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

Seattle Public Schools • John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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). There is currently one full-time (1.0FTE) position and one part-time (.9FTE) position available. To learn more about our special education service pathways, please follow this link to the SPS Special Education Department website: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/special-education/services/placement-and-primary-service-types/

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education (Hearing Impaired)
• Three (3) years experience working with D/HH
• Washington State Teacher Certificate
• D/HH Clearances
• Criminal justice fingerprint & background check
• Knowledge of the deaf community and culture
• Knowledge of various communication methods used with deaf and hard of hearing students
• Skills in assisting of writing IEPs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing
• Skills in differentiating instruction needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing
• Skills in 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 to communicate with students who are deaf or hard of hearing
• Abilities to make instruction exciting and challenging to motivate students
• Abilities to use IEPO
• Abilities to collaborate and consult with assisting technology staff
• Abilities to observe students to assess student access to instruction.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Special Education (Hearing Impaired)
• Five (5) years experience

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. (20% of the time)
• Collaborates with audiologists for the purpose of determining the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing. (10% of the time)
• Collaborates with parents, teachers and other specialists for the purpose of planning appropriate educational programs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. (20%)
• 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. (40%)
• Maintains student records for the purpose of compliance of state and federal laws pertaiing to students with a disability requiring special education services. (5%)
• Evaluates personal professional growith 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 wo are deaf and hard of hearing. (5%)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level