Deaf Infant Teacher/Family Support Specialist New York School for the Deaf

REPORTS TO : Director of PPS

To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES :

Works with the Deaf Infant Program team, PPS Director, and Superintendent to develop and maintain a vision for Deaf Infant Services at Fanwood

Provide services for deaf children ages birth through three years, and their families

Work with infants and toddlers with a range of cognitive and developmental abilities

Provide services in the home, on the campus of the New York School for the Deaf, or by teleconference.

Work as part of a team to assess the infant or toddler’s current levels of functioning in the areas of cognition, communication, language, and social-emotional development

Provide resources and education on how families can support the development of their deaf infants and toddlers to include communication, language, and social-emotional development

Collaborate with the Deaf Infant Program team to generate and update the infant / toddler’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

Serve as a specialist / resource person for the Deaf Infant Program and families, agencies, and the community

Coach families on how to incorporate an ASL & English (or the family’s home language) bilingual approach into their daily routines

Act as a language model for families

Prepare lesson plans for all sessions with the families

Maintain progress notes after each session with recommendations

Collaborate with the Ongoing Service Coordinator(OSC), audiologists, and other related service providers, such as speech and language therapists, OT and PT

Connect families to other New York School for the Deaf employees and services

Support families in the transition from Early Intervention to preschool

Support and lead Family Education workshops in related areas

Participate in EI meetings and other internal school meetings

Teach families about deaf culture and ASL

Teach families how to read to their deaf infant or toddler

QUALIFICATIONS :

NY State Teacher of the Deaf Certification and or other appropriate NYS certification required or willingness to obtain within one year of employment

Master’s degree in Deaf Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention

Native or near-native ASL expressive and receptive skills as per a school-identified test

Experience with the ASL-English bilingual approach and a willingness to support both languages and the family’s home language

Must have experience and knowledge of both theory and practice of early childhood development

Must have experience working with deaf infants and toddlers and their families

Knowledge of and / or experience with education of deaf children; knowledge of language development for deaf children (oral / auditory and / or sign communication)

Knowledge of or availability for training in curriculum for deaf infants / toddlers / families

SALARY : Per the Fanwood Teachers Association contract. $52,486 $118,603

TO APPLY : Email cover letter and resume to [email protected] or apply online at

www.olasjobs.org

New York School for the Deaf is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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