Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher, 2026-2027 at Amador County Office Of Education
About the Employer
Welcome to Amador County Public Schools! Our unified P-12 district serves about 4,000 students and consists of the Amador County Unified School District and the Amador County Office of Education. Our schools and communities are nestled in the heart of the Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, close to San Francisco, Sacramento, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. We offer a variety of quality schools including two comprehensive high schools, one alternative high school, two junior high schools, and six elementary schools.
Job Summary
Job Summary
ACOE ALLOWS YEAR FOR YEAR EXPERIENCE CREDIT WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. Experience must be fulltime, contracted work & over 75% of each school year to qualify (substitute work does not qualify).
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
REPORTS TO: Coordinator of Special Education
KNOWLEDGE OF:
1. Current educational trends and instructional methodologies in the education of the hearing impaired.
2. Speech, language, and auditory training, and general curricular strategies as they apply to the hearing impaired.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
1. Experience teaching or student teaching special education students, working on student IEPs
2. Skill in interpreting audiograms, checking hearing aids, American sign language and auditory/verbal techniques used with deaf/hard of hearing students, preparing and maintaining reports and records;
3. Knowledge of standardized language assessment instruments, their administration and interpretation; psychology of the deaf, their community and culture;
4. Ability to maintain appropriate records, work and communicate effectively with students, parents and public agencies, maintain a flexible schedule, travel to various locations;
5. Physical Abilities include standing for extended periods, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, fine manual dexterity, pulling, pushing, talking/hearing, and near and far visual acuity/depth perception/color vision/field of vision.
6. Must be able to operate closed caption machines, TDD, phone, fax, computer, copy machine, VCR and TV monitor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Job requirements as indicated above;
2. Valid California Communicatively Handicapped Credential;
3. Demonstrated experience successfully teaching or student teaching special education students;
4. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds;
5. Valid California Driver's License.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Experience teaching Communicatively Handicapped students;
2. Experience as a general education classroom teacher;
3. Knowledge of agencies providing services for the language, speech and hearing impaired;
4. Knowledge of recent trends related to behavior modification;
5. One (1) year of successful experience in a California school district or County Schools Office.
Requirements / Qualifications
Please attach to your application: A Current California credential authorizing teaching deafness or hearing impaired: General: Special Secondary Credential--Deaf Special Secondary Credential--Lip Reading Exceptional Children Credential--Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Standard: Teaching Credential with Minor--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Restricted Special Education Credential--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Limited Specialized Preparation Credential--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Ryan: Specialist Credential in Special Education--Communication Handicapped Education Specialist Instruction Credential--Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing English Learner authorization Resume and or Letter of Introduction Three current letters of reference/recommendation (Within the last year)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ English Learner Compliance~ If you don't have an EL (English Learner Authorization) or CLAD (Crosscultural, Language & Academic Development) you will be required to apply for an emergency CLAD permit with the CTC as a condition of employment. During the first year of employment you will need to earn the English Learner Authorization or CLAD certificate by course work, exam or a combination of course work and exam. The associated costs for the emergency permit and course work/exams will be at the employee’s expense. Below are links to the CTC website for additional information and requirements. Emergency Permit Leaflet: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/leaflets/cl533o-clad-bl.pdf?sfvrsn=844de569_2 ELA/ CLAD Certificate Leaflet: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/leaflets/cl628c.pdf?sfvrsn=10
Requirements / Qualifications
Please attach to your application: A Current California credential authorizing teaching deafness or hearing impaired: General: Special Secondary Credential--Deaf Special Secondary Credential--Lip Reading Exceptional Children Credential--Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Standard: Teaching Credential with Minor--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Restricted Special Education Credential--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Limited Specialized Preparation Credential--Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Ryan: Specialist Credential in Special Education--Communication Handicapped Education Specialist Instruction Credential--Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing English Learner authorization Resume and or Letter of Introduction Three current letters of reference/recommendation (Within the last year)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ English Learner Compliance~ If you don't have an EL (English Learner Authorization) or CLAD (Crosscultural, Language & Academic Development) you will be required to apply for an emergency CLAD permit with the CTC as a condition of employment. During the first year of employment you will need to earn the English Learner Authorization or CLAD certificate by course work, exam or a combination of course work and exam. The associated costs for the emergency permit and course work/exams will be at the employee’s expense. Below are links to the CTC website for additional information and requirements. Emergency Permit Leaflet: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/leaflets/cl533o-clad-bl.pdf?sfvrsn=844de569_2 ELA/ CLAD Certificate Leaflet: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/default-source/leaflets/cl628c.pdf?sfvrsn=10
Comments and Other Information
ACOE ALLOWS YEAR FOR YEAR EXPERIENCE CREDIT WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. Experience must be fulltime, contracted work & over 75% of school year to qualify (substitute work does not qualify).
