Job Title:  Early Childhood Education Teacher

*Minimum Qualifications:  *Bachelor's Degree and an appropriate Ohio Teaching License

Personal Qualities:

• Accepts constructive criticism

• Assumes responsibility for assigned projects or tasks

• Can read and follow directions

• Is free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace

• Is a role model for students.  Instills ethical prinicples and democratic values

• Is trustworthy with confidential data and information

• Is puctual

• Is collaborative with parents, staff, and administration

• Is friendly, personable, positive, and easy to talk to. Maintains high standards of personal and professional ethics

• Maintains a professional appearance

• Uses correct grammar, word usage, and writing that is professional in nature

• Works as a team member

Performance Responsibilities:

• Implements the curriculum as directed, including lessons based on the needs, interests, and abilities of students and lessons that implement State Content Standards and madated criteria.

• Uses the criteria of positive discipline including practical and resonale judgement when supervising and disciplining students.

• Maintains appropriate student management in and out of the classroom.

• Implements the correct Crisis Prevention Institute procedures as trained.

• Supervises and trains classroom educational aides in instructional intervention strategies, school routines, use of technology, and student supervision.

• Maintains condidentiality with regard to information about students.

• Establishes good communication and interprets program goals and objectives with parents.

• Collaborates with parents to create educational goals for their child.

• Attends meetings and trainin that enhancce professional teaching.

• Documents and provides reports to the home school and parents.

• Collaborates with related service providers in establishing and implementing goals and schedudules.

• Adheres to and implements policies of the Knox ESC Governing Board.

• Supervises students and implements the curriculum on the playgound and in the play areas.

• Assists with ODE procedural safeguards related to students with a disability.

• Contacts parents when there has been a change in student performance, behaaior functioning, or when new behaviors are noted.

• Prepares daily lesson plans describing content standards and how the standards are being assessed.

• Completes the required documentation including Early Leaning Assessments, documentation of the IEP, and behavior documentation.

• Assist with daily operations such as sanitizing equipment and supplies.

• Prepare lessons with appropriate items for optimal student learning.

• Delivers services to all students.

• Consults with special eduacation teachers to provide intervention/prevention.

• Conducts meetings in a professional manner.

• Works as an effective team member with other administrative and educational consultants from the educational service center.

• performs other related duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor, school principal and/or superintendent.

Please send resume to OMJKnox@jfs.ohio.gov or complete application below.