Early Childhood Educational Resources Teacher 2026-2027 School Year

Early Childhood Educational Resources Teacher

2026-2027 School Year

The Educational Resources Teacher works efficiently as a servant-leader to accomplish the essential job results while directly or indirectly providing services to students with academic weaknesses. The Educational Resources Teacher serves as a liaison between the parents classroom teachers and outside service providers.Consistent with our mission to develop every student with a heart for God we also focus on the individual success of our students in the classroom. Academic success is defined differently for every student so we seek to provide a learning environment that enables our students to achieve their educational Resource teachers provide services for students who are struggling with academics in the classroom. It is available for students Pre-K-12 grade.

Qualifications

The candidate shall possess characteristics that reflect:

• A strong clear Christian testimony with a mature and godly spirit
• A daily example of thehighest Christian virtue both in and out of school
• Commitment to faithfulattendance and support of a church whose beliefs are in agreement with the Statement of Faith for the Christian Academy School System
• Agreement and belief that The Bible is the final authority concerning truth morality and the proper conduct of mankind

The ideal candidate shall possess the following:

• Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education or related field Special Education Degree perferred
• State teaching certification special education certification perferred
• A minimum of three years teaching in Special Education or five years of classroom teaching experience
• Masters degree in Special Education perferred

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Attend Junior Academy faculty meetings Educational Resource team meetings and campus faculty meetings
• Understands and implements the Matthew 18 principle with students parents peers and administration in an appropriate manner
• Maintain current knowledge of CASS services for students with learning differences
• Participate in professional development activities to improve skills related to job assignment
• Submit progress reports of caseload to CASS Administration as requested
• Collaborate with Director Coordinator/other Educational Resource Teachers Therapists and classroom teachers as appropriate
• Consult with outside service providers such as occupational therapists speech pathologists tutors etc.

Tier I Academic Support:

• Perform classroom observations of referred students
• Communicate support and model instructional intervention strategies for teachers
• Develop RTI Plan with written recommendations
• Communicate with teachers to collect data on specific strategies and process academic referrals
• Consult with Tier III Intervention Specialist/Educational Therapist and/or Coordinator regarding interpreting and understanding data from Psycho-Educational test report for students that are not in a program but require accommodations and/or modifications.
• Develop and Implement an accommodation/modification plan for students not in a program when needed
• Monitor progress for students that are not in a program

Tier II Academic Support

• For Tier II recommended students assess the level of need through additional academic screening(s)
• Continue RTI plan with additional Tier II services-include Student Profile sheet
• Provide direct services to students such as collaboration in the classroom small group/1:1 remedial instruction enhanced study hall and DAP (middle school) directed study hall (high school)
• Collect document and track student data in order to make informed decisions regarding student services
• Communicate and monitor student progress on RTI plan with teachers and parents regularly
• Communicate with the coordinator to Initiate Psycho-Educational Testing as appropriate
• Represent the school at ARC meetings and conferences with outside agencies as appropriate
• Analyze data and communicate with Tier III Interventionist ER staff principles therapist etc. for student placement and programming needs

Tier III Interventionist/Educational Therapist

• Using data from Psycho-Educational test reports develop a Student Success Plan which includes information regarding areas of strengths and weaknesses write specific annual goals accommodations/modifications and additional services the student is receiving
• Provide direct intensive intervention services to students with Psycho-Educational Testing
• Provide strategies for home practice that facilities student learning
• Consult with the ER team and teachers regarding referrals for private specialized services (tutoring occupation or speech therapy etc.)
• Collect and document measurable data on current student goals and objectives
• Communicate and monitor student progress on Student Success Plans with teachers and parents regularly
• Monitor the effectiveness of current accommodation/modification plans
• Modify Student Success Plans as needed and at least yearly
• Conduct parent conferences to explain testing results programming and progress

Reporting Relationship

The Educational Resource Teacher reports to theJunior Academyand Director of Educational Resources.

Required Experience:

IC