Part- Time Early Childhood Screener

Location: Foley Elementary School, a preK-3 primary school with 620 students and approximately 100 staff members.

About the role

The Early Childhood Screener will conduct a developmental assessment and a hearing and vision screening on children ages 3-5 years old and review the results with families. Screenings are typically 1-2 times per month for a total of 30-40 hours for the year.

Responsibilities

• Provide an assessment of a child's development: fine and gross motor skills, speech and language, social-emotional, and cognitive skills using standardized instruments allowed by the Minnesota Department of Education and provided by the school district.
• Provide an assessment of child's health: review child and family health history, measure weight and height, conduct vision and hearing screening.
• Participate in required screening training.
• Document results of assessments/screening and discuss the results with parents during the summary interview.
• Determine referral status of child/family to district or community services as needed.
• Conduct screening and summary conferences with the assistance of an interpreter when the preferred language of the family is other than English.

Requirements

• Current Minnesota license, OR an individual who has training similar to one of the following licensure areas:
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • School Psychologist
  • Kindergarten Teacher
  • Parent Educator
  • Early Childhood Special Education
• Experience working with young children and their families.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Schedule

• Screenings are typically 1-2 times per month, starting in September.
• Screening day is normally between 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, depending on the appointment schedule. Some dates require working later afternoon and early evening hours.
• A 30-minute duty-free lunch will be provided.
• Screeners will report 30 minutes prior to the first appointment and stay 30 minutes after the last appointment to set up, pack up, sanitize, and load equipment.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $35.00