SPED - Preschool teacher

Starting date: 8/8/25
FTE: 1
ongoing contract
Hiring Manager: Jenny Moore
email: jmoore@alpinedistrict.org
phone:801-610-8124

Preschool Teacher

• SPED Early Childhood Education license is required, or willingness to enroll in an approved program within 30 days of hire and have the program completed within three years of hire date.

Contract and Benefits

The job of Preschool Teacher was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for supervising preschool students (ages 3-5 years old), including some who have special needs, within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress. 

Essential Functions

• Organizes and facilitates developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for the purpose of ensuring student participation and improving the student academic success to foster a smooth and successful transition to elementary school.
• Adapts classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning within established curriculum guidelines.
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations, student’s achievements, and developing methods of improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Directs assistant teacher and special education paraeducator, volunteers, and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Collaborates effectively with special education teacher, related servers, instructional coach, and other colleagues for the purpose of providing appropriate services to all students as outlined in the IEP.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Monitors preschool students in a variety of educational environments for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Models conversation, manners, clean up activities, listening skills, etc. for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social and interpersonal behavior.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. weekly newsletters, assessment reports, lesson plans, etc.) for the purpose of communicating with parents, documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Attends IEP meetings for students as needed.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to the appropriate personnel for resolution. 
• Administers first aid and/or dispenses medications for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information, and/or direction.
• Participates in a variety of meetings for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit