TEACHER; DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED 26/27

Exceptional package including but not limited to:

Please note that applicants will be reviewed and will be filled on a continuing basis based on program needs.

Hours vary depending on position and location (7 - 7.5 hours)

Position and Locations:

• Corning/ Horseheads Region

Depending on location, this position may involve direct work with students with autism, emotional and/or developmental disabilities which may include, but are not limited to, oppositional and aggressive behaviors; mood disorders; and potentially severe and unpredictable physical and/or verbal outbursts. Deaf/Hearing Impaired Teachers are expected to:

• Have the ability to work with a diverse population of students
• Administer standardized and informal diagnostic tests to assess the strength and skills of individual students for education prescriptive purposes and for goal setting, evaluation and assessment purposes
• Consult and collaborate with all individuals involved with the education of the student
• Record and report student progress
• Carry out treatment program as identified through evaluation and IEP, maintain appropriate and accurate documentation regarding assessment, planning and treatment outcome
• Implement use of supplementary equipment or modes of communications or supplement exiting communications
• Carry out all other duties as assigned
• Job responsibility may require individual to do one and two-person lifts and/or physical interventions on a daily basis. Position requires the successful completion of all elements of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for schools (TCIS) training. Initial and refresher TCIS training is provided by GST BOCES.

• Valid NYS Certification in Deaf and Hearing Impaired or Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Experience with students with disabilities preferred.
• Knowledge of FM amplification system; total communication/sign language