Teacher Deaf​/Hard of Hearing - Preschool

Job Description
- Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Preschool )

Position Title:

Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Preschool )

This position will work with a team in our DHH Department and will be the sole provider for our deaf and hard of hearing students in our early intervention preschool program. The provider is a special education teacher specifically trained to teach students who are deaf and hard of hearing and address their unique language and learning needs. The provider is an expert in teaching self‑advocacy, expressive and receptive language, hearing assistive technology, vocabulary, listening, and transition skills, and designs and implements individualized instructional plans for each student.

• Provide Direct Instruction (60%)
• Instructional Plans, Conducting Assessments, and Documenting (20%)
• Family and Caregiver Communication (15%)
• Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

• Understand early childhood (birth to
  8) characteristics across physical, cognitive, social, emotional, language, and aesthetic domains, and learning processes, bilingual/multilingual development, and motivation to learn.
• Value developmental variations, strengths, interests, abilities, challenges, and learning approaches for all children—especially deaf and hard‑of‑hearing children.
• Base teaching practice on coherent early childhood theory, current research on brain growth and development, executive function, motivation, play, and dispositions toward learning.
• Apply understanding of multiple influences on young children’s development and learning, including family, community, cultural, linguistic contexts, temperament, and economic conditions.
• Understand how early childhood programs, including early intervention, affect short‑ and long‑term outcomes.
• Create safe, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments with full family engagement.

• Use exceptionalities knowledge to provide culturally responsive, meaningful, and challenging learning experiences.
• Create and implement personalized, safe, respectful, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning.
• Use Montana standards and curricula to implement individualized learning opportunities aligned with students with exceptionalities.
• Use multiple assessment methods to evaluate and identify individualized learning needs.
• Select, adapt, and use evidence‑based instructional strategies.
• Collaborate, communicate, and advocate in culturally responsive ways to improve programs for individuals with exceptionalities and their families.
• Understand the philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education.
• Demonstrate proficiency in procedural competencies, regulations, and state data systems.
• Use eligibility criteria to make informed decisions about learner identification.

• Understand foundations of special education services for infants, children, and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Understand impact of hearing levels on language development.
• Apply research‑based instructional methods in a bilingual environment.
• Use individualized education program plans to design, implement, and adjust instruction.
• Understand necessary texts, materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Use communication systems to facilitate learning.
• Know hearing devices and their educational support.
• Adapt language development strategies to communication variations.
• Document and track language progress.
• Incorporate multimodal, culturally responsive practices.

• Understand family and community characteristics, including language, values, socioeconomic conditions, and resources.
• Collaborate with families as equal partners.
• Promote family engagement and provide resources on parenting, mental health, health care, and financial assistance.
• Build teamwork and communicate with families and colleagues to support curriculum and assessment.

• Understand the importance of developmentally appropriate assessments.
• Summarize, analyze, and use assessment information.
• Use reliable…