ECSEC - DHH Language Facilitator
ECSEC - DHH Language Facilitator
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The following vacancy exists in Goshen Community Schools for the202425school year:
ECSEC
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Language Facilitator
The Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative (ECSEC) is made up of the Baugo Concord Fairfield Goshen Middlebury and WaNee Community Schools in North Central Indiana located 30 minutes from the University of Notre Dame. Administrative offices are located at 1216 S. Indiana Avenue Goshen IN 46526.
POSITION PURPOSE: A Deaf/Hard of Hearing Facilitator is an individual who facilitates communication among the deaf and hard of hearing persons in an educational environment through the use of techniques developed for communicating between educational team serving staff as well as deaf people by minimizing linguistic cultural and physical barriers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- The primary role as a member of the educational team is to facilitate communication between the DHH student and general education teachers administrators peers and other school staff in the students preferred communication mode(s).
- Will perform other duties (lunch recess transitions and meet student personal needs such as diapering feeding lifting) required of all building staff as directed by the building principal as long as duties do not interfere with the primary role of facilitating communication for the DHH student. If the DHH student is absent the communication facilitator may be reassigned to alternative duties or continue in their assignment to prepare instructional materials for DHH student.
- Participate in routine staffing case conferences job specific training and continuing education as required by their job assignment.
- Collaborate with the teacher of the DHH and other school staff regarding environment lessons materials technology etc. to optimize the students access to all auditory and visual information.
- Monitor student comprehension and provide repetition reinforcement and remediation while fostering application of strategies used across environments appropriate communication strategies and selfadvocacy skills under the direction of the Teacher of the D HH.
- Introduce and explain vocabulary repeats and reinforces classroom instruction fosters appropriate classroom communication strategies and student selfadvocacy skills coordinates the provision of lecture notes and performs other tasks as appropriate to ensure DHH students have equal access to auditory information in the general education classroom.
- Will have working knowledge of typical language development.
- Will have understanding of the potential impact of hearing loss on communication development and learning particularly procedural policies and confidentiality requirements.
- Will demonstrate skills in the communication mode(s) used by the deaf or hard of hearing students) with whom s/he would be working and appropriate strategies to facilitate understanding of auditory communication.
- Monitor DHH students understanding of all auditory information with the educational setting and facilitates communication between interpreter/facilitator DHH students and general education teachers students and other school staff as appropriate in the students preferred communication mode(s).
- Preview classroom setting (including lighting placement availability of captioning etc. and auditory information for DHH students
- Preview instructional lessons and materials to ensure accurate facilitation of instructional content
- Collaborate with the teacher of the DHH Interpreter and other school staff to ensure the needs of students are met and serves as a liaison with the school environment promoting positive and cooperative relationships.
- Promote the process toward independence in all areas (social selfadvocacy academic etc.
- As notetaker especially must have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms; with competence in English grammar and mechanics (spelling capitalization and punctuation. and strong interpersonal skills.
- As notetaker will take comprehensive and legible notes. They must convey information accurately giving the content and the spirit of the speaker to the best of their ability. They will be responsible to aid the student in the understanding of curriculum through use of the notes provided.
- As notetakers must be knowledgeable about content assignments assessments deadlines etc. and may need to do assignments along with students as directed.
- Expected to work with students of varying maturational communicative cognitive and functional educational levels.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Twoyear degree or equivalent (Preferred)
- Experience working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students with varying communication needs within a publicschool setting (Preferred).
- General background in liberal arts science and math to allow understanding of content in Pre K 12 curriculum areas.
- Specialized training or the willingness to participate in training in the use of assistive devices amplification and language facilitation techniques.
- EIPA 3.0 (Preferred working toward 3.5 or higher EIPA score)
- Desire to continue development of knowledge skills and abilities in the field and the completion of appropriate staff development training to attain further knowledge skills and abilities including the completion of Individual Growth Plans as appropriate.
- Maintain LVIS requirements for working with DHH students
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to communicate using sign language. Interpreters shall accept assignments using discretion with regard to skill setting and the consumers involved.
- Ability to plan and organize good work habits.
- Interprets without omitting adding to or altering anything said or written.
- Has some relevant experience.
- Understands and upholds the rights of all parties and respects the confidentiality of the communication.
- Flexible.
- Shows knowledge of cultures involved.
- Comfortable with public speaking.
WORK CALENDAR: 184 days per year; 35 hours per week; Daily hours 7:00 am to 3:00 pm)
SALARY:Rate is dependent upon education and experience. (Schedule #253
BENEFITS:Eligibility is based upon hours worked and can be reviewed during your interview.Benefit information can be found online at PROCESS:In order to be considered all applicants must have completed their online application at CURRENT GCS EMPLOYEES CLICK HERE
Please attach the following to your application:
- Letter of interest
- Uptodate resume
For questions regarding this position please contact:
Theresa Eldridge
Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative
1216 S. Indiana Ave.; Door F
Goshen IN46526
teldridge@
The Goshen Community Schools Board of School Trustees is an equal opportunity employer. Selection of the applicant will be made without reference to race color creed sex age handicap or national origin.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS IS:Until Filled
Employment Type
Full-Time
