OPS TODDLER PROG FACILITATOR - LEVEL II - 48910860

Requisition No: 857335 

Agency: School for the Deaf & Blind

Working Title: OPS TODDLER PROG FACILITATOR - LEVEL II - 48910860

 Pay Plan: Seasonal

Position Number: 48910860 

Salary:  $23.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 08/12/2025 

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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)

Toddler Program Facilitator

Position Number 48910860

Department: Outreach

SALARY: $23.00 Hourly

WORK HOURS: 

Toddler Class/Adult Education- 9:00 am-11:30 am, two days a week. (Possibly three)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

This position is responsible for providing high quality, engaging enrichment activities to prepare toddlers for a classroom environment and a smooth transition to the ELC. The person in this position will serve as a language model for children 18-36 months and their participating family members.

• Prepare activities and environment that allows for hands-on exploration of academic/developmental learning for toddlers/young preschoolers who are Visually Impaired

• Prepares structured group activities such as story time and circle time that address learning objectives typical for children who are 18-36 months old
• Assist parents in completing developmental assessment of their children to identify goals, priorities, and appropriate interventions
• Use required instructional materials with fidelity to introduce and develop concepts
• Develop and maintain a classroom structure and management for both child and adult learners.

• Participate in the identification and development of IFSP plan and goals and develop, use, model and monitor strategies and progress related to achieving mastery of goals for each individual child
• Analyze and utilize student data to drive instruction and meet the needs of the individuals in the group
• Record and report data on individual students/families, i.e.: progress monitoring reports, incident reports, participation, and attendance records, etc.
• Partner with parents/guardians to provide opportunity for carry-over of skills and strategies from the Toddler Classroom to the Home Environment
• Provide special activities (seminars/presentations, field trips, etc.) that allow parents of toddlers and Parent Infant Program parents opportunities to learn and network together in collaboration with ELC and PIP Directors

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): 

• Knowledge of early childhood development.
• Knowledge of the needs of visually impaired students.
• Ability to maintain a professional relationship with students, parents, and staff members.
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents and caregivers in regard to goal planning, evaluation, and intervention strategies.
• Ability to organize engaging and educational outings and presentations for a large group of parents and children.
• Ability to present information to a group of adult learners.
• Ability to travel, ability to maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate parent schedules for adult instruction.
• Must be able to obtain VIISA and INSITE certifications.
• Ability to attend trainings/meetings and implement skills acquired during professional development activities as required by Federal, State and FSDB mandates.
• Ability to complete training and administer skills acquired during CPI;
• Ability to complete training and administer skills acquired during CPR;

Minimum Qualifications

•           Bachelor's degree in a related field required

(Must have at least one or more below in addition to the Bachelor’s Degree)

•           3-5 Montessori Certification

•           VIISA and INSITE Certification

•           5-7 years in Early Childhood

•           Infant Family Mental Health or Infant Toddler Developmental

            Specialist Certification,

•          State of Florida Teaching Certificate

Condition of Employment

Applicants under consideration for employment at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind will be required to complete background investigation.  Fingerprints will be taken and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a background check of your criminal history record(s) at the state and national level. FSDB is a drug-free workplace.

TO APPLY: 

Applications are accepted through People First only.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.