ASL Bilingual Specialist
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The Childrens Center for Communication/ Beverly School for the Deaf
ASL Bilingual Specialist Job Description
REPORTS TO:
Primary BSD Education Director Secondary BSD Program Director Tertiary Executive Director
SUMMARY:
- The Position of the ASL Specialist provides professional level service to students and staff in the areas of signacy literacy and oracy and functional communication skill development
- This position provides professional level service to families in learning ASL and understanding Deaf culture
- Position requires a Bachelors Degree
- Proficient ASL skills
- Proficient English skills (reading/writing)
- Specialized knowledge of assessment tools for ASL skills
- Specialized knowledge of language acquisition in deaf children
- Collaboration skills with early intervention and educational team/personnel
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Early Intervention:
- Provide consultation to teachers and facilitators on strategies to foster ASL and English language
- Weekly participation in the Parent Infant Program
- ASL storytime in the Parent Infant Program
- Provide joint visits with early intervention providers to ensure families have the opportunity to learn about ASL and Deaf Culture
- Collaborate with the early intervention team on the development of a Deaf Mentor program
Family Support:
- Collaborate with Outreach Department Reading/Literacy Specialist and others to organize and facilitate workshops for families in ASL and English Literacy
- Collaborate with ASL team on the development of family ASL classes
Evaluations:
- Provide ASL evaluations for students transitioning from early intervention to school age services
- In collaboration with a childs team (e.g. classroom teacher and speechlanguage pathologist) support 3year comprehensive reevaluations which may include evaluation of current ASL skills input on goals/objectives and recommendations for accommodations/modifications regarding communication strategies and access
Collaboration:
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and related service providers to maximize ASL development in those children who are deaf/hard of hearing and experience developmental physical and/or communication challenges
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to align ASL instruction with specific units of study and vocabulary
- Support classroom teachers in developing ASL and English literacy materials such as classroom theme language sign and word vocabulary and ASL literature in collaboration with reading/literacy specialist
- Collaborate with classroom teachers/SLP providers on ongoing assessment of ASL and English receptive and expressive skills by students.
- Provide consultation to and mentor classroom teachers/therapists on ASL and English language models following the principles and practices of bilingual education for the deaf
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and SLPs on the development implementation and data tracking of ASL IEP objectives for specified students
- Collaborate with teachers and therapists on developing lesson plans/therapy plans/data collection based on the goals/benchmarks of student IEP as they pertain to ASL and English language development.
- Serve as a resource to other departments in ASL and English usage development
- Collaborate with others in organizing and providing training for classroom teachers and other school personnel
- Assist with research to assess the needs of teachers/students and the success of specific programs/literature/resources in collaboration with reading/curriculum specialist
- Assist in planning and implementing teacher training based on teacher needs as related to the overall school mission in collaboration with reading/curriculum specialist
- Collaborate with teachers and others to organize and catalog ASL and English literacy materials as needed
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Position requires a Bachelors degree and licensure in Deaf Education or eligible to receive licensure
- Proficient ASL skills as evidenced by a minimum score of Advanced Plus on the SLPI with preference given to a candidate with a score of Superior
- Specialized knowledge of assessment tools for ASL skills
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Ability to communicate in a highly effective manner in English and ASL
- Ability to understand follow and deliver safety policy and procedures
- Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.
- Ability to provide direct staff supervision leadership and role modeling for all classroom and support personnel.
- Ability to provide a creative and active learning setting for all children that encourages healthy growth.
- Ability to receive professional direction learn new skills and work in a team setting.
- Knowledge of Deaf/HH culture and special issues related to Deaf/HH students.
- Knowledge of and experience with multimodal communication and augmentative alternative communication (AAC) and/or openness to learn and collaborate
- Knowledge and experience with individuals with developmental disabilities and complex communication needs
- Maintain uptodate knowledge regarding practices and tools for evaluating ASL development in DHH children.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Successful candidates must submit to a sign language competency examination.
- Successful candidates will present appropriate certifications as required by DESE. (Teacher of the Deaf World Language Teacher Special Education Teacher etc)
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
- Work involves moderate exposure to a variety of safety elements including moderate physical activity student behavior student hygiene and limited food preparation.
- The environment may require physically assisting students with a weight up to and in excess of 50 pounds
- Work environment may involve operation of school vehicles in the transportation of students to and from community settings.
The Childrens Center for Communication & Beverly School for the Deaf provides all training required by OSHA ESE and EEC to ensure employee and student safety
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
