Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Consultant

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the School Principal and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the Teacher – Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher Consultant performs a variety of tasks necessary to support direct and indirect instruction for identified students with disabilities in the direct.

The ECSE Teacher develops and implements an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) for each student. The teacher provides consultation services to classroom teachers and direct students instruction towards goals and objectives within the general education setting of Great Start Readiness, Head Start, and Little Comets. Coordinates the work of instructional aides and other support staff. This individual will strive to team with related service staff, parents, and other outside agencies in helping each individual student reach his or her maximum potential.

Reports to : Building Principal

Coordinates with : Building Principal and Teachers

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Note: These duties and responsibilities are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not constructed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based assessment, instruction and interventions that are matched to student needs using data-driven instructional decision-making, problem solving and progress monitoring through a Multi-Tiered Systems or Support (MTSS) framework to positively impact student growth and achievement.
• Support Curriculum utilized in the general education preschool setting.
• Develops and implements an individual education plan (IEP) for each student. Requires an understanding of each student’s physical, cognitive, and adaptive levels of functioning.
• Plans instructional activities using appropriate research-based instructional practices to meet individual student goals.
• Works cooperatively with related services staff (e.i. Speech, OT, PT, SSW)
• Evaluates student progress as determined by the IEPT.
• Communicates regularly with parents and home-care providers regarding each student’s progress.
• Provides educational and training information in instructional aides.
• Participates in planned professional development activities.
• Maintains regular communication with supervisor, particularly regarding special needs of individual students.
• Participates with peers in staff meetings, student staffing, and other schedule events.
• Maintains student attendance records.
• Maintains records of progress toward program outcomes for each student and documents special incidents, which may occur.
• Completes regular reports on student progress.
• Coordinates and guides the work of the classroom instructional aides.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with an Early Childhood Special Education (SA) Endorsement or willingness to obtain endorsement within first three (3) years of employment

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally life and/or move up to 35 pounds such as books and teaching material.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

Grand Ledge Public Schools shall provide equal opportunity and shall not discriminate in matters of employment or enrollment on the basis of age, religion, race, traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, color national origin, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, height, weight or marital status in its programs, services or activities.