Early Childhood Special Education and Diagnostic Teacher – School Year (@ Next Door Milwaukee)
Early Childhood Special Education and Diagnostic Teacher – School Year at Next Door Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI - shared by Jobs That Help as a third party
Position Overview
Next Door’s Charter School special education team services K4 and K5 students primarily with significant developmental delays in early learning and social/emotional development. We are part of an interdisciplinary collaborative team that includes Disabilities, Health, and Mental Health. The EC Special Education Teacher/Diagnostic Teacher case manages the Charter School IEPs, which includes cognitive assessments for initial referrals and provides direct service support as outlined in each student’s IEP.
Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
- Develop and implement IEPs.
- Performs cognitive assessments on initial IEP referrals.
- LEA representative for IEP meetings.
- Work in collaboration with the Disability, Health, and Mental Health teams.
- Promote inclusive practices.
- Support and work collaboratively with the Positive Behavior Support Team.
- Promote parent involvement in the ECSE program and services.
- Participate in ongoing monitoring of program quality.
- Maintain a system for keeping special education records confidential.
- Report on progress of IEP’s with regularly scheduled school report cards.
- Communicate regularly with service providers and classroom teachers.
- Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings, trainings and in-services.
- Have a working understanding of Head Start performance standards, Wisconsin Common Core standards, Wisconsin Model Early Learning standards to inform IEP goals.
- Offer program support for regular education teachers.
- Support Trauma Informed Care and Pyramid Model implementation practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
Accountability and Performance Requirement
All staff members are accountable for knowing and performing the responsibilities associated with their individual position in an efficient and effective manner, understanding that each of us plays an integral role in the success of our mission. All staff will support the agency mission, vision, standards of conduct/code of ethics and strategic directions and support administrative decisions. This must demonstrated by maintaining a positive work environment, and by behaving and communicating in an appropriate manner with children, families, coworkers, supervisors and the public while achieving performance expectations.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree or Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program training in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field from an accredited college or university required.
- DPI teacher certification in Early Childhood Special Education, enrollment in a SE teacher certification program, or pending certification renewal, required.
- A demonstrated ability to work with families from diverse backgrounds preferred.
- Experience needed working with low-income children and families preferred.
- Demonstrated experience writing Individual Education Programs (IEPs) required.
- Must carry a valid WI Driver’s License and liability insurance.
Safety and Health
Next Door is committed to providing a safe work environment and to fostering the well-being and health of its employees. An essential part of each employees’ job is the development of safe working practices and the observance of safety rules, including:
- Following safety warnings and directions at all times.
- Using personal safety devices when required.
- Reporting any unsafe conditions to supervisor.
- Following process for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect.
- Reporting unsupervised children, after ensuring child’s safety.
- Implement active supervision practices at all times, including transition times.
- Ensure knowledge of each assigned child’s location at all times.
Physical Demands
- Primarily active work; occasionally lifting up, holding or moving up to 50 lbs.
Physical Activity
- Bending, stooping, kneeling, sitting on the floor, walking/transporting, fingering, handling, feeling reaching, climbing, balancing, crouching, crawling, talking and speaking clearly, hearing conversation level, tasting, smelling and seeing; ability to interact daily with children outdoors in varied weather condition.
Work Environment
- Mainly classroom setting and travel to various sites for meetings.
Personal/Physiological
- Ability to make frequent, significant decisions to understand and react to the development process of children.
- Ability to respond quickly and competently to an emergency or crisis situation in order to keep children safe.