Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

Rainbows-United,-Inc.-; Wichita (KS); Remote; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainbows-United, Inc. seeks an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher to join a transdisciplinary team serving infants and toddlers in Kansas. The role follows Part C guidelines and emphasizes integrated supports for families in the Infant Toddler Program.

You will collaborate with families and providers to implement IFSPs, coordinate services, and document outcomes across home, community, and clinical settings, while traveling to Rainbows sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education required.
• Kansas teaching licensure required.
• Endorsements: ECSE or other applicable Early Childhood Special Education endorsement.

Responsibilities

• Work as a transdisciplinary team member to serve eligible infants/toddlers.
• Participate in team evaluations for eligibility determination.
• Develop IFSPs based on family-identified priorities.
• Provide family service coordination and connect resources.
• Collaborate with community resources for families.
• Complete documentation for accountability, billing, data entry and communication.
• Deliver home/community-based intervention using coaching model for families.
• Participate in teaming process.
• Monitor progress toward parent-child goals.
• Support Rainbows mission and Part C expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Program Coordinator.
• Ability to hear speech and distinguish sounds.
• Ability to identify items in periphery and distance.

Skills

Team collaboration

Family-centered coaching

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Licensure: KS

Special Education endorsement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Job description

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