Purpose: Teach OSD students subject matter focused on career education and health education at grade levels as assigned and support development of personal-social skills.

Instructs students in a well-managed and creative classroom based on research-based principles and student data:

• Develops learning goals and lesson plans that are appropriate for students, align with content standard and students’ IEPs and based on individual data;


• Makes connections between previously learned content, present content and future content;


• Creates and/or selects teaching materials, leaning activities, technology and other materials that are age appropriate, aligned with students’ needs and support learning content;


• Provides instruction and guidance to students regarding career and vocational exploration and health education standards


• Provides guidance to help individuals understand disability rights and promote self-advocacy.


• Implements diversified learning strategies to meet the individual needs of students;


• Promotes development of appropriate personal-social behavior through positive behavior supports, classroom routines and consistent expectations;


• Creates a climate that promotes equity and safety, including the physical environment;


• Utilizes various curriculum tools, including online coursework;


• Establishes and maintains professional rapport with students, drawing from knowledge about individual student’s background and learning styles;


• Checks for student understanding periodically during instruction, adjusting instruction and providing clear, substantive feedback to students;


• Plans for guest presenters and study-trips.

 Assesses and monitors student progress:

• Analyzes and interprets pertinent educational, social and vocational information in order to determine an individual’s level of interest, motivation and scholastic achievement;


• Assesses and coordinates specialized training, including creating and modifying grade level appropriate curriculum for individual and classroom-based activities;


• Identifies and documents functional limitations and barriers to employment;


• Creates and/or uses multiple evaluation strategies within the classroom and during formal assessment periods to determine progress toward the learning standards;


• Implements and collects data on individual behavior intervention plans;


• Analyzes data from multiple sources to determine students’ strengths and needs, designs learning opportunities, evaluates success of strategies and plans interventions;


• Completes grade cards and progress reports each quarter and at interim periods as necessary;


• Conducts statewide and district wide testing as necessary.

Uses effective collaboration strategies with colleagues, parents, LEA representatives and community partners:

• Collaborates with transition coordinator to plan for needed Pre-Employment Transition Services for students; 


• Works with teachers, including the health teacher and transition coordinator, to plan for program needs, willingness to partner with the team


• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with community partners, including OOD, to ensure student connections, projects and assessments meet all established performance expectations and targets;


• Uses multiple, dependable and positive communication approaches to build rapport with others and to support student learning;


• Prepares IEPs that align with State requirements and share drafts with parents and LEAs ahead of time;


• Collaborates with specialists and after school staff to promote consistent application of appropriate strategies;


• Conducts parent-teacher conferences in face to face or video/phone conferences that results to promote learning.

Supports the mission of the school:

• Enhances public relations;


• Stays current of best practices, new requirements, content areas and research in deaf education/education through professional development;


• Participates in extra-curricular activities;


• Makes required reports to legal authorities;


• Attends faculty meetings, school committee meeting and professional development activities;


• Participates in own development through application of principles of Ohio’s teacher evaluation system;


• Maintains required records and completes required forms;


• Reports unsafe situations immediately;


• Assures the careful supervision of students in classrooms, grounds, hallways and on field trips.

Must maintain valid Ohio teaching licensure for grade level, subject area or special class assignment.

 

Must demonstrate Advanced level on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) within one year of hire, Intermediate level minimum requirement at hire.

OSD is considering applicants with willingness to take coursework through Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education (OATCE) for certification.