We are seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher position for the 2024-2025 school year.  We are seeking a candidate who is committed to enriching the lives of young children with special needs and who is passionate about education.  ECSE serves children ages 3-5.  The successful candidate will hold ECSE certification and will have a good understanding of the IEP process including writing and implementation.

Appropriate Certification / Degree and successful completion of background checks will be required.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

NOTE: Reasonable accommodations will be made, if necessary, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to emphasize reading, writing, and math skills at expected grade level.
• Ability to use technology to support learning
• Ability to deliver instruction in reasoning and problem solving in all content areas.
• Knowledge of the Missouri Learning Standards for Early Childhood Special Education grade level curriculum.
• Ability to diversify instructional strategies for students to gain the skills and concepts necessary in an Early Childhood Special Education grade classroom.
• Knowledge of visual representation models used in a communication and mathematics classroom.
• Commitment to prepare students to be productive in our globally diverse society.
• Knowledge and implementation history of Response to Intervention (RtI) model.
• Experience with assessments both locally developed and state mandated.
• Commitment to District Level Curriculum Committee collaboration.
• Background and knowledge regarding the 5 components of reading and effective literacy implementation.
• Experience with a learning center classroom and differentiated instructional designs.
• Encourages student to set goals and expectations
• Engages students in learning
• Applies motivational and behavioral management strategies
• Understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to assess the learner’s progress. 
• Monitor the performance of each student and devise instruction which will enable each student to continuously grow/develop intellectually, socially, and physically.
• Be a reflective practitioner who continually assesses he effects of choices and actions on others.
• Actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally and utilizes the assessment and professional growth to increase learning for students.
• Has effective rapport with students, parents, school colleagues, and community members.

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 the 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 stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the 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.

Work is performed in and around a student learning environment.  Employee experiences a multitude of demands and changing priorities, constant interruptions, and inflexible deadlines.  The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud.  Duties are performed primarily indoors and occasionally outdoors.  In-district and out-of-town travel required as necessary for training and/or to carry out duties and responsibilities.