Offer summary

Qualifications:

Florida Teaching License with Hearing Impairment endorsement, Working knowledge of assessment and instructional strategies.

Key responsabilities:

Develop auditory skills and language development using best practices

Participate in IEP development for Hearing Impairment services

Provide evidence-based treatment and ongoing academic analysis

Communicate with students, parents, educators, and administrators

AIS has several openings in multiple states for those who are certified in the areas in which we provide services. If you are interested in joining our outstanding team of service providers, please call us at 804-368-8475 or email kvay@ais-llc.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ AIS is an education programming company offering schools and government agencies a full complement of services with our highly qualified staff. We are a company led by educators providing high-quality, cost-effective services to low incidence populations within the public school setting. We work in partnership with schools and state and government agencies to ensure that the students we serve receive appropriate, affective high-quality educational services. All members of our administrative team come from special education backgrounds and are committed to seeing that all students succeed. AIS was honored to be named 4 times to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list naming the fastest growing private companies in the US, and 5 times to the Seminole 100, recognizing the fastest growing private companies owned by Florida State University Alumni. AIS has skilled professionals that are able to provide the following services: Blind, Visually Impaired, and Deaf/Blind Services: Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired Assistive Technology assessment and training Orientation and Mobility Assessments and Instruction Braille Transcription Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessments Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services: Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Sign Language Interpreting Services Audiology Occupational Therapy Services Physical Therapy Speech and Language Pathology School Psychology

Job description

AIS is looking for certified Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ToDHH) in Florida to join our team of independent contractors. ToDHH are itinerant and works in person or remotely in/for school divisions to provide quality services to students with hearing impairments.

The Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing functions as a member of a student’s educational team to provide a comprehensive assessment of the student’s strengths and weaknesses and to provide instruction on auditory skills and educational achievement in pre-school through school-age children.

The candidate must possess a working knowledge of:

assessment and instructional strategies,
evidence-based research in the field,
recommended best practices,
various communication modalities utilized,
technologies and hearing assistive technologies available for individuals with hearing impairment, and
expected roles and responsibilities of a Teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing within a school environment.

The ToDHH will:

Utilize current evidence-based practices to assess and develop auditory skills, language development, and educational achievement.
Comply with special education services within federal state/county procedural guidelines.
Participate in the development and implementation of IEPs for those students identified as eligible for Hearing Impairment (HI) services.
Provide ethical and evidence-based treatment, guided by data collection, response to treatment, and ongoing analysis of developing academic skills as well as auditory and language skills.
Communicate and consult with students, parents, educators, administrators, and outside agency professionals.

Required:

A Florida Teaching License with an endorsement in Hearing Impairment or A Florida Provisional License to teacher D/HH

Compensation$45-$52

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