Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher

Provides direct services to early childhood special education students under the limited supervision of the building principal, special education building level coordinator, and the Special Education Director.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements educational services.
• Conducts appropriate interventions and assists parents in-home facilitation.
• Provides comprehensive developmental evaluation and/or screening for children referred for services.
• Provides guidance and leads paraprofessionals in setting up the room for activities, monitoring play and learning activities, and implementing plans.
• Communicates with district administrative staff and other district staff about students served, progress, and emerging issues.
• Communicates with outside agencies and collaborative services for children on an individual basis.
• Serves as a liaison between families, school, and community agencies.
• Facilitates a transition plan to preschool when a child is ready.
• Conducts and maintains appropriate due process documentation related to screening, evaluations, and services for young children with disabilities.
• Adheres to all due process procedures and compliance requirements.
• Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, district, and departmental meetings.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
• Follows all policies and regulations.
• Ensures regular and prompt attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher.
• Thorough knowledge of due process procedures unique to the Birth to 3 years old population (Part C) and for the 3 to 7-year-old population (Part B), and the differences between those age groups.
• Thorough knowledge of best practices for children with disabilities, ages Birth to 7 years.
• General knowledge of special education practices and procedures.
• Ability to demonstrate confidentiality.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, school staff, administrators, and outside agencies.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments or problems independently.
• Ability to apply a variety of procedures and policies.
• Ability to collect, read, summarize, compare, and apply data.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with students, parents, school staff, administrators, and other agencies.
• Ability to present to small and large groups.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Ability to use modern office equipment, technology, and related software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with coursework in Early Childhood Special Education or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minnesota teaching licensure in Early Childhood Special Education issued by PELSB.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force.
• Regularly requires speaking or hearing.
• Frequently requires standing and using hands to handle or feel.
• Occasionally requires walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting, and repetitive motions.
• Standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
• Requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using measuring devices, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Occasionally requires exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may require wearing specialized personal protective equipment and exposure to bodily fluids.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g., business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

• Driver's License Required.

Pay

$51,974 - $84,000 annually dependent on education and experience.

Benefits

• PTO
• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 403(b) TRA
• Free School Fitness Center Membership

This position is part of the Education Minnesota New London-Spicer Master Agreement. A copy of this Master Agreement is located on the school website on the Employment Page.