EARLY INTERVENTION, ITINERANT TEACHER

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Job Description

POSITION TITLE

Early Intervention Teacher

Job Description Summary

The Early Intervention Teacher is directly supervised by the Early Intervention Program Officer and is responsible for providing services to eligible young children in Preschool programs, Early Intervention classrooms and community/home settings throughout the city.

WORK MONTHS

10 Months

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with Early Childhood partners to maintain consistency of Early Intervention services.
• Provide Early Intervention services to eligible children per the IEP.
• Collect, manage, input and report on progress monitoring data for parents and OCDEL audits.
• Conduct developmental/behavior screens and standardized assessments to determine eligibility.
• Possess an extensive understanding of state and federal Special Ed/Early Intervention regulations.
• Utilize necessary technology (ex. PELICAN) to write evaluation reports, IEPs and complete all other required paperwork.
• Manage and support children with challenging behaviors.
• Maintain daily Microsoft work calendar related to caseload management.
• Provide support to community professionals, teachers, families and young children utilizing Early Intervention services.
• Assist with transition to kindergarten activities.
• Attend to details with independent follow-through on extensive paperwork demands.
• Attend staff meeting and in-service trainings.
• Other relevant duties as assigned by supervisor in support of the department's or school's goals and objectives and the District's mission and Superintendent's Priority Goals
  
  

Education Required

Bachelor's Degree in Education

Certification/Licensure Required

• Pennsylvania Department of Education Instructional Certification in Special Education Pk-12 or Special Education Pk-8 (Preferred)
  
  

OR

• Pennsylvania Department of Education Instructional Certification in Grades Pk-4
  
  

For more information on Pennsylvania (PA) Department of Education Certification Requirements visit the a href="https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/PAEducators/Pages/PACerts.aspx">PA Department of Education's Certification Types and Codes webpage .

Years Of Experience

Varies based on needs of department

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Be able to travel throughout the city on a daily basis
• Computer literacy
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills for handling a high volume of job related tasks in a very busy environment
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Understanding of federal and state mandates that govern Early Intervention.
• Enthusiastic about the fundamental goal of advancing student achievement in an urban public school district.
• Value, demonstrate, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion .
  
  

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of, but not limited to, those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILE CRITERIA

External applicants and internal non-school-based professional employees who are properly certified are eligible to apply for this position. This job posting is not a component of the School-Based Professional Internal Transfer Season. Current Pittsburgh Public School employees who are school-based professionals (teachers, librarian, counselors, social workers, etc.) are not eligible to apply to this position.

CITY OF PITTSBURGH RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

This position does not have a residency requirement.

Position : 110209

Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location : CI-ECA-EI-C-CLASSROOMS

Grade : PRE TR18 BA BWK

Group : PFT PRESCH

Posting Start : 11/20/2025

Posting End : 12/31/9999

Details

MINIMUM PER PAY RATE: $2,038.30-$2,038.30

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