6501005

Job Code:6501005
Job Family/Function:65 – Teachers\Exceptional Education
FLSA:Exempt
Grade Ladder:MNPS Certificated Teacher
Pay Grade:MNPS.201_
Duration (days/year):201/260
Locations(s):Support Hub

We Are Team MNPS
Metro Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. Our teachers and staff educate more than 80,000 students in Metro Nashville-Davidson County, preparing them to excel in higher education, work, and life. Our district implements some of the most innovative reform strategies in the nation. We seek to partner with highly effective, engaging teachers, teacher leaders and support staff with a passion for urban education and a go-getter spirit as we strive to become the highest-performing urban district in the nation. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a potential support staff employee, if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

Provides support services and direct instruction to meet the needs of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

What you will do

Provides regularly scheduled direct instruction in the development of auditory skill, speech and language skills and self-advocacy skills that align with district standards
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
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
Monitors and evaluates student academic progress using formal and informal measures and provides regular progress reports to school staff and parents.
Maintains knowledge of grade level curriculum requirements and develops strategies with classroom teachers to effectively enable the students to access the curriculum
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.
Updates skills necessary to complete job requirements, i.e. sign language skills and maintain licensure.
Completes district and state mandated trainings within required timelines
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
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.
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.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree In Education of the Deaf/hard of Hearing Required

Skills and Abilities

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.