Pre-K ESS Teacher

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Sacaton Elementary School District No. 18

Sacaton Elementary School District No. 18

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Early Childhood
• Date Posted: 11/12/2025
• Location:
  
  Sacaton Elementary School District No. 18
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP

Work with children who have disabilities, including delays in cognition, social/emotional skills, adaptive, physical, and communication skills in a preschool program. To create a flexible special education pre‑kindergarten program and class environment favorable to learning and personal growth of pupils; to motivate pupils to develop speech abilities, attitudes, skills, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for further participation in the total school program, in accordance with each pupil’s ability;

to build strong ties between home and school; to establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Goal:
To support the mission of the district goals, procedures, and policies in the best interest of the student by professionally carrying out assigned duties and participating in the improvement and refinement of related areas. To coordinate program resources to promote the educational development of each student.

• Must have a valid Arizona Early Childhood and Special Education Certification.
• Must have the authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986.
• Must meet all Arizona Department of Education certification requirements.
• Must meet all ESSA (Highly Qualified) qualifications.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher.
• Prior early childhood teaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Quality First and First Things First policies and procedures of classroom maintenance.

• Adheres to the District vision, mission, core values and goals in collaboration with staff.
• Demonstrates the ability and desire to provide outstanding service to students and families.
• Demonstrates a high regard for confidential and sensitive information.

• Supervises and evaluates assigned personnel (instructional assistants).
• Carrying out supervisory responsibilities by the organization's policies and applicable laws and reports directly to the principal as to personnel you directly supervise.

• Administers and monitors all aspects of the preschool curriculum.
• Write Individualized Education Plans and implement them.
• Meet with parents/guardians, Arizona Early Intervention Programs, and Department of Developmental Disabilities on referrals, review of existing data, and transition from IDEA Part C to Part
  
  B.
• Conduct evaluations when children ages 3 – 5 are referred for possible delays in one of the five domains (cognition, adaptive, physical, social/emotional, communication).
• Meet state and federal guidelines on transition to kindergarten by age 5.
• Monitors Quality First and First Things First to ensure compliance with requirements of early education program.
• Monitors academic performance of students by administering Brigance Screen Data Sheets at appropriate age levels three times a year (beginning of year, middle of year, end of year).
• Provides learning experiences in the development of skills in the following areas: language arts phonemic awareness, communication, self‑help, physical, art, music, health, social/emotional, and math.
• Collects data and reports data within the state monitoring system Teaching Strategies Gold by deadlines quarterly.
• Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal, visual, and hands‑on instruction of pupils with wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturities.
• Generates Quality First Scholarship documents and maintains reporting of student attendance monthly to ensure monies are distributed to the District to support the program.
• Encourages…