Position Title: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher 

Job ID#: 1807

Assignment: Elementary School 

Reports to: Director of Student Services and Building Principal

Date Available: 2025-2026 School Year

Contract: 186 days 

 

Crete Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, serving ages birth to five, for the 2025-2026 school year. Benefits include paid health insurance, long term disability insurance, and personal and sick leave. This position is open until filled. 

 

Essential Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree with Special Education Early Intervention endorsement OR Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Education
• Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement 
• Satisfactory completion of criminal background check

 

Essential Job Functions: 

 

• Excellent skills in oral and written communication 
• Skills in leadership, interpersonal relations, organization, prioritization, problem solving and conflict management, assessment and evaluation
• Ability to work with students, staff, administration, and parents

 

 

Essential Requirements:

 

• Collaborate with parents, administrators, and other professionals to develop Individual Family Services Plans or Individualized Education Plans designed to promote children’s development and address family needs
• Partner with parents, teachers, and administrators in order to provide home or center based early intervention services as documented in IFSP/IEPs
• Prepare, schedule and conduct evaluations, MDT meetings, annual and periodic IFSPs, and IEPs
• Develop a working knowledge of students on caseload as it pertains to providing early intervention services
• Develop, implement, and monitor strategies to meet the needs of infants, toddlers, and preschool age children with developmental delays
• Collaborate with families, services coordinators, and preschool staff to plan and implement individual transition plans for children turning three
• Work with interpreters to effectively communicate with families
• Comply with NDE Rule 51 and 52 guidelines
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
• Participate in regular team meetings including collaborative coaching using the primary service provider model
• Serve as a model for students and families
• Relate with staff, parents and community through positive professional cooperation
• Participate on committees as required
• Participate in professional growth through goal setting and attendance of district professional development sessions, approved out of district professional learning opportunities, and/or advance course work at institutions of higher learning aligned with professional growth goals
• Remain current with best practices in early intervention evaluation and service provision including attending required trainings and fidelity checks
• Periodic evaluations according to State and Board policy and procedures
• Follow the policies, regulations, procedures, and expectations established by the Board and administration.

 

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform other tasks or duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Principal.

Essential Functions: 

• The essential functions of each employee’s position includes: 

(1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; 

(2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and 

(3) the ability to perform the physical requirements of their specific job description.

 

Working Conditions: 

• Environment: Inside and Outside 
• Mental Demands: Ability to work under pressure and to meet timelines
• The ability to perform the following identified physical requirements: 

Physical Requirements E = Essential  NE = Non-Essential	Occasional - up to 33% of time  NE	Occasional - up to 33% of time, absolutely essential to the job  E	Frequent - between 34%-66% of time  E	Continuous - over 66% of time  E
Stamina
Sitting			X
Walking			X
Standing		X
Sprinting/Running	X
Flexibility
Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person			X
Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person			X
Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling			X
Reaching above the head			X
Reaching forward			X
Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)			X
Activities
Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)	X
Hand/grip strength		X
Driving on the job		X
Typing non-stop			X
Use of Arms and Hands
Manual dexterity (using a wrench or screwing a lid on a jar)		X
Finger dexterity (typing or putting a nut on a bolt)		X
Lifting Requirements
Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist		X
Waist to shoulder		X
Shoulder to overhead	X
Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist		X
Waist to shoulder		X
Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist	X
Waist to shoulder	X
Pushing/Pulling
25 to 50 pounds		X
51 to 75 pounds	X
Carrying
10 to 25 pounds		X
25 to 50 pounds	X