New Mexico School for the Deaf is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer.

Posting Date: April 16, 2024

Position Title: Director of Statewide Education Consultation

Reports to: Superintendent

Service Area: Statewide

Employment Term: Full-time, 12 months, Exempt

Salary/Wage Range: Starting between $105,695 to $134,046 depending upon qualifications and experience.

Deadline for Application: Open until filled

Special Conditions: The current Director of Statewide Educational Outreach is scheduled to retire on March 1, 2025. The start date for the new Director will be July 26, 2024, providing ample opportunity for a responsible, collaborative, and smooth leadership transition.

Summary

New Mexico School for the Deaf Statewide Educational Outreach team works collaboratively with families, schools, and agencies to provide individualized consultation designed to meet the unique learning, communication, and language needs of Deaf or Hard of Hearing children and youth being educated in their local school districts and communities. Most services are provided free of charge to public school programs, and charter school programs for students who are either on an IEP or a 504 plan. The Statewide Educational Outreach team provides a broad range of information and support to public and charter school staff, families, and students with a special focus on language, communication, social-emotional engagement, and literacy development. This content is provided through a variety of classes, workshops, training opportunities and consultation for families, administrators, and educators.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned)

• Administer and manage Statewide Educational Outreach programming and training initiatives.
• Supervise and support the professional development of Statewide Educational Consultants, Interpreter Consultant, SLP Consultant, Diagnostician Consultant, ASL Program Coordinator, and the Outreach Data Specialist I.
• Provide statewide leadership in the areas of support to public schools serving DHH students, staff/administrators, ASL programming, evaluations at NMSD-Santa Fe for public school students, critical mass opportunities for DHH students and family programming in Santa Fe or region-specific.
• Travel often to school districts across New Mexico for relationship building with Special Education Directors or other administrators/staff, to provide support to NMSD Educational Consultants, to participate in workshops/trainings or an NMSD/school district event.
• Attend to emerging needs/trends in school districts and the implications for DHH students and the staff serving them.
• Provide Statewide Educational Consultant duties when the need arises.
• Evaluate the Outreach Department on an ongoing basis and implement change or improvement based on evaluation/survey information from parents and public-school staff.
• Act as a liaison between NMSD and the NMPED Special Education Bureau as an advisor to the issues faced by public schools statewide as they strive to provide a quality education to Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
• Serve as a Cabinet Member.
• Monitor and guide Educational Consultants when they are working with families/districts to establish a smooth transition for placement at NMSD.
• Responsible for the Superintendent’s initiatives, documentation during accreditation periods and NMSD’s strategic plan.
• Nurture creative programming that will favorably impact Deaf and Hard of Hearing students attending public schools.
• Manage the resources of the department, including personnel, finances, and facilities.
• Promote effective and positive relationships with students, staff/faculty, parents, visitors, and other NMSD community members.
• Submit Outreach Board Reports and attend NMSD Board of Regents Meetings.
• Attend Statewide Special Education Director meetings as an exhibitor and a presenter, as requested.
• Facilitates IEP meetings for NMSD students during IEP season each fall.
• Perform other duties as requested, or due to unforeseen constraints upon other staff.

Competencies

• Organization- Must be organized and detail-oriented.
• Continuous Learning - Seeks feedback to improve performance; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; uses resources effectively.
• Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relationships with team members; exhibits tact and consideration; works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; values new experiences.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Personal Appearance - Dresses appropriately for position; keeps self well groomed.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; communicates consistently with service recipients.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Quality - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality of service delivery.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Ability and commitment to represent the vision, mission, and beliefs of NMSD.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Master’s Degree in Deaf Education or related field. Minimum of six (6) years’ experience teaching or related experience with DHH students. Minimum of three (3) years’ experience supervising and/or managing training programs or events.

Language Skills

Ability to present to an audience. Superior reading, writing and communication skills are required.

Sign Language

The applicant must have fluency in American Sign Language. 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to think independently, problem solve and work with the whole team.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Excel, as well as various software packages including Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must be able to answer the phone/videophone and respond to callers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Application:

Complete the application: NMSD Employment Application

New Mexico School for the Deaf

Human Resource Department

1060 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505.476.6300 V/505.216.2000 VP

HumanResources@nmsd.k12.nm.us