Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher at Weingarten Children's Center
About the Employer
Weingarten Children's Center is a non-public school and clinic that specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students how to listen and speak. WCC has classes for infants and their caregivers, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergarteners and kindergarteners. As an OPTION center of excellence, we strive for high-quality, intensive services to promote and support the return of students to their mainstream school setting. WCC also enrolls typically hearing peers. WCC is an energetic, fun and highly collaborative environment where students also learn critical thinking and social emotional skills through our unique curriculums. Our center offers continued support for alumni students after school, as well as, for families just beginning the hearing journey through our BabyTalk teleintervention and early intervention programs.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Weingarten Children’s Center (WCC) has a full or part-time position immediately available for a Teacher of the Deaf whose expertise is in working with young children (Birth through Kindergarten) learning to listen and use spoken language.?WCC has classes for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergarteners and Kindergarteners. WCC is both a school setting and a clinic, where collaboration and effective communication are key to the success of the team and student outcomes.? As an OPTION Center of Excellence, WCC strives for high-quality, intensive services to promote and support the return of students to their mainstream school system. Our center offers continued support for alumni students after school, as well as for families just beginning the hearing journey through our teleintervention program. The qualified teacher candidate has experience working with an interdisciplinary team to support children who use a variety of hearing devices, including cochlear implants and DMs. The interdisciplinary team at WCC includes an audiologist, occupational therapist, teachers of the deaf, paraprofessionals, speech-language pathologists and a social worker. Experience with preparing IFSPs and/or IEPs, including solid assessment and report-writing skills, required. We offer professional development opportunities and LSLS mentoring to applicants in pursuit of their LSL AVT/AVEd certification. The full-time position is?35 hours per week, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.? Part-time hours may also be an option. We operate on a traditional school schedule through June 4th, plus a three-week summer school program in July.?The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. WCC offers a comprehensive health and 403B (non-profit) benefits package. ? As a non-profit organization, Weingarten Children’s Center’s (WCC) mission?is to transform lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, teaching them to listen, speak and learn through: prov
Requirements / Qualifications
ALL applicants must include the following documentation with their application: -Resume and cover letter. -Two letters of recommendations including one from an administrator or supervisor. -Copies of ALL transcripts noting BA Degree (foreign transcripts have been evaluated for US equivalence by a CTC approved agency). Fully Credentialed applicants must include either screen shot, scan or photo of their CTC credential: • Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Deaf and Hard of Hearing and EL authorization (i.e. BCLAD, CLAD, ELA1, ELAE, ELAM, ELAS, etc.)
Requirements / Qualifications
ALL applicants must include the following documentation with their application: -Resume and cover letter. -Two letters of recommendations including one from an administrator or supervisor. -Copies of ALL transcripts noting BA Degree (foreign transcripts have been evaluated for US equivalence by a CTC approved agency). Fully Credentialed applicants must include either screen shot, scan or photo of their CTC credential: • Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Deaf and Hard of Hearing and EL authorization (i.e. BCLAD, CLAD, ELA1, ELAE, ELAM, ELAS, etc.)
Comments and Other Information
Qualified applicants will be contacted for a schedule interview.
Comments and Other Information
Qualified applicants will be contacted for a schedule interview.