Job Description:

Summary: Instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility by performing the following duties. Performance Responsibilities Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students. Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment. Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of pupils with wide-range of mental, physical, and emotional maturates. Develops in each pupil an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community. Encourages pupils to express themselves creatively in art, music, and dramatic play. Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, and social skill. Cooperates and seeks assistance from other professional staff members. Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of pupils’ work. Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of pupils in communication skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self-concept. Plans and coordinates the work of paraprofessionals and other professional support staff, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips. Communicates regularly with parents by means of newsletters, notes, phone calls, and individual parent conferences. Interprets school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual pupil’s needs and the school’s role in the pupil’s life. Enriches educational program through study trips to community resources such as museums, parks, and through classroom visits by resource person from the school and community. Shares and interprets these experiences with pupils and parents. Select and requisitions, instructional aids and supplies. Promotes parent participation and involvement in educational activities provided for their children. Has knowledge of the IEP process and legislative issues (94-142-IDEA) Knowledge of assessment materials and procedures, as well as an ability to make appropriate classroom assessments. Knowledge of disability categories,criteria for placement in programs, and service delivery option.

$48,000-$81,942 Depending on Education/Experience TFFR (Employer pays both contributions) Variety of Insurances with employer percentage paid Leave (Sick, Personal, Emergency) Qualifications: Early Childhood Special Education Degree