Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Special Education Services

Job Class: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher, 0768

Salary Range: $79,468 - $131,654/annually

Length of Appointment:  SY

Calendar: School Term

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile.

Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered:
  We put students’ needs first
• Fearless:
  We persist through challenges
• United:
  We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice:
  We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven:
  We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

• Current educational trends, practices and procedures of instruction, assessment and program planning for special education students who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-blind
• State content standards and Subjects taught in District schools including mathematics, reading, writing, language arts and spelling
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
• Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct and classroom management
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures

• Provide instruction, assessment and program planning for students who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-blind
• Communicate effectively with students, staff and community members who are Deaf
• Monitor and evaluate student progress and behavior, maintain records and write reports
• Serve as an informational resource for students, parents, District personnel and community organizations
• Understand and relate to students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Learn District organization, operations, policies and objectives
• Learn department and program objectives and goals
• Interpret, apply and explain policies, procedures, rules and regulations
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Coordinate student schedules, ASL Interpreters for students and IEP meetings with multidisciplinary teams

In accordance with the California Standards of the Teaching Profession, teachers work under the supervision of site or central office administrators and in collaboration with their school staff, families and community and are responsible for the fulfillment of the essential duties set forth below:

Specifically, the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher will:

• Participate in preparing Individual…