p>Essential Job Functions: Attends classes with deaf and hard of hearing students; conveys a wide range of audio stimuli, including class lectures and the audio portion of audiovisual aids, classroom discussion, inter-pupil conversations, teacher counseling, parent counseling and transactions on the school campus in the course of a typical students' day including informing deaf and hard of hearing students of assignments, procedures and teachers' explanations; where the student has questions, the incumbent voices questions posed by the deaf and hard of hearing students; monitors/assists with FM systems, hearing aids and other assistive devices; supervises children on the playground; corrects papers; attends extracurricular meetings with students, signing for students those portions of activities not understood because of the inability to hear; assists students to understand requirements of various forms of academic competition and assists students, where appropriate, in the competitive activities of the school; completes records and reports pertaining to special education requirements; attends Individual Education Program (I.E.P.) meetings, principal/teacher's meetings, board meetings, due process hearings, Office of Civil Rights (O.C.R.) hearings, civic organization meetings, parent support groups, presentations to schools as required, etc.
Ability to: Use sign language to visually communicate interactions of all manner in an educational setting; understand and communicate verbal assignments; demonstrate mental and physical stamina commensurate with the position; demonstrate appropriate use of visible speech; follow the grammar of the language; display clear and accurate finger spelling; display appropriate eye contact; convey overall message \u2013 voice to sign and sign to voice; demonstrate appropriate lag time \u2013 voice to sign and sign to voice; take responsibility for message clarity; convey classroom environmental sounds; work effectively with the deaf and hard of hearing students and adults, and display ethically appropriate behaviors; learn and apply school rules, regulations, and procedures; work flexible hours; develop and maintain a rapport with deaf and hard of hearing students; understand general school subjects and tutor deaf and hard of hearing students in school curriculum through signing; perform routine clerical work; maintain routine records accurately; operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; establish and maintain effective proactive relationships with those contacted in the course of work.