Craven County Schools
Job Description
PRESCHOOL TEACHER
Title: Exceptional Childrens Preschool Itinerant Teacher
Reports to: Principal
Terms of Employment: 10 months
Pay Range: NC Salary Schedule (commensurate with experience)plus Local Supplement
FLSA Status: Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BK certification
- Early Childhood 4 year degree working toward BK certification
REPORTS TO: Director of Exceptional Children
JOB GOAL: To plan and provide developmental activities to meet the individual needs of identified preschool students as well as maintaining necessary records.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan and provide developmental activities in physical cognitive communication social/emotional and adaptive development.
- Develop and plan activities to meet the individual needs of the children (Individual Education Plans).
- Assist with evaluation and identification of preschool students
- Manage student behavior in developmentally sound ways within the policy of the program.
- Maintain communication with parents about a childs development and participate in parent training activities.
- Conduct home visits to improve home/school communications.
- Provide leadership and direction for teamwork with teacher assistants therapists and other personnel involved with a child.
- Participate in required inservice activities for Preschool staff.
- Maintain necessary records including referral evaluation information progress notes data collection assessments IEPs etc.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining schedule.
- Act as a consultant with teachers and other related professionals.
- Participate in screenings.
- Participate in transition from Preschool to school services.
- Performs other duties and accepts responsibilities as assigned.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Accept other duties as directed within guidelines of program.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to communicate orally and in writing with parents staff and community leaders.
- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of fingering grasping kneeling sitting walking stooping reaching lifting pushing pulling talking seeing hearing and repetitive motion.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong interpersonal relationships with students staff and parents.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms.
- Ability to develop and compile a variety of records and reports.
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Employee Date
*In compliance with Federal Law Craven County Schools administers all education programs employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex race color religion national origin age or disability.