Job Description
Job Type
Full-time, Part-time
Description
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 (220 or 201 days- full-time) or Non-Exempt (156 days- part-time)
JOB STATUS: Full-time options are 220 days (1,760 hours) or 201 days (1,608 hours) worked annually.
Part-time options are 156 days (1,248 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.
FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + %
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
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Remote work, Flexible hours, Shift work