Certified- Dual Sensory Impairment Specialist

North Lawrence Community Schools•Bedford, IN

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Dual Sensory Impairment Specialist provides specialized instruction, consultation, assessment, and support services for students with hearing loss, visual impairments, or dual sensory needs. This position supports IEP implementation, collaborates with school staff and families, assists with adaptive technology and accessibility needs, and travels between school sites to ensure students have meaningful access to the curriculum and school environment. An Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TOD) provides specialized instruction, consultation, and support services to students with hearing loss, traveling between school sites to ensure access to the curriculum, develop self-advocacy skills, and manage assistive technology. They work on IEP goals, collaborate with classroom teachers, and train staff on hearing loss. An Itinerant Blind/Low Vision Teacher (Teacher of the Visually Impaired - TVI) travels between school sites to provide specialized instruction, braille training, and academic support to students with visual impairments. They adapt classroom materials, assess functional vision, teach assistive technology, and facilitate IEP goals for full participation.

Requirements

Certified
Professional Staff
Dual Sensory Impairment Specialist
Specialized instruction, consultation, assessment, and support services for students with hearing loss, visual impairments, or dual sensory needs.
Support IEP implementation.
Collaborate with school staff and families.
Assist with adaptive technology and accessibility needs.
Travel between school sites.
Ensure students have meaningful access to the curriculum and school environment.
Develop, implement, and monitor Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals.
Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain student hearing aids, cochlear implants, and classroom Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT/FM systems).
Train general education teachers, staff, and parents on the educational implications of hearing loss, classroom accommodation strategies, and HAT usage.
Evaluate classroom acoustics and suggest changes to improve auditory access.
Conduct functional listening assessments and specialized evaluations to determine academic impact.
Assist with transitions between school levels and post-secondary opportunities.
Collaboration with community-based audiologists and other medical personnel.
Interpretation of audiograms and audiological recommendations.
Teach Braille (reading/writing), large print, and visual efficiency skills (tracking, scanning).
Provide visually accessible and language-enriched resource support for academics.
Instruct in compensatory skills, assistive technology, social interaction, independent living, and career education.
Modify curriculum materials into braille, large print, or digital formats.
Provide accommodating high/low tech equipment as needed, including slant boards, magnifiers, and software, etc.
Conduct Functional Vision Assessments (FVA) and Learning Media Assessments (LMA) to determine learning needs.
Partner with classroom teachers, families, and IEP teams to educate on the impact of visual impairment on educational access and to recommend environmental adjustments (lighting, seating).
Collaboration with community-based medical personnel.
Interpretation of medical diagnoses, vision tests, etc.

Responsibilities

Provide 1:1 or small-group instruction on auditory training, language development, speechreading, and self-advocacy skills.
Provide language-enriched resource support for academics.
Develop, implement, and monitor Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain student hearing aids, cochlear implants, and classroom Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT/FM systems).
Train general education teachers, staff, and parents on the educational implications of hearing loss, classroom accommodation strategies, and HAT usage.
Evaluate classroom acoustics and suggest changes to improve auditory access.
Conduct functional listening assessments and specialized evaluations to determine academic impact.
Assist with transitions between school levels and post-secondary opportunities.
Collaboration with community-based audiologists and other medical personnel.
Interpretation of audiograms and audiological recommendations.
Provide 1:1 or small-group instruction: Teach Braille (reading/writing), large print, and visual efficiency skills (tracking, scanning).
Provide visually accessible and language-enriched resource support for academics.
Instruct in compensatory skills, assistive technology, social interaction, independent living, and career education.
Modify curriculum materials into braille, large print, or digital formats.
Provide accommodating high/low tech equipment as needed, including slant boards, magnifiers, and software, etc.
Conduct Functional Vision Assessments (FVA) and Learning Media Assessments (LMA) to determine learning needs.
Partner with classroom teachers, families, and IEP teams to educate on the impact of visual impairment on educational access and to recommend environmental adjustments (lighting, seating).
Collaboration with community-based medical personnel.
Interpretation of medical diagnoses, vision tests, etc.