Position Type: Pre-K/Headstart/Early Childhood

Date Posted: 8/8/2025

Location: Herndon Consolidated Elementary and Middle School

Date Available: 08/18/2025

Closing Date: 08/14/2025

County: Wyoming County Schools Description: Preschool Special Needs Teacher - Centerbased/Homebased/Early Childhood Settings

Job Summary: 1. Developing IEP's for Preschool Special Needs students 2. Giving direct instruction to Preschool Special Needs students 3. Be physically able and willing to lift and assist Preschool Special Needs students 4. Instruction of students as determined by the nature of their handicap. This will include care in the areas of feeding, dressing, toileting (including diapering, catheterization, and toilet training), and physical mobility. 5. Consult with parents and professionals 6. Work cooperatively with principals 7. Home visitation or parent contact monthly 8. Perform other duties as assigned by the Preschool Specialist or Administrator of Special Services

Qualifications: 1. A valid West Virginia Teaching Certificate in Preschool Special Needs, certification, licensure, and/or both 2. Demonstrates qualifications further detailed in job description

Working Conditions: Physical Requirements 1. Be able to impart information and orally communicate with students, families and others. 2. Be able to understand and respond to oral communications and directions. 3. Be able to read, write, understand and respond to written instructions, communications and materials. 4. When supervising a group of students, have the capacity to ensure the safety of, observe, supervise and assess all situations involving a student, a group of students and co-workers. 5. For Elementary, K and Pre-K - Have mobility, strength, and dexterity to be able to lift a student weighting up to 40 pounds; interact at each student's maturity level and size; and retrieve students who wander and/or run from the group.

Application Procedure: Apply online

Selection Procedure: As per WV Code