Teacher of the Deaf

Classroom Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing and executing lessons based on child’s needs, IEP goals, CASLLS, ELCC, curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices etc.
• Maintaining all required documentation for attendance, parental communication, IEP observance, health and safety, etc.
• Supervising children throughout the day
• Supervise recording, transcribing and analyzing language samples
• Facilitate children’s interaction with a curriculum that reflects the basic principles of child development
• Maximize opportunities for listening and spoken language development in the classroom
• Facilitate children’s communication in the classroom and ensure carryover of activities between the classroom and individual speech-language sessions
• Engage individual and small groups of children, in activities which contribute to the development of auditory and spoken language skills
• Provide a comfortable and supportive environment that welcomes parents and caregivers into the school community
• Direct/supervise teacher assistant
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the director to support the functioning of the school

Meetings And Planning

• Participate in meetings with educational team to discuss children’s progress
• Participate in staff meetings, weekly
• Participate in parent meetings as needed
• Participate in CASSLS conferences
• Participate in parent workshops or Clarke community events

Written Plans And Reports

• Create written plans that are designed to meet the needs of the children in the class and that reflect NYS Learning Standards and IEP goals
• Communicate with parents through various modes such as communication notebooks and school blog
• Prepare progress reports and IEP proposals
• Daily assessment of progress

Requirements

• NYS certification in Deaf/HH Education/Master’s degree
• NYS certification in a related area- Early Childhood Education, TSSLD, Early Childhood Special Education, etc. preferred
• Experience and commitment to the listening and spoken language approach to education of deaf and hard of hearing children required
• LSL Cert AVT or AVEd certification or willingness to pursue
• Excellent written /spoken English communication

Pay

$67,112.00 - $72,000.00