Title Preschool Teacher at Hopewell-Loudon (General Education)

Reports To Direct Supervisor

Scheduled Days As per employment contract

FLSA Status Exempt

Job Summary    

Under general direction, provides daily instruction to assigned students, prepares daily instructional lessons and supervises student participation in curricular, co-curricular, and related activities.             

Primary Duties 

• Instructs children in skills leading to success in public school programs
• Assists in providing preschool children with the opportunity to participate in regular academic and non-academic education programs and in extracurricular activities.
• Provides intake and initial assessment for children referred to the program; reports assessment and summaries.
• Serves as a liaison between the support personnel identified to work with the preschool students, such as nurse, administrators, as well as parents, physicians, and community agencies
• Provides periodic written and oral progress reports to the parents of preschool children
• Assists families in understanding and accepting their children, helping them in establishing goals and management techniques
• Plans from a curriculum which addresses developmental age and individual exceptionalities; including the cognitive, motor, communication, self-help, adaptive, social emotional, and aesthetic developmental domains; and includes parent involvement
• Provides one or a combination of the following services: direct instruction of children in an integrated setting, provision of itinerant services, assessment and consultation, and parent education
• Uses appropriate methods and materials, modified to meet each student’s individual academic ability level
• Evaluates and reinforces student progress and desirable behavior of each student, using problem solving and curriculum development
• Keeps informed of current professional/subject area literature and curricular learning materials/resources available
• Designs play activities that replicate real-life experiences to help students become aware of the world around them
• Works with students to familiarize them with public school social skills and the rules of group interaction
• Enhances naturally-occurring activities to make them developmental learning experiences for the children
• Supervises the students closely to assure their safety at all times
• Plans for and supervises the activities of the instructional paraprofessional
• Coordinates parent and student home activities that may include education and training, support in coordination with district programs, linkage with other resources, and transition planning
• Facilitates parents’ access to local service agencies
• Updates Director or designee of any critical events relating to students at day school
• Becomes familiar with the scope of local services and agencies available to parents
• Assists in keeping principals and school personnel updated on new referrals and placements from their school areas
• Helps develop parent education groups as a vehicle to parent interaction
• Provides the community, e.g., doctors, schools, libraries, and other agencies serving children three-five years old, with information regarding the young child with special needs and to make known the programs available by the public schools
• Accepts referrals from agencies and acts as a liaison for agencies and the county program
• Reports all activities as required by the DEW, e.g., home visit logs, documentation, etc.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with fellow instructors, assistants, specialist, and administration in order to facilitate continuity or programming
• Models appropriate social and moral behavior as a public service employee responsible for the education of children
• Serves as an effective team member working with the ESC personnel, schools, and community agencies
• Keeps current on all trainings and yearly contact hours as per preschool licensing
• Undertakes non-instructional school responsibilities to which he/she may be assigned on the same basis as the regular teaching staff
• Keeps informed of current professional/subject area literature and curricular learning materials/resources available
• Participates in workshops given by agencies and personnel such as the SST, universities, county and local staff, and professional organizations designed to upgrade professional skills and knowledge of special education
• Serves on education-related committees
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance
• Promotes a favorable image of the ESC. Encourages community partnerships that enhance ESC programs and services
• Upholds governing board policies and follows administrative procedures
• Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications             

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education
• Ohio Teaching Licensure
• May require successful completion of communicable disease, child abuse, CPR, first aid, CPI and/or behavioral management training or other training as needed
• The employee shall remain free of alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the ESC
• Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis
• Proficiency with use of technology hardware and basic software (i.e., Microsoft office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.). Proficiency with web-based applications (i.e., Google Docs, DEWs website, social media, etc.), and NCOESC databases
• Ability to preserve confidentiality of student information and records

Clearances      

• Criminal justice fingerprint/background (FBI/BCI), and public health clearances.