Early Childhood Moderate Special Needs Teacher-(Wampatuck)-Sy2425

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Early Childhood Teacher, under the supervision of the Director of Special Education and the building principal, is responsible for developing and implementing a developmentally based, educational program for an assigned class of school children. The curriculum must meet the emotional, physical, cognitive, and social needs of both the individual child and the group.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides a warm, safe and caring environment that is kept orderly, clean and appealing. The environment should allow the child to grow and to explore.

• Plans, prepares and implements units of the curriculum which are based on children's interests and which integrate intellectual challenges and opportunities for children's development of academic skills.

• Provides opportunities for children to become involved on an individual, small group, and total group basis with people and materials in the environment, taking into account children's individual developmental needs and encourages children to help one another.

• Provides an approach to academic skill development which is integrated with relevant classroom experiences.

• Helps children build a sense of community and develop problem solving skills which they use in cognitive as well as social situations.

• Provides opportunity for children to express their ideas and feelings through art, through language, and in writing by encouraging love of language, joy in reading, and valuing of books as a source of pleasure and a source of information.

• Becomes involved in pre-school developmental screening and follow-up procedures.

• Reaches out to parents and set up appropriate opportunities through which parents can gain an understanding of the developmental philosophy of early childhood education.

• Helps parents to appreciate the role that they play in their children's education and the importance of home and school working together in order to insure the child's optimal growth.

• Conducts outreach activities to seek out children in need of preschool services especially from minority and low income populations.

• Ensures confidentiality of privileged information.

• Knowledgeable of state and federal special education laws.

• Conducts appropriate special education assessments to determine eligibility for special education services.

• Assists in IEP development, implementation and progress reporting.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree with a major in Special Education, Master's Degree preferred.

• Massachusetts Educators License: Early Childhood With and Without Disabilities and/or Moderate Disabilities

• A minimum of two years teaching experience in a special education program is preferred.

• Experience with P.D.D. population is preferred.

• Knowledge of the requirements of federal and state regulations.

• Those personal and professional characteristics necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.

• Employment based on successful completion of a CORI background check and fingerprinting

• DESE certification preK -2

• Current authorization to work in the United States by the first day of employment.

TERMS: This is a 10 month, 1.0 FTE position with a teacher's contract.

The Scituate Public Schools have a commitment to maintaining an educational environment and workplace that establishes programs and support mechanisms to recruit and retain staff and ensure appropriate staffing levels that meet the needs of all students through a highly qualified and diverse workforce. Candidates who have a strong commitment to active antiracism are encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Bigotry and intolerance, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, homeless status or disability are not tolerated and where any form of intimidation, threat, coercion and/or harassment that insults the dignity of others and interferes with their freedom to learn or work is unacceptable.