Teacher - Deaf​/Hard of Hearing - Fluent in ASL; EVA

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher

Qualified applicant must hold a valid/registered Illinois teaching license with endorsement in Deaf/Hard of Hearing and meets the highly qualified requirements as a Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher and for the grade level/core academic subject area/s in which the teacher is assigned.

General Description:

The Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher provides direct services to students with disabilities from ages 3-21 and collaboratively consults with general and special education staff members for the benefit of those students. The Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher manages a caseload of students with disabilities and functions as an individualized education program (IEP) team member to determine a student's eligibility for special education services and appropriate programming, as well as on-going progress monitoring.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Screen and evaluate students using appropriate instruments, conduct observations, and write reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations.
• Demonstrate understanding and application of the hearing referral process for identification of students with hearing loss, and the monitoring of students with known hearing loss.
• Assess student needs and monitor their progress on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Share information professionally in a written/verbal format at staffings.
• Provide prescriptive instruction from an HI linguistic-based perspective with mediational strategies, to address the learning, language, communication, auditory, and social impact of hearing loss to advance academic achievement.
• Provide specialized instruction in the hearing-related areas of:
  Auditory Training, Speech reading, Vocabulary Development, Speech/language development, Social Skill Development, Hearing Aide/FM use and maintenance, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Positive Coping Strategies/Self Advocacy.
• Mediates with students to generalize these skills across environments.
• Demonstrate the skills and fluency necessary to communicate effectively using a Total Communication approach (when applicable).
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of hearing aids, cochlear implants, FM equipment (including use and troubleshooting) and the interpretation of audiograms.
• Provide in-services (formal and informal) for mainstream teachers and other support personnel as appropriate, including suggestions for environmental modifications, preferential seating, communication, understanding the impact of hearing loss, and use of a hearing aide, sign language interpreter, or FM (as applicable).
• Review updated audiological/medical information regarding the student's degree/type of hearing loss, discrimination ability, and use of amplification as it becomes available;
  Share this effectively in verbal and/or written formats with parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff.
• Provide information and emotional support for students and families to promote understanding and coping skills for the child's hearing loss.
• Submit records, reports and assignments promptly and efficiently.
• Participate as an IEP team member by contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the development and implementation of students' individualized educational plans.
• Work cooperatively with staff to accomplish students' IEP goals and benchmarks.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student's performance in the classroom or at home.
• Engage in professional development to stay current on researched-based instructional strategies and services, and seeks additional resources and assistance as needed to meet the individualized needs of students.
• Support and implement District policies and procedures, regulations, and administrative directives.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing special education.
• District 308 grants prior experience credit on our salary schedule for up to 10 years of prior, contracted teaching experience.