What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Childhood Special Educator position at Main Office?
Department: Student Services
FLSA Status: Exempt
Contract Days: 185 for Full-Time (Part-Time position would be considered)
Supervisor: Student Services Supervisor
The Early Childhood Special Educator follows Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) guidelines for approved preschools including children with and without disabilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
- Confers with parents, administrators and others to develop individuale ducational program (IEP) for students.
- Plans curriculum, prepares and carries out lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students, considering state and school requirements, physical, emotional and educational levels of development.
- Creates learning materials geared to each student's learning ability and interest.
- Works with students to increase motivation, provides consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level functioning, and continuous feedback to students for all learning activities.
- Maintains records in accordance with state and federal requirements.
- Attends scheduled staff meetings and in-service activities.
- Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Education required
- Classroom teaching experience preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid Nebraska teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education
- Valid driver's license
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet with occasional moderate noise.