Job Summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited educational institution with an endorsement in Hearing Impairment

Essential Duties:

• To facilitate the provision of a free and appropriate public education to students with hearing impairments.
• To provide the type of services necessary for hard-of-hearing or deaf students. This will include, but is not limited to: remedial/tutorial instruction in academic, behavioral or functional skills areas consultation with the general and/or special educators regarding methods and materials, teaching of sign language, recommendation of appropriate assistive technology, and general maintenance of assistive technology devices or equipment (e.g., to check the proper functioning of hearing aids, auditory trainers, etc.)
• To administer standardized, norm-referenced or criterion-referenced tests, for IEP and eligibility purposes.
• To participate on the Referral, Eligibility and IEP committees to reach legally sound conclusions.
• To be aware of and implement current eligibility criteria for hearing impaired students, under both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• To complete all required paperwork correctly within the state or system established timelines.
• To write and implement IEP's.
• To communicate with and coordinate services with other agencies.
• To keep parents informed and work cooperatively with parents regarding the education of their child.
• To provide any other services, to perform other tasks, and assume other responsibilities as may be assigned by the principal or special education director.