Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

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.

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

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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