Description JOB SUMMARY The Early Childhood Special Education Teacher serves on a transdisciplinary team for families enrolled in the Infant Toddler Program. They provide comprehensive and integrated support, as is outlined in the Part C Program Manual for Infants and Toddlers in Kansas. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES) • Work as a transdisciplinary team member to collaboratively serve eligible infants and toddlers. • Participate in team evaluations to determine the eligibility of referred children, as well as participate in team assessment to determine the functional developmental strengths/challenges of eligible children. • Work together with families and other team members to develop appropriate Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSPs) based upon family-identified priorities. • Provide Family Service coordination including identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the family to receive the maximum benefits from early intervention services. • Collaborate with other community resources for assigned families. • Complete appropriate documentation for accountability, compliance, billing, data entry and communication with other providers according to state, federal, and logical guidelines. • Deliver ongoing home and community-based intervention utilizing a coaching model of caregiver support to integrate developmental activities into the child’s daily routines. • Participate in teaming process. • Monitor parent-child progress in terms of goals met. • Support Rainbows mission, goals, and Part C Employee expectations. • Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator or designee. • Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person. • Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields. QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in education required. • Valid teaching licensure in the state of Kansas. • Teaching licensure endorsement of Early Childhood Unified, High or Low Incidence Adaptive Special Education (PreK-12), High or Low Incidence Functional Special Education (PreK-12), Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Handicapped, or other applicable Early Childhood Special Education endorsement. • Certification in ECH, ECD, ECSE or ECU required. • Maintain current licensure. • Prior experience working with children with special needs preferred. SKILLS • Work collaboratively with team members of other disciplines (OT, PT, SLP, LMSW, Nurse, Interpreter) • Work in partnership with parents/family members. • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. • Maintain strict confidentiality. • Able to take responsibility for individual professional growth and licensure by staying current with literature, research, and/or practices. • Demonstrate effective communication skills. • Complete all documentation in a time-sensitive manner. FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt (220 or 201 days- full-time) or Non-Exempt (156 days- part-time) JOB STATUS: Full-time options are 220 days (1,760 hours) or 201 days (1,608 hours) worked annually. Part-time options are 156 days (1,248 hours) worked annually. WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment. May require some extended workdays, but able to flex hours throughout the work week. WORK ENVIRONMENT: This is a remote position that also operates in family homes, and community settings as needed. Requires travel between RUI sites, family homes, and other community agencies. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Manage all job duties with mobility, agility, and dexterity. Ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds. Sometimes will work in a noisy environment with many interruptions. May be exposed to communicable diseases. Sitting: 6 - 7 hours in an 8 hour work shift; may occasionally alternate to standing or walking. Standing: 1 - 2 hours in an 8 hour work shift. Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8 hour work shift. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + % _________________________________________________________________________________________________ LIFTING: WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files. 11 - 20 lbs. Occasionally File boxes and copy supplies 20 - 35 lbs. Occasionally Equipment and boxes of supplies. CARRYING: WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Frequently Books, supplies and files. 11 - 20 lbs. Occasionally File boxes and copy supplies 20 - 35 lbs. Occasionally Equipment Bending: Continuously Squatting: Continuously Kneeling: Continuously Climbing: Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities) Grasping: Frequently Reaching: Frequently Fine Manipulation: Frequently Driving: Continuously