Special Education Sensory Services - Itinerant Teacher Deaf & Hard of Hearing - .9FTE

About the role

This position provides individual, direct and consultative services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the least restrictive environment as required by the Individual Educational Plan (IEP).

Responsibilities

• Assists general education teachers in planning and differentiated instruction that meets the needs of individual students who are deaf and hard of hearing for the purpose of allowing individual students who are deaf and hard of hearing to access core curriculum.
• Collaborates with audiologists for the purpose of determining the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Collaborates with parents, teachers and other specialists for the purpose of planning appropriate educational programs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Provides individualized instruction to students who are deaf and hard of hearing based on the current IEP goals for the purpose of allowing students who are deaf and hard of hearing to access the core curriculum.
• Maintains student records for the purpose of compliance of state and federal laws pertaining to students with a disability requiring special education services.
• Evaluates personal professional growth needs and attends in-services as appropriate for the purpose of remaining current with present trends in instructional materials and practices that can be implemented to enhance daily instruction of students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Education (Hearing Impaired)
• Preferred: Master's degree in Special Education (Hearing Impaired)
• Experience: Three (3) years experience working with D/HH
• Preferred: Five (5) years experience
• Certifications & Licenses: Washington State Teacher Certificate, D/HH
• Clearances: Criminal justice fingerprint & background check

Qualifications

• Knowledge: the deaf community and culture, various communication methods used with deaf and hard of hearing students
• Skills: assisting in writing IEPs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, differentiating instruction needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing, training students and teachers in the use and care of amplification systems used by students who are deaf and hard of hearing, proficiency in ASL and SEE
• Abilities: communicating with students who are deaf or hard of hearing, making instruction exciting and challenging to motivate students, using IEPO, collaborating and consulting with assisting technology staff, observing students to assess student access to instruction.

Benefits

Seattle Public Schools benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority (HCA) under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click here for an overview of available benefit options. Eligibility for benefits is determined by the number of hours employees are anticipated to work during the school year (September 1 through August 31). Any employee who is scheduled to work 630 hours or more in a year is eligible for benefits.

Pay

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Schedule

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