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PRE-K SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
  
QUALIFICATIONS 

1. Valid teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement; Dual Certification Special Education and Regular Education preferred
2. Strong written, verbal presentation and interpersonal skills
3. Meets health and physical qualifications 
4. FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO Principal
  
JOB GOAL To instruct students with disabilities in their specific skill deficit areas.
  
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Instructs and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips
2. Observes and evaluates children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
3. Develops Instructionally Appropriate Individual Education Programs (IAIEPs) to address specific needs of each individual student’s specific skill deficit areas in the classroom
4. Attends and chairs Instructionally Appropriate Individual Education Program (IAIEP) meetings
5. Provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
6. Attends to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers (as needed)
7. Teaches basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills
8. Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order in the classroom
9. Reads books to the entire class of students, in small groups, or individually
10. Monitors students’ progress to measure if students are achieving goals
11. Assesses students’ developmental and academic skills (e.g., adaptive, social, physical/motor) for the purpose of identifying deficit in developmental areas, determining eligibility and providing recommendations for placement
12. Coordinates IAIEP meetings for eligible students with parents and other team members to present evaluation results and develop educational plans
13. Maintains all special education paperwork in a timely manner including IAIEPs, reevaluation summary, student progress reports, student census, and annual yearly progress data
14. Consults with parents, administrators, school psychologist and other professionals in order to develop Instructionally Appropriate Individual Education Programs (IAIEPs) for students with disabilities
15. Develops daily lesson plans as prescribed in the IAIEPs from goals and objectives
16. Collaborates with a variety of groups and/or individuals for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues, and providing services in compliance with established guidelines
17. Maintains respect of privacy of students with disabilities and holds confidential all communications, observations, and information made by and/or between students, faculty, and staff
18. Performs other related duties assigned by the principal and/or Special Education Supervisor

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the weight of an average child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:  

1. Pushing and/or pulling
2. Climbing
3. Stooping and/or kneeling
4. Reaching
5. Talking
6. Hearing 
7. Seeing 

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
2. Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
3. Adaptability to deal with students
4. Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Specific capacities an abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a
task or job duty. 

1. Intelligence:  Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and have ability to reason and make judgments
2. Verbal:  Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them
3. Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
4. Manual Dexterity:  Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
5. Form perception:  To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

WORK CONDITIONS
Normal working environment
  
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

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