Hearing Impaired Teacher

Westfield Washington School District; Town of Westfield (NY); Sur place; USD 48 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Westfield Washington Schools in Indiana is seeking an itinerant Teacher for Hearing Impaired to support deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students across buildings.

You will deliver IEP‑based services, train staff, and coordinate with audiologists, speech pathologists, and educational interpreters, using FM systems and other assistive tech.

Indiana licensure for HI services is required; experience and knowledge of oral and sign language methods are preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Indiana to provide HI services.
• Experience preferred.
• Knowledge of oral and sign language for HI students.

Responsabilités

• Provide in-service training to educators and staff on hearing loss and student needs.
• Share student IEP information with required personnel.
• Demonstrate and supervise FM systems and other assistive devices.

Connaissances

Oral language communication

Sign language

HI knowledge

Formation

Licensed HI services in Indiana

Description du poste

• Date Posted: 9/30/2026
• Location: Westfield Washington Schools
• Date Available: 10/05/2026

JOB DESCRIPTION

TEACHER - HEARING IMPAIRED

DESCRIPTION:

Itinerant teacher providing services to students who are deaf/hard of hearing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Licensed to provide services for students with Hearing Impairments in the state of Indiana. Experience preferred. Knowledge of and expertise in various methods of oral and sign language communication for students with hearing impairments preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide in-service training to general education teachers, administrators, and support staff regarding hearing loss and specific student needs.
• Provide information about the student's I.E.P to all required personnel.
• Distribute and demonstrate correct usage of F.M. systems and other assistive devices at the beginning of the school year.
• Provide supervision and/or training for educational interpreters and observe and evaluate educational interpreters twice yearly.
• Attend monthly H.I. teacher meetings and bi-monthly H.I. team meetings.
• Provide needed assistive technology and in-service staff on its appropriate use. (FM systems, closed captions, Relay, TTY, etc.)
• Work with special education staff in the buildings to coordinate services (resource teachers, SLP O.T., P.T.)
• Work with WWS and building administrators for student based needs.
• Work with WWS educational audiologist to evaluate student eligibility for H.I. services and determine student amplification needs.
• Work with school psychologists and speech pathologists to obtain needed evaluations for three year re-evaluations.
• Communicate with parents, private audiologists and speech pathologists to meet student needs.
• Provide direct and consultative services to students per their I.E.P.
• Schedule yearly case conferences for students and coordinate needed staff to attend. Report progress on goals at regular intervals as required. Write new goals and adaptations as needed.
• Work with the members of the H.I. team, sharing ideas and resources with others.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 184 School Day Contract
• Salary based on Westfield Washington Schools Salary Schedule

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL:

• Annual evaluation by the WWS Director of Exceptional Learners