Early Childhood Special Education Teacher - Haviland 2023-2024 School Year

South Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative USD 605 • www.scksec.com

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

This position is located within the SCKSEC Cooperative. Instruction of special needs students with differing disabilities, working with specialists, itinerants, staff, parents and paraeducators to provide quality education. 

Position Purpose:

The Early Childhood Special Education teacher creates and maintains a program that focuses on the physical, social, and emotional development of each child that includes developmentally appropriate student learning activities in the areas of cognition, creative expression, communication, social, physical, and emotional development and that meets the unique needs of each child with regard to his/her level of comprehension and maturation.  The Early Childhood Special Education Teacher is responsible for planning and implementing the goals of the Individual Education Plan. 

Qualifications:  

Current certification as a teacher and endorsement in the area of Early Childhood Special Education or Early Childhood Unified in the State of Kansas and have experience as a teacher of preschool- disabled students.                       

Performance Responsibilities: 

Provides learning experiences in language arts, physical education, art,  music, health, and other subject matter suited to the needs of students.

Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of students with wide ranges of mental, physical, and emotional maturities.

Develops in each student an awareness of personal worth and the role the child plays in family and community and encourages pupils to express themselves creatively in art, music, and dramatic play.

Provides individual and small group instruction, designed to meet individual needs of students in the areas of communication skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of satisfactory self concepts.

Enriches educational program through study trips to community resources.

Plans and coordinates the work of aides, assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.

Develops activities for parents that promote parent participation and involvement in education activities.

Communicates regularly with parents by means of parent meetings- home visits- and individual parent conferences. 

Interprets school program to parents to strengthen parental understanding of the individual student`s needs and the school’s role in the individual student`s life.

Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, and social skills.

Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

Complies with district- state- and federal regulations regarding services to early childhood special education students.

Develops, monitors, and updates the individual education plan for identified students.

Communicates high expectations to all learners.

Must complete all Special Education paperwork including IEPs and Medicaid billing.

Apply at www.scksec.com 

Benefits Information

SCKSEC offers a comprehensive benefit package which includes: BCBS Health Insurance with defined benefit based on current Negotiated Agreement, Section 125 Plan, 403b Plan, and Paid Sick and Personal leave. Current Base Salary begins at $40,000.

Salary Information

Per the Negotiated Agreement.

Employer Information

South Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative provides special education services to 15 school districts located in 8 counties. School districts served are: Pratt, Skyline, Macksville, St. John, Stafford, Kingman-Norwich, Cunningham, Anthony-Harper, Attica, Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Haviland, Greensburg, Lewis, and Coldwater-Protection.  

In addition to the services provided in member district buildings, SCKSEC provides services at one alternative attendance center in Pratt and Life Skills Centers in Medicine Lodge and Kingman. 

Click here to learn more about what SCKSEC has to offer. 

 

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Job Contact Address

412 Sandy Lane
Pratt, KS 67124

Job Start Date

August-1-2023

Applications Due By

December-31-2023

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