SPED Teacher

State of Iowa • Council Bluffs - 51503 - Pottawattamie County, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ISD’s Teachers of the Deaf provide services in support of Iowa School for the Deaf’s mission which is to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students from pre-school to age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute to society. ISD is seeking teacher applicants who will teach in one of the following areas: Typical Duties and Responsibilities: Instructs deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom setting, presenting lessons in a comprehensive and bilingual (ASL-English) manner and uses visual means to facilitate learning. Delivers personalized instruction to each student and encourages interactive learning. Develops, implements, and maintains IEP protocols and goals. Follow curriculum and develops lesson plans. Evaluates and documents students’ progress. Maintains reports and grades. Communicates regularly with parents.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills with diverse groups
• Leadership and organizational skills
• Create a positive environment for students and colleagues
• Adapt to ever change work priorities
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Work as part of a team
• Create a positive school climate for students and staff
• One of the following current licenses from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners: School Psychologist; or School Counseling; or Speech Language Pathologist.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in orientation and mobility; and Possession of a current Iowa Orientation and Mobility Specialist license.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field; and Possession of a current Iowa Teaching Certificate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Teaching license with subject area endorsement and deaf/hard-of-hearing endorsement.
• Completion of an Education degree and eligible to meet State of Iowa teacher licensure requirements.
• Must be proficient in ASL with a required level of Advanced. Examples of Advanced ASL include: Able to read others’ fingerspelling at a normal rate. Broad vocabulary on a wide range of topics. Able to have conversations with spontaneous elaboration on a variety of work and social topics. Signing rate is similar to native ASL users with occasional mistakes that do not detract from the conversation. Good to excellent use of grammatical structure of ASL.

Responsibilities

• Instructs deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom setting, presenting lessons in a comprehensive and bilingual (ASL-English) manner and uses visual means to facilitate learning.
• Delivers personalized instruction to each student and encourages interactive learning.
• Develops, implements, and maintains IEP protocols and goals.
• Follow curriculum and develops lesson plans.
• Evaluates and documents students’ progress.
• Maintains reports and grades.
• Communicates regularly with parents.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Enjoy vacation with accruals that rollover on a yearly basis, sick leave with no limits on accrual and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options.
• IPERS Retirement package and an option for a deferred compensation plan.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Free Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Employee Discount Programs.

What This Job Offers

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