Hearing Itinerant Teacher

Grundy County Special Education Co-Op; Morris (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Grundy County Special Education Co-Op seeks an Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide direct and consultative services to students in the least restrictive environment as required by the IEP.

The role involves collaborating with educators, parents, and specialists to plan appropriate educational programs, determine student needs with the educational audiologist, and support the development of self-advocacy skills in students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Qualifications

• PEL license with endorsement for Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
• Ability to differentiate instruction for deaf and hard-of-hearing students across settings.
• Strong collaboration with families, teachers, and specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct instruction to deaf and hard of hearing students aligned with IEP goals.
• Collaborate with IEP teams to develop goals and support services.
• Coordinate with parents, teachers, and audiologists to plan appropriate programming.
• Support access to core curriculum through differentiated instruction and classroom accommodations.

Skills

Differentiated instruction

Collaboration with IEP team

Parent collaboration

Student advocacy

Education

PEL license

Tools

Amplification equipment

Job description

PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the program administrator, the Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides individual, direct and consultative services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the least restrictive environment as required by the Individual Educational Plan (IEP).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists general education teachers in planning differentiated instruction that meets the needs of individual students who are deaf and hard of hearing for the purpose of allowing individual students who are deaf and hard of hearing to access the core curriculum.


• Collaborates with parents, teachers and other specialists for the purpose of planning appropriate educational programs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.


• Collaborates with the educational audiologist for the purpose of determining the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing and for the maintenance of equipment.


• Makes recommendations for program placements and services.


• Provides individualized instruction to students who are deaf and hard of hearing based on the current IEP goals for the purpose of allowing access to the core curriculum.


• Provides in-service/training to students and teachers of individual and classroom amplification systems used by students who are deaf and hard of hearing.


• Supports students' development of personal and social skills by fostering student's self- advocacy skills.


• Collaborates with Individual Education Plan (IEP) team in developing student IEPs, including goals and supplementary aids and services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Professional Educators License (PEL) with an endorsement for a Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.