QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree Preferred
  • Early Childhood with Special Education Endorsement
• LICENSURE: Early Childhood Special Education (BOEE Licensed – standard teaching license)
• EXPERIENCE: Previous experience with children, families, early childhood programs and school districts is desired.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Adhere to all Early ACCESS and Special Education Procedures
• Participate and guide the Child Find Process
• Complete screening and assessment with appropriate tools
• Complete required Early ACCESS and Special Education paperwork
• Implement Family Guided Routines Based Interventions for children and families
• Collaborate with families and team members to complete assessment, planning and development of the IFSP/IEP
• Collaborate with AEA staff, families, districts and community partners in planning, development, and delivery of services
• Provide IFSP Special Instruction and Service Coordination services
• Meet timelines and complete required paperwork as defined in procedures/agency requirements
• Meet with Pre-School teachers to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of interventions and data
• Coordinate and participate in transition planning for IFSP/IEP
• Respond to referrals using appropriate process
• Ensure children in special education receive FAPE (Free Appropriate Education), education in their LRE (least restrictive environment), and appropriate SDI (Specially Designed Instruction)
• Participate in professional learning (department meetings, conferences, workshops)
• Other duties as assigned

COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES:  

• Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment
• Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
• Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
• Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation
• Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication
• Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency
• Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
• Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness
• Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
• Models and integrates technology into daily work
• Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both
• Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to travel between schools and sites served.
• Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated.