Early Childhood Special Education Professional

2 months ago


Wichita, Kansas, United States Rainbows United Inc Full time
Job Summary

The Early Childhood Special Education Teacher serves on a transdisciplinary team for families enrolled in the Infant Toddler Program. They provide comprehensive and integrated support, as outlined in the Part C Program Manual for Infants and Toddlers in Kansas.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work as a transdisciplinary team member to collaboratively serve eligible infants and toddlers.
  • Participate in team evaluations to determine the eligibility of referred children, as well as participate in team assessment to determine the functional developmental strengths/challenges of eligible children.
  • Work together with families and other team members to develop appropriate Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) based upon family-identified priorities.
  • Provide Family Service coordination including identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the family to receive the maximum benefits from early intervention services.
  • Collaborate with other community resources for assigned families.
  • Complete appropriate documentation for accountability, compliance, billing, data entry and communication with other providers according to state, federal, and logical guidelines.
  • Deliver ongoing home and community-based intervention utilizing a coaching model of caregiver support to integrate developmental activities into the child's daily routines.
  • Participate in teaming process.
  • Monitor parent-child progress in terms of goals met.
  • Support Rainbows mission, goals, and Part C Employee expectations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator or designee.
  • Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
  • Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in education required.
  • Certification in ECH, ECD, ECSE or ECU required.
  • Maintain current licensure.
  • Prior experience working with children with special needs preferred.
Skills
  • Work collaboratively with team members of other disciplines (OT, PT, SLP, LMSW, Nurse, Interpreter).
  • Work in partnership with parents/family members.
  • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality.
  • Able to take responsibility for individual professional growth and licensure by staying current with literature, research, and/or practices.
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills.
  • Complete all documentation in a time-sensitive manner.
Work Environment

This is a remote position that also operates in family homes, and community settings as needed. Requires travel between RUI sites, family homes, and other community agencies.

Physical Demands

Manage all job duties with mobility, agility, and dexterity. Ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds. Sometimes will work in a noisy environment with many interruptions. May be exposed to communicable diseases.

Benefits

This position offers a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement at the Federal rate of $0.67 per mile, and provides ample time off and sick days. Additionally, Rainbows offers an annual allotted amount towards CEU's and relicensing fees, and provides employer-paid basic life, AD&D and long-term disability insurance. We also offer employer 401(k) matching.



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