GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Director of Pupil Personnel, works with students with hearing impairments attending their home school and other educational sites. Provides services as determined by the students IEP. This is an itinerant full-time position.
ESSENTIAL TASKS
These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
• Provide in-service training to administrators, support staff, teachers, and parents regarding the characteristics and educational implications of a hearing loss. • Work collaboratively with building staff and parents to monitor the impact the hearing loss may have on the students educational progress. • Pre-teach, reinforce, or reteach content area vocabulary and concepts where language deficiencies hinder understanding. • Modify curriculum and materials according to the individual needs of the student. • Create lessons in vocabulary, oral, and written language, and reading skills. • Observe the student in the classroom to evaluate attending skills, coping strategies, use of residual hearing, and effectiveness of hearing equipment. • Evaluate the students progress through formal and informal assessments. • Facilitate student awareness of legal rights in accordance with the ADA. • Monitor students audiological needs. • Manage caseload needs of students identified as hearing impaired, including development and management of all IEPs. • Other duties as assigned by the Director of Pupil Personnel.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Ability to travel to multiple school sites.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Masters degree with a valid Virginia Teaching License, Hearing Impaired Pre-K-12 endorsement, or be eligible to obtain the proper credentials.