Full time employees are required to enroll in a benefits package as part of total compensation (see www.amadorcoe.org website, Department, Business, then Benefits for plan details and rates).
We pay 100% of the induction costs for our new teachers.
Current clear TB Test and DOJ fingerprinting at Amador County Office of Education for the hired candidate will be required.
ACUSD / ACOE Nondiscrimination Statement
Amador County Office of Education and the Amador County Unified School District prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy status, parental status, immigration status, hair texture or style, medical information, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Furthermore, students will not be excluded based on the aforementioned protected bases from participation in or access to any educational program, guidance and counseling programs, testing procedures, curricular or extracurricular, including all sports and other activities; denied the benefits of participation, or subjected to harassment or other forms of discrimination in such programs.
(California Education Code [EC] sections 200, 220, 221.5, 234.1[a], 234.7, and 260; California Government Code [GC] Section 11135; California Penal Code [PC] Section 422.55; California Code of Regulations, Title 5 [5 CCR] sections 4900, 4902, and 4960)
Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP) / Title IX Compliance Coordinator:
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources and Labor Relations
217 Rex Avenue
Jackson, CA 95642
(209) 257-5331
complianceofficer@acusd.org
Comments and Other Information
ACOE ALLOWS YEAR FOR YEAR EXPERIENCE CREDIT WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. Experience must be fulltime, contracted work & over 75% of school year to qualify (substitute work does not qualify).
Full time employees are required to enroll in a benefits package as part of total compensation (see www.amadorcoe.org website, Department, Business, then Benefits for plan details and rates).
We pay 100% of the induction costs for our new teachers.
Current clear TB Test and DOJ fingerprinting at Amador County Office of Education for the hired candidate will be required.
ACUSD / ACOE Nondiscrimination Statement
Amador County Office of Education and the Amador County Unified School District prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy status, parental status, immigration status, hair texture or style, medical information, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Furthermore, students will not be excluded based on the aforementioned protected bases from participation in or access to any educational program, guidance and counseling programs, testing procedures, curricular or extracurricular, including all sports and other activities; denied the benefits of participation, or subjected to harassment or other forms of discrimination in such programs.
(California Education Code [EC] sections 200, 220, 221.5, 234.1[a], 234.7, and 260; California Government Code [GC] Section 11135; California Penal Code [PC] Section 422.55; California Code of Regulations, Title 5 [5 CCR] sections 4900, 4902, and 4960)
Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP) / Title IX Compliance Coordinator:
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources and Labor Relations
217 Rex Avenue
Jackson, CA 95642
(209) 257-5331
complianceofficer@acusd.org
Application Deadline
Until Filled
Date Posted
5/6/2026
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
See attached SEAC DIS Salary Schedule, range $66,382 to $115,116 based on units after BA and experience. $1,408 Masters Stipend & $2,463 PhD/ EdD Stipend, $2,815 SPED Stipend
Length of Work Year
183 Days, Starts August 10, 2026
Employment Type
Full Time
Job #
27-029 (POS 36)
Hours
Full time, 7 hours a day
Site
Itinerant (locations within Amador County)