Teacher Ex Ed Hearing

Job Title:

Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Revision Date:

01.29.19

Job Code:

88134

FLSA:

Exempt

Salary Plan:

Certificated

Revised By:

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Pay Grade:

BA

Comp Reviewed By:

Cheryl Winters

EEO Category:

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Funding Source:

Work Location:

Grant

(1) Primarily works at Bransford Office Campus

Duration; # of months

10 months

WSC 043

Job Summary (2-3 sentences describing job purpose): Provides support services and direct instruction to meet the needs of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Reports to: Executive Director of Exceptional Education/Director of Exceptional Education/Lead Teacher—Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services

Department Name: Department of Exceptional Education

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities: List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential duties/tasks performed by the position. This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required. Regular and reliable attendance is an expectation of the job.

Job Duty/Resp. 1:

Provides regularly scheduled direct instruction in the development of auditory skill, speech and language skills and self-advocacy skills that align with district standards

Job Duty/Resp. 2:

Provides collaboration, consultation and in-service training to school staff regarding, but not limited to, the impact of hearing loss on academic progress, classroom acoustics, hearing aids, Hearing Assistive Technology and hearing evaluations

Job Duty/Resp. 3:

Develops and implements compliant IEPs, provides assistance to general and exceptional education teachers and staff working with students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and manages a caseload of diverse learners from ages 3 to 22, including students who may have additional disabilities

Job Duty/Resp. 4:

Monitors and evaluates student academic progress using formal and informal measures and provides regular progress reports to school staff and parents.

Job Duty/Resp. 5:

Maintains knowledge of grade level curriculum requirements and develops strategies with classroom teachers to effectively enable the students to access the curriculum

Job Duty/Resp. 6:

Remains current in technological advances, understanding and monitoring the use of all hearing assistive technology and equipment, personal and district-provided, and technical devices and serves as a resource to school staff, parents and students.

Job Duty/Resp. 7:

Updates skills necessary to complete job requirements, i.e. sign language skills and maintain licensure.

Job Duty/Resp. 8:

Completes district and state mandated trainings within required timelines

Job Duty/Resp. 9:

Demonstrates knowledge of the differences between IEPs and 504 plans, attends 504 meetings as required and provides support to school staff and students as stated in each document

Job Duty/Resp. 10:

Fosters emotional well-being and encourages social interaction with hearing peers within the school community. Provides opportunities, where possible, for social interaction among peers with hearing loss.

Job Duty/Resp. 11:

Assists in the development of student transition plans, programs, and goals for the purpose of supporting the student transition from one school to another and/post-high school and developing students' vocational skills. Maintains a working knowledge of school and community resources available to students and parents.

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Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree): Bachelors’ degree in Education of the Deaf/hard of Hearing

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required: Current Tennessee Department of Education licensure/certification in Education of Students with Hearing loss

Experience:

Skills Required: knowledge and experience of speech and language development as impacted by hearing loss: understanding of functioning of hearing aids, cochlear implants, hearing assistive technology, working knowledge of audiograms/audiological evaluations; and ability to modify curricula to meet students’ needs are required. Knowledge of sign language is preferred.

General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 5: Coordinates or determines time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data and possibly executes determinations or reports on events.

People Responsibility:

Level 3: Attends to the needs or requests of people and exchanges information with them.

Assets Responsibility:

Level 4: Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 2: Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Level 6: Reads journals and manuals; composes specialized reports/analysis; speaks to large groups of coworkers and people outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 6: Performs work involving the application of logical principles and thinking to solve practical problems w/n or applying to a division w/n the org.; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 6: Makes decisions with serious impact - affects most units in organization, and may affect citizens.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

Level 5: Establishes policies for acquiring and handling machines and equipment involving extensive latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items

Safety of Others:

Level 3: Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others and for occasional enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Physical Demands:

Level 6: Requires medium work involving standing or walking all of the time, exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular basis, and considerable dexterity and skill in operating machinery and tools.

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Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 3: The position is exposed to extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, bright/dim lights, intense noise levels, and traffic.

Sensory Requirements:

Level 1: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

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