Deaf Education Itinerant Teacher- Part Time

Job Description

Description

• Collaborate with parents, healthcare professionals, and other ECI providers to develop and implement family-centered strategies and support documented by the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) through Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) agencies for each student assigned.
• Educate families on the impact of hearing loss on their child’s development; focusing on mode of communication, language, audition, and amplification to maximize student’s receptive and expressive development using a variety of intervention strategies.
• Partnering with families and other professionals to update the SKI-HI Language Development Scale, Mac Arthur, Minnesota, CASSLS, and/or other checklists to track, and utilize initial and ongoing child and family assessment information.
• Utilize a variety of sources to plan and use developmentally appropriate listening and language strategies to reflect the needs of the student’s communication during daily routines.
• Participate in community appointments, IFSP process, NECAP study, and the transition process with the families working toward a preschool placement decided by the Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) Committee.
• Support program child/family outcomes and ECI/Deaf Education program policies through accurate on time eligibility, IFSPs, and progress note documentation.
• Collaborate with ECI agencies, Local Education Agencies (LEA) in shared service arrangements, medical providers, and Speech Language Pathologists to provide D/HH infants earliest possible access to intervention and to provide seamless service to families.
• Keep informed of and comply with federal, state, district, and school regulations and policies for special education teachers working with the 0-3 population. Understanding and complying with each ECIs policies and procedures as outlined.
• Compile, update, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other required documents for the district and ECI agencies.
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned.

All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Collaborate with parents, healthcare professionals, and other ECI providers to develop and implement family-centered strategies and support documented by the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) through Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) agencies for each student assigned.
• Educate families on the impact of hearing loss on their child’s development; focusing on mode of communication, language, audition, and amplification to maximize student’s receptive and expressive development using a variety of intervention strategies.
• Partnering with families and other professionals to update the SKI-HI Language Development Scale, Mac Arthur, Minnesota, CASSLS, and/or other checklists to track, and utilize initial and ongoing child and family assessment information.
• Utilize a variety of sources to plan and use developmentally appropriate listening and language strategies to reflect the needs of the student’s communication during daily routines.
• Participate in community appointments, IFSP process, NECAP study, and the transition process with the families working toward a preschool placement decided by the Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) Committee.
• Support program child/family outcomes and ECI/Deaf Education program policies through accurate on time eligibility, IFSPs, and progress note documentation.
• Collaborate with ECI agencies, Local Education Agencies (LEA) in shared service arrangements, medical providers, and Speech Language Pathologists to provide D/HH infants earliest possible access to intervention and to provide seamless service to families.
• Keep informed of and comply with federal, state, district, and school regulations and policies for special education teachers working with the 0-3 population. Understanding and complying with each ECIs policies and procedures as outlined.
• Compile, update, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other required documents for the district and ECI agencies.
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned.

All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate.