EC Teacher

Cpcsnc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

CPC is seeking an EC Teacher to provide specialized education services under IEPs for students with disabilities. The role includes developing instructional plans, monitoring progress, and coordinating with families and school staff.

You will implement IEPs, employ varied teaching methods, adapt materials as needed, and ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines. This 10-month position emphasizes collaboration and student growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in special education and certification in at least one area of disability as a teacher.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements an instructional plan aligned with IEPs and curricular goals.
• Develops and implements IEPs for students with disabilities and updates them based on diagnostic information.
• Provides direct special education instruction to identified students.
• Uses multiple teaching methods and adapts materials as needed.
• Monitors student behavior and maintains classroom discipline, using deescalation strategies.
• Assists disabled students with personal and self-help needs; communicates progress to parents.
• Acts as a case coordinator for assigned students and collaborates with care-givers, professionals, and parents.

Skills

Special education

IEP development

Behavior management

Parent communication

Case coordination

Education

Degree in special education

Certification in disability area

Job description

EC Teacher

Job Description

Reports to : CPC Head of School

Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of Instructional Partners

Job Goals: Under general supervision, provides special education services to students identified as disabled in accordance with state and federal regulations. Work involves developing and implementing the Individual Education Program in classroom settings that are compatible with the student's age and developmental level. The EC teacher is responsible for developing lesson plans, adapting materials and designing activities to assist EC students develop appropriate academic, behavioral, and social skills and to meet their IEP goals. The teacher is responsible for monitoring student's progress and for maintaining EC records in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Degree in special education, and certification in at least one area of disability as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Performance and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals and the students' Individual Education Program
• Is responsible for the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities; implements the IEP; and uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to update IEPs as needed.
• Provides direct special education instruction to identified students
• Employs a variety of teaching methods to meet student needs
• Implementation of these methods may require the adaptation or development of materials
• Monitors student behavior; maintains discipline in the classroom; deescalates inappropriate

behaviors; teaches students appropriate behavioral strategies; restrains students when necessary; records and reports restrains

• Assists disabled students with their personal and self-help needs, such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the students are not able to perform by themselves.
• Communicates with parents regarding their children's educational progress via periodic written progress reports
• Acts as a case coordinator for assigned students; consults with community care-givers, school support professionals, and parents to better understand and meet student needs

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and wellbeing of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity
• Ability to motivate students
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment
• Ability to perform general clerical duties
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom
• Ability to operate common office machines
• Ability to maintain basic files and records
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions:

Physical Requirements : Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work

Term of Employment: 10 Months, unless otherwise specified.