Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
REPORTS TO: Coordinator of Special Education
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Current educational trends and instructional methodologies in the education of the hearing impaired.
- Speech, language, and auditory training, and general curricular strategies as they apply to the hearing impaired.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Experience teaching or student teaching special education students, working on student IEPs
- Skill in interpreting audiograms, checking hearing aids, American sign language and auditory/verbal techniques used with deaf/hard of hearing students, preparing and maintaining reports and records;
- Knowledge of standardized language assessment instruments, their administration and interpretation; psychology of the deaf, their community and culture;
- Ability to maintain appropriate records, work and communicate effectively with students, parents and public agencies, maintain a flexible schedule, travel to various locations;
- Physical Abilities include standing for extended periods, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, fine manual dexterity, pulling, pushing, talking/hearing, and near and far visual acuity/depth perception/color vision/field of vision.
- Must be able to operate closed caption machines, TDD, phone, fax, computer, copy machine, VCR and TV monitor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Job requirements as indicated above;
- Valid California Communicatively Handicapped Credential;
- Demonstrated experience successfully teaching or student teaching special education students;
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds;
- Valid California Driver's License.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience teaching Communicatively Handicapped students;
- Experience as a general education classroom teacher;
- Knowledge of agencies providing services for the language, speech and hearing impaired;
- Knowledge of recent trends related to behavior modification;
- One (1) year of successful experience in a California school district or County Schools Office.
