What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Sensory Services - Itinerant Teacher Deaf & Hard of Hearing position at Seattle Public Schools?
There is currently one full-time (1.0FTE) position and one part-time (.9FTE) position available.
To learn more about our special education service pathways, please follow this link to the SPS Special Education Department website: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/special-education/services/placement-and-primary-service-types/.
General Summary:This position 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).
Position reports to: Special Education Supervisor. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential Functions:
1. Assists general education teachers in planning and 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 core curriculum. (20% of the time)
2. Collaborates with audiologists for the purpose of determining the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing. (10% of the time)
3. Collaborates with parents, teachers and other specialists for the purpose of planning appropriate educational programs for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. (20%)
4. Provides individualized instruction to students who are deaf and hard of hearing based on the current IEP goals for the purpose of allowing students who are deaf and hard of hearing to access the core curriculum. (40%)
5. Maintains student records for the purpose of compliance of state and federal laws pertaiing to students with a disability requiring special education services.
(5%)
6. Evaluates personal professional growith needs and attends in-services as appropriate for the purpose of remaining current with present trends in instructional materials and practices that can be implemented to enhance daily instruction of students wo are deaf and hard of hearing. (5%)