Hearing Itinerant Teacher

Hearing Itinerant Teacher

Job Description

Reports to: Executive Director or Assistant Directors

Contract Length & Wage Status: 10 months with an annual salary based on the MVSEA salary schedule

Primary Purpose: Provide direct and consultative educational services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing across cooperative member districts. Support access to instruction, communication, assistive technology, accommodations, and individualized programming so students can participate and make progress in the general education curriculum and their IEP goals.

Qualifications/Previous Experience:

• Experience in pediatric or school-based services is preferred
• Experience writing and implementing IEPs
• Experience working collaboratively with a wide variety of professionals and parents
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in Sign Language

Key Responsibilities:

• Support students who have been diagnosed with hearing loss and/or a moderate to severe range of disabilities, including Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Emotional Disabilities, and Multiple Disabilities, including students who are medically fragile
• Monitor the educational and audiological status of students with failed hearing screenings.
• Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and monitoring students’ measurable goals/objectives in collaboration with other team members.
• Employ a variety of learning modalities to support students' diverse needs and learning styles.
• Apply principles and methods of developing an instructional and behavioral management program.
• Knowledge of academic subjects and the impact of hearing loss on accessing the general curriculum
• Work collaboratively with the Speech/Language Pathologist or AT Specialist to support students with AT equipment and maintenance.
• Ability to use own transportation to travel to sites throughout the MVSE Cooperative

Professionalism:

• Works cooperatively with administrators, consultants, community members, district liaisons, and team members
• Provides feedback and effectively communicates with students and parents
• Follow the Board of Education, district, and building guidelines and procedures
• Maintains a high level of integrity, fairness, ethical behavior, and confidentiality of information regarding students, personnel, and all job-related matters
• Punctual, dependable & dedicated to providing a high-quality Hearing Itinerant Program

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including personal computers and peripherals

Posture: Frequent sitting and standing, bending/stooping, transitioning from floor to standing, pushing, pulling, and twisting

Vision: The abilities required for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Motion: Frequent movement throughout the work environment, repetitive hand motions, frequent keyboarding, use of a mouse, and occasional reaching

Lifting: Ability to lift up to 35 pounds

Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours

Mental Demands: Ability to solve complex problems in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret instructions provided in written and oral form; ability to work with frequent interruptions and maintain emotional control under stress.

• The mental demands, physical demands, and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an employee with a disability to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.