We are hiring for an amazing Early Education Special Education Teacher at our Center of Excellence – and we’re offering a signing bonus for this position. Our COE is a 4 star rated, trauma responsive early ed center in the Phillips Neighborhood with a vibrant student and teacher community. Help us find great people to join our team!Education/Experience Required:

Credit hours in early childhood education/development and related fields AND/OR experience in licensed childcare centers and public schools.

General Description: There are two main roles of the Lead Supervisor and Special Education Teacher. The first is to support and supervise the teaching staff with scheduling, hands-on help, problem solving, and day to day operations. The second is to create a learning environment for children with extra needs that may not be able to thrive in the standard learning environment. This teacher will work alongside children who are experiencing behavioral or learning challenges and help them socially, emotionally, and academically so they can continue on their path to kindergarten readiness. This role will also perform administrative tasks, manage assessments and student files, and partner with parents to give the family a full and comprehensive approach to their child’s success.

Essential Functions of the job:

Teaching and supervision:

Understands the social-emotional developmental needs of children and children with extra needs.

Understands the impact of toxic stress and trauma on children and their families, and can implement and build on the trauma-informed framework developed in the classrooms.

Supports classroom teachers in creating quality learning classrooms

Assists Center Directors with scheduling staff and fills in for classroom teachers when needed

Lead’s teacher meetings and regularly checks in with teachers to hear about needs and quality

Understanding of and willingness to implement sensory integration in the classroom.

Assists in planning and facilitating curriculum for young children in a developmentally appropriate setting based heavily in social-emotional development.

Encourages and teaches pre-literacy, communication, social skills, cognitive and other developmental skills.

Welcomes, talks with and meets with parents.

Observes, evaluates, and assess children’s progress in collaboration with classroom teachers.

Observes and reports on physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of children and works with Minneapolis Public Schools for referrals and screening.

Assists in other Early Childhood Development Program classrooms as necessary for ratio, including classrooms at the shelter location.

Administration:

Knowledge and understanding of DHS Rule 3.

Collaborates with People Serving People Programs and Staff as needed.

Maintains appropriate program records.

Completes first aid and Red Cross certified CPR training every 2 years.

Completes yearly in-service training equal to 1-2% of the number of hours worked.

Completes required trainings and documentation for Parent Aware rating.

Performs other duties assigned by the Preschool and Learning Center Director and/or Assistant Directors.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This role works with the center directors and acts as a leader in supporting staff, interns, and volunteers.

Competencies:

Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality, listens to others without interrupting, remains open to others' ideas and tries new things, has the ability to establish rapport and interact effectively with a wide variety of people including staff, clients and service providers.

Ethics - Treats people with respect, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, completes administrative tasks correctly and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction.

Communication - Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions, speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, writes clearly and informatively, able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, puts success of team above own interests, supports everyone's efforts to succeed, contributes to building a positive team spirit, shares expertise with others.

Adaptability – Is able to adapt to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, and is able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, strives to continuously build knowledge and skills, shares expertise with others.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, keep commitments, commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals, completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality.

Stress Management – Possesses the capacity to maintain personal control and a balanced approach to stressful conditions.

Computer Skills: Basic computer skills and experience with Microsoft applications. Familiarity with iPad apps and systems. Ability to navigate virtual meetings, events, trainings, and tasks.

Other Qualifications:

Two or more years of experience serving multi-cultural, socially diverse population desired.

Prior knowledge and experience with best practices, instructional strategies, classroom management, and behavior management

Knowledge, abilities, and skills o support and implement positive behavioral interventions in a early childhood setting

Valid driver’s license

Combination of education and experience in early childhood required

First aid and CPR certified or willing to be certified within 90 days.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must lift and/or move 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but can be loud at times.

People Serving People is an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities for employment are available to all persons, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status or status with regard to public assistance. People Serving People’s facilities are accessible. Individuals who have experienced homelessness are encouraged to apply.