnership with parents/family members.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Able to take responsibility for individual professional growth and licensure by staying current with literature, research, and/or practices.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Complete all documentation in a time-sensitive manner.

Flsa classification: Exempt

Job Status: 220 days (1,760 hours) or 201 days (1,608 hours) worked annually

Work pace

Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment. May require some extended workdays, but able to flex hours throughout the work week.

Work environment

This is a remote position that also operates in family homes, and community settings as needed. Requires travel between RUI sites, family homes, and other community agencies.

Physical demands

Manage all job duties with mobility, agility, and dexterity. Ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds. Sometimes will work in a noisy environment with many interruptions. May be exposed to communicable diseases.

Sitting

6 - 7 hours in an 8 hour work shift; may occasionally alternate to standing or walking.

Standing

• 1 - 2 hours in an 8 hour work shift.
• Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis
• Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8 hour work shift.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________ FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + % _________________________________________________________________________________________________

LIFTING

WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files. 11 - 20 lbs. Occasionally File boxes and copy supplies 20 - 35 lbs. Occasionally Equipment and boxes of supplies.

Carrying

• WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files. 11 - 20 lbs. Occasionally File boxes and copy supplies 20 - 35 lbs.
• Occasionally
• Equipment
• Bending:
• Continuously
• Squatting:
• Continuously
• Kneeling:
• Continuously
• Climbing:
• Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities)
• Grasping:
• Frequently
• Reaching:
• Frequently
• Fine
• Manipulation:
• Frequently
• Driving: Continuously