Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (Lakeland School)

Walworth County•Elkhorn, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing diagnostic, consultative, prescriptive and instructional services to children with special educational needs. The EC teacher is also involved, to a significant degree, with the use of augmentative communication devices, assistive technology, adaptive equipment and visual supports to enhance student independence, participation and engagement. The goal of the EC Teacher is to enable children to develop their skills in order to positively impact a student's educational progress, independence, self-advocacy and post-secondary experiences.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor’s degree preferably in Special Education.
Must be eligible for a Wisconsin Teaching License #1809 Special Education Early Childhood.
Wisconsin Teaching License #1809 Special Education Early Childhood.
Ability to constantly use bilateral upper extremities, above/below waist and above/below shoulder height.
Ability to constantly walk and stand.
Ability to constantly use hands and fingers to manipulate objects or to tend to student needs.
Ability to constantly lift and move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to frequently lift and move up to 75 pounds with aid of provided equipment, or a second person assist.
Ability to frequently lift, push or pull 50 pounds unassisted with bending and twisting of trunk.
Ability to communicate to students using verbal and/or non-verbal communications.
Ability to identify student care needs through auditory and/or visual clues.

Nice To Haves

May oversee daily duties of paraprofessionals, if assigned to a student caseload.

Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic, consultative, prescriptive and instructional services to children with special educational needs.
Utilize augmentative communication devices, assistive technology, adaptive equipment and visual supports to enhance student independence, participation and engagement.
Collaborate with the school psychologist to reevaluate students every three years.
Evaluate a student's progress and report that progress to the student’s parents, other teachers, therapists, and administrators.
Remain current with the best-practice approaches and tools for conducting assessments.
Collaborate with others to conduct assessments and use gathered information to determine instruction and intervention for students with learning difficulties.
Develop an individual educational plan (IEP) on each student enrolled in the ID program in collaboration with parents and IEP team members.
Meet with the student's parents and IEP team members at least annually to review the IEP.
Continually monitor completion of a student’s IEP and communicate ongoing needs to team members when assigned as Case Manager.
Continually track data and review student’s IEP’s and update the plan as objectives and goals are achieved.
Schedule instructional time that is appropriate to meet the student's educational needs in cooperation with other involved parties.
Provide instructional services necessary to achieve the goals and objectives listed in the student's IEP’s.
Consult with IEP Team members concerning any educational needs of the student.
Collaborate with colleagues and therapists to ensure appropriate and consistent interventions and instruction are carried out with fidelity.
Provide materials, resources and techniques to other assigned teachers, therapists, parents and other concerned parties whenever necessary to meet student’s special education needs outside of the ID program.
Provide in-services about exceptional children and their services to parents, school staff and other concerned parties upon request.
Meet with parents whenever appropriate to discuss student progress.
Perform other duties and functions requested by the Director of Special Education, their designee(s) and/or building administrators.
Assist in integrating the student back into the regular classroom when indicated and continue supportive contact with the student and the district stakeholders until transition is completed.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child growth and development, effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning assessment and diagnosis, and research related to the field of learning.
Demonstrate a commitment to county safety and risk management efforts.