Ex Ed Teacher - Pre Kindergarten

Hamilton County Schools • Collegedale, TN

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About The Position

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County. Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools at careers.hcde.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.

Requirements

• Must be able to write and implement instructional appropriate IEPs leading to positive outcomes for students with disabilities and facilitate IEP meetings.
• Ability to design/write and implement transition programming for students with mild to moderate disabilities.
• Experience with administration and interpretation of standardized assessments and alternative assessments.
• Good organizational skills; good communication skills to facilitate teaching, assessment, meeting and data management responsibilities such as Easy IEP.
• Possess good technology skills to facilitate implementation of academic and/or behavior intervention programs and working with a wide variety of technology platforms.
• Willingness to work within programming areas as a collaborative team member.
• May include providing general physical assistance to students with various disabilities.
• Candidates must hold a valid state of Tennessee teaching certification in Special Education (Endorsements: 459,460,461).
• Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and instruction for Pre K students with social, behavioral, communication, physical, self-help, and cognitive disabilities.
• Knowledge of curriculum and interventions designed for young children with developmental disabilities.
• Specialized skills in working with students with significant communication disorders.
• Knowledge of applied behavioral analysis, discrete trials, PECS systems, and a variety of organizational systems for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Collaboration and communication skills to develop and implement IEPs.
• Work with regular education staff to implement inclusionary opportunities.
• Conduct age appropriate assessments and facilitate IEP meetings.
• Knowledge of IDEA, current state special education rules and regulations, and compliance issues relative to programming, assessment and procedural safeguards for students with disabilities.
• Ability to teach developmental reading using research based materials that cover the NCLB reading components such as SPIRE, or Orton-Gillingham and/or willingness to be trained.
• Build a safe and productive classroom culture.
• Develop strong relationships with students' families and inform parents of expectations, positive news, and/or concerns.
• Actively participate in system-wide professional developments offered by exceptional education and learning community.
• Reflect on instruction and leadership while contributing ideas, expertise, and time to the mission and goals of the school.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree