Description

Part- time

Non-Exempt/Hourly

• Housing Resources Available
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Benefits include: Health; Dental; Vision; Life and Disability Insurance; Employer-Matching 403B; Sick/Personal/Vacation Time; Flexible Spending and Dependent Care

TLC Diversity Statement

The Learning Center for the Deaf is on a journey to create an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates our TLC community members' diverse narratives. We embrace and value multiple approaches, experiences, and perspectives. TLC believes that diversity fosters innovation. We are committed to cultivating a place where everyone can feel they belong

About Marie Philip School:

MPS enrolls nearly 200 deaf and hard of hearing students on our Framingham, MA campus in an ASL/English bilingual, bicultural educational model.

About TLC:
The Learning Center for the Deaf is a nationally-recognized leader of services for deaf and hard of hearing children, adults and families. To learn more, click here .

For our Mission, click here .

DESCRIPTION:

Classroom Substitutes create, with the students, a community of learners where students feel respected and honored. Substitutes set instructional objectives, design and prepare instruction and plan and implement various supportive activities that meet age appropriate emotional, physical and instructional needs of students. Substitutes communicate learning goals and high standards and expectations to students. Substitutes build positive relationships with parents and colleagues, in order to enhance each student's ability to learn effectively.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establishes an organized physical space and a creative classroom environment that is positive for student learning and involvement.
• Monitors student understanding of the curriculum and adjusts instruction, materials, or assessments, where appropriate.
• Maintains appropriate classroom standards of behavior, mutual respect, and safety.
• Plans and completes necessary testing or data collection, documentation, and interpretation of data.
• Maintains student and staff confidentiality. .
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the students, the department, and the school.
• May be delegated medication administration or certain medical procedure responsibilities if needed by a student under the teacher's care.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED certificate, BA degree in Deaf Education preferred

• A minimum of conversational fluency in American Sign Language required, with native, or near-native ASL fluency preferred

• Written language competency

• Ability to work effectively as part of an educational team

• Prior experience working with children preferred