Deaf Education Specialist: Sign Language & Literacy Coach

Bledsoe County Schools; Pikeville (TN); On-site; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Teach deaf and hard‑of‑hearing pupils in a special day class or regular class setting. Instruction may be in the areas of language, speech, reading, auditory training, and other academic subjects of the regular curriculum adapted for deaf or hard‑of‑hearing pupils as well as pre‑vocational skills, consumer education, and survival skills.

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches hearing, deaf, and hard‑of‑hearing pupils.
• Consults with parents, other professionals, agencies, and support staff.
• In‑services parents, teachers, students (hearing and hearing impaired), and aides.
• Employs amplification devices.
• Meets parents, teachers, other professionals, and students.
• Plans instruction.
• Records student progress and other data as required.

Experience Required

Experience working with deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students preferred.

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required

• Develop appropriate Individual Education Plans for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students.
• Design and implement instructional lessons appropriate for deaf, hearing, and hard‑of‑hearing children.
• Evaluate student progress and adjust instruction appropriately.
• Develop the communication skills of individual deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students.
• Use appropriate amplification devices effectively with deaf and hard‑of‑hearing children.
• Adjust the type of Sign Language used in the classroom to meet the needs of deaf and hard‑of‑hearing children.
• Work cooperatively and in a positive manner with parents, other staff, and students.

Knowledge of

• Current instructional methodologies used in the education of deaf and hearing children.
• Sign Language systems used in the Deaf community.
• Use and application of amplification devices for the deaf and hard‑of‑hearing.

Ability to

• Use sign language to ensure communication access for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing as well as hearing students.
• Educate general education staff in the unique needs of deaf and hard‑of‑hearing children.
• Provide appropriate supervision to ensure student safety.

Training Required

Completion of an approved teacher training program in education of the deaf.

Education Required

Appropriate credential to teach the deaf or hard of hearing.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required

• Valid Tennessee credential authorizing teaching of the deaf.
• Valid Tennessee driver’s license.

Other Special Requirements/Qualifications

• Department of Justice and FBI Fingerprint Response.
• FLSA Status: Exempt.

Equal Opportunity & Legal Statements

This organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, age, gender or disability.

This organization complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons with a disability who may need some accommodation in the hiring process should contact our personnel office.

This organization is a Drug and Tobacco - Free Workplace.

This organization requires a successful candidate to provide it with employment eligibility and verification of a legal right to work in the United States in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act.