Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Grandview High School

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Instruct students in small group and one-on-one situations.
• Develop, plan, prepare, and implement individualized programs of instruction for students.
• Collaborate with teachers, support personnel, administrators, educational sign language interpreters, and colleagues to enhance instruction and improve student outcomes.
• Design assessment tasks that allow students to demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways and use the data to give meaningful feedback and modify instruction.
• Create a classroom environment that maximizes instructional opportunity, supervise the behavior and well-being of students in the classroom and all educational settings.
• Maintain documentation pertinent to academic, social, and emotional progress and needs of students.
• Communicate students’ progress, needs, and eligibility with parents/guardians and other staff.
• Participate in department, team, building, and District meetings and discussions; student and/or family conferences; social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities; and professional growth opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree
• Three (3) years of professional, certified teaching experience
• COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) teaching license
• COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) Special Education Specialist - Deaf/Hard of Hearing (Ages Birth-21) endorsement
• Basic knowledge of typical office equipment such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Intermediate knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) and simultaneous communication
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Ability to support programs designed to increase student achievement
• Ability and desire to work as a team member
• Ability to understand, appreciate, and make accommodations for student diversity
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to serve as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge that stays on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
• Primarily works indoors
• Typically a moderate noise level
• Prolonged standing and walking
• Frequent bending and reaching
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and pushing
• Speaking and hearing
• Visual concentration
• Eye/hand coordination
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard