Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (January 2025)

Position Title: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

Job ID#: 1732

Reports to: Student Services Coordinator

Date Available: January 3, 2025

Crete Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, serving ages birth to five, to begin January 3, 2025. Benefits include paid health insurance, long term disability insurance, and personal and sick leave. This position is open until filled.

Essential Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree with Special Education Early Intervention endorsement OR Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Education
• Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement
• Satisfactory completion of criminal background check

Essential Job Functions: 

• Excellent skills in oral and written communication
• Skills in leadership, interpersonal relations, organization, prioritization, problem solving and conflict management, assessment and evaluation
• Ability to work with students, staff, administration, and parents

Essential Requirements:

• Collaborate with parents, administrators, and other professionals to develop Individual Family Services Plans designed to promote children’s development and address family needs
• Partner with parents, teachers, and administrators in order to provide home based early intervention services as documented in IFSPs
• Prepare, schedule and conduct evaluations, MDT meetings, annual and periodic IFSPs
• Develop a working knowledge of students on caseload as it pertains to providing early intervention services
• Develop, implement, and monitor strategies to meet the needs of infants and toddlers with developmental delays
• Collaborate with families, services coordinators, and preschool staff to plan and implement individual transition plans for children turning three
• Work with interpreters to effectively communicate with families
• Comply with NDE Rule 52 guidelines
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
• Participate in regular team meetings including collaborative coaching using the primary service provider model
• Serve as a model for students and families
• Relate with staff, parents and community through positive professional cooperation
• Participate on committees as required
• Participate in professional growth through goal setting and attendance of district professional development sessions, approved out of district professional learning opportunities, and/or advance course work at institutions of higher learning aligned with professional growth goals
• Remain current with best practices in early intervention evaluation and service provision including attending required trainings and fidelity checks
• Periodic evaluations according to State and Board policy and procedures
• Follow the policies, regulations, procedures, and expectations established by the Board and administration.