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Long Term Substitute Teacher of the Hearing Impaired/Deaf

JobID: 1279
  • Position Type:
    Student Support Services/Hearing Impaired

  • Date Posted:
    11/30/2020

  • Location:
    Greenwich Public Schools

  • Date Available:
    January 2021

  • Closing Date:
    until filled

  •   Title: Long Term Substitute Teacher of the Hearing Impaired/Deaf

    Position Purpose
    To provide direct instruction, technical support and skills to students with disabilities who are deaf/hearing impaired; this includes providing appropriate tools, materials and curricular support; maintaining appropriately functioning audio equipment as well as providing instruction and support in the functional areas of daily living and vocational preparation.

    Essential Responsibilities
    1. Provide appropriate, individualized instruction to each student on the caseload
    2. Develop lesson and schedules that meet the goals of each student
    3. Provide consultation and assistance to general and special education teachers as to physical and instructional modifications needed for each student
    4. Establish open, frequent communication with parents, and all related service, special and general education staff
    5. Present appropriate and specific information of student's progress towards goals, including evaluative and progress data
    6. Complete and present detailed functional hearing evaluation as part of any triennial evaluation
    7. Demonstrate ability to implement technical skills for students who are deaf/hearing impaired including:
      1. Teaching student to use appropriate amplification aids and tools to maximize their functional hearing
      2. Selecting appropriate software and assistive technology
    8. Interpreting medical reports and helping student and family to understand the student's hearing loss at an appropriate level
    9. Develop and implement appropriate individual and classroom behavior management skills/programs
    10. Coordinate and create materials in the student's preferred media
    11. Assist student to develop appropriate social and independent skills across the curriculum
    12. Participate in appropriate staff meetings to review and discuss student needs and progress, and participate in professional development meetings as requested
    13. Supervise professional assistants
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    • Familiarity with national, state, and local standards for the delivery of special education support services.
    • Knowledge and experience, in any educational setting, of effective practices in the instruction of students who are deaf/hearing impaired (including data collection and analysis).
    • Familiarity with research based education of students who are deaf/hearing impaired.
    • Committed to the success of all students.
    • Proficiency with computers and various classroom technologies, such as interactive whiteboards, tablets, or laptops.
    • Digital proficiency in tech integration and the effective use of technology in classrooms and in distance learning.
    • Demonstrate written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
    • Demonstrate collaborative work skills.
    • Demonstrate work ethic.
    • Familiarity with the Facilitated IEP process.
    • Familiarity with the Medicaid Reimbursement process.
    • Demonstrate leadership experience.
    • Demonstrate excellent research, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills.
    • Demonstrated proficiency with IEP Direct.
    Qualifications Profile
    Certification/License
    1. Special Education certification with 057 Hard of Hearing, PK–12
    2. Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree Preferred
    3. Working knowledge of American Sign Language and knowledge of how to teach students with hearing impairments in a public school setting, comfort and skill in teaching functional daily living experiences, familiarity with amplification tools,
    4. Experience working in mainstream environments with general and special education teachers and related service providers
    5. Commitment to professional development

    Education
    Master's Degree preferred

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