Deaf Education Itinerant Teacher- Part Time (191 Days)

Dallas Independent School District; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Independent School District is seeking an Early Childhood Intervention specialist to collaborate with families and healthcare professionals to support infants and toddlers with hearing loss. You will focus on family-centered strategies documented by the IFSP and work with ECI agencies to provide seamless services.

You will educate families on the impact of hearing loss, plan developmentally appropriate language strategies, and participate in transition planning toward preschool placement,

Qualifications

• Collaborate with families to implement IFSP-based strategies for each student.
• Educate families on how hearing loss affects development and communication.
• Plan and adjust listening and language strategies for daily routines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with parents, healthcare professionals, and ECI providers to implement family-centered strategies documented by the IFSP.
• Educate families on impact of hearing loss on development with focus on communication, audition, and amplification.
• Partner to update checklists and track initial and ongoing child and family assessment information.
• Use diverse sources to plan developmentally appropriate listening and language strategies.
• Participate in community appointments and transition processes toward preschool placement.
• Ensure eligibility, IFSPs, and progress notes are accurate and timely.
• Collaborate with ECI agencies, LEAs, medical providers, and SLPs to provide access to intervention.
• Stay informed of regulations and policies for 0-3 population and comply with ECIs policies.
• Compile and file reports and records for the district and ECI agencies.
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned.

Skills

Family-centered collaboration

IFSP documentation

Hearing loss education

Intervention planning

Job description

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, MacArthur, 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, MacArthur, 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.