Teacher: Deaf Education - Special Education

Teacher: Deaf Education – Special Education )

• Position Type:
  Classroom Teaching - Special Education / Deaf Education / Deaf Interpreter
• Date Posted: 2/9/2026
• Location:
  
  To Be Determined
• Closing Date:
  Open Until Filled
• Salary:
  Teacher Salary Schedule
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• PC#: 8151
• Duty Days: 187
• Reports to:
  
  Assistant Director – Special Education OR Principal
• Department: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Provides direct instruction to hearing impaired students. Assists in use of adaptive equipment. Collaborates with parents on child's educational performance and needs; informs community professionals on deaf education.

• Develops Individual Education Plans (IEP) for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Instructs students in communication skill development and written language.
• Educates parents on deafness and its impact on their child's educational progress.
• Instructs students in use of adaptive equipment.
• Provides information to other professionals trained in other disciplines on deafness and educational implications and adaptations.
• Attends general and special education staff development that is content and disability specific.
• Maintains confidential records of student progress related to auditory impairment.

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

• Knowledge of federal and state guidelines and District policies and procedures regarding special population students' services and programs.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiation of instruction necessary to create effective and productive student-centered learning environments.
• Skill in understanding the preferred form of communication for a person with deafness.
• Skill in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points communicated, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Skill in talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Ability to work with students with physical, emotional, educational, and/or intellectual disabilities; particularly hearing impaired students.
• Ability to troubleshoot non-working hearing aids and cochlear implants.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to use software to create spreadsheets, databases, and do word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written forms.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals; may include equipment used in instructional media machines and specialized equipment for the hearing impaired.
• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, crouching, crawling, pushing/pulling, and twisting; climbing stairs.
• Motion: Use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal; frequent walking.
• Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds).
• Exerting: Occasional up to 50 pounds of force, frequent up to 25 pounds of force, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Vision: Performs tasks requiring close vision.
• Environment: Works in…