<p>Applications will be received until May 31, 2025. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.</p> <p>About this job:</p> <p>Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are part of an Itinerant Team of teachers. This team is responsible for supporting students in their neighborhood schools or other Center Based Programs (ITOD), or can be assigned to our Center Deaf / Hard of Hearing Programs (CTOD). They adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects to students with mild to moderate disabilities. They provide direct instruction to students with hearing loss or auditory difficulties in settings that provide a continuum of services from self-contained instruction to full inclusion in the regular classroom. They also create and make available to students an environment where their language needs are central and essential to a free and appropriate education.</p> <p>What DPS Offers You:</p> <ul> <li>A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives. </li><li>Competitive Teacher Compensation and Procomp Incentive plan, click here for the DCTA Teacher and SSP Salary Schedule. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles. Please note: You must submit all relevant documentation via onboarding before the deadline (15 days after receiving your offer letter) for salary setting purposes. </li><li>In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement. </li></ul> <p>What You'll Do:</p> <ul> <li>Provides direct instruction to students with hearing loss or auditory difficulties in settings that provide a continuum of services from self-contained instruction to full inclusion in the regular classroom. Creates and makes available to students an environment where their language needs are central and essential to a free and appropriate education. </li><li>Provides various support and conducts activities related to logistics, reporting, training, communications, and processes. Participates in the planning and implementation of new initiatives. </li><li>Assesses and troubleshoots escalated problems and applies expert understanding to resolve complex challenges of stakeholders; focuses on root cause identification in order to achieve systemic and sustainable improvement. Approves and documents exceptions for compliance record keeping and reporting. </li><li>Ensures appropriate key stakeholder involvement in planning, goal-setting, and implementation to achieve buy-in of work products. Ensures purposeful, positive and professional interactions and relationships with all stakeholders; enables consistent application of work products across the district. </li><li>Identifies opportunities for improvement, prioritizes, and recommends solutions to management. Implements approved enhancements to ensure consistency across the district. Identifies opportunities to reduce costs; analyzes available data, trends, and feedback, and ensures compliance with expectations for optimal operation and goal achievement. </li><li>Collaborates with and supports the needs of students, staff, and families by fostering an understanding of hearing loss. </li><li>Implements instructional strategies emphasizing speech development and auditory training; manual methods of communication (ie: ASL); provides a continuum of evidence-based intervention strategies and services to improve students' auditory access, listening and spoken language and/or manual communication abilities, and academic achievement. </li><li>Develops and executes individualized lesson plans in all subject areas, providing for direct instruction while maintaining a focus on District standards and benchmarks; establishes and communicates to students clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects; and instructs students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet varying needs and interests. </li><li>Administers and interprets both formal and informal individualized educational assessments; develops and maintains Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for identified students. </li><li>Counsels students to encourage and support student achievement. </li><li>Monitors, supervises, and enforces rule of conduct and behavior of assigned students; reinforces positive student behaviors in accordance with school and District policy. </li><li>Observes, evaluates, and records student performance, behavior, social development, and physical health and prepares student, attendance, and activity reports as required by administrators. </li><li>Prepares, administers, assigns, and grades tests and assignments to evaluate student progress, reporting grades using District software. </li><li>Assists hearing disabled students with use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, and/or assistive listening technology in collaboration with District audiologists; maintains assistive listening devices and troubleshoots when problems occur. </li><li>Mentors educational interpreters and tutor-note takers and assists in hiring, supervising, and evaluating educational interpreters and tutor-note takers. </li><li>Evaluates the impact hearing loss has in the educational setting through the use of appropriate assessments; interprets audiometric results. </li><li>May participate in extra-duty activities as outlined in the teachers' collective bargaining agreement (this is for coaching, tutoring, or summer programs, etc. for Dept. of Labor laws). </li></ul> <p>What You'll Need:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Education or related degree is required </li><li>Master's Degree in Special Education or Deaf and Hard of Hearing is highly preferred </li><li>Have a valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license with a Special Education Specialist Endorsement OR qualify for Alternative License with a passing score on the PLACE or Praxis II. Click here for additional information regarding specific requirements and qualifications for the various subject areas (DPS does accept a CDE Application Receipt for 90 days.) </li><li>Experience working with students with hearing loss and or auditory difficulties is highly preferred </li><li>Training and/or experience in auditory/oral methods is preferred </li><li>Experience working with young special needs students and their parents preferred. </li><li>Experience working with young special needs children who represent the diversity of the District school community is preferred. </li><li>Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education. </li><li>Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us. </li><li>Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position. </li></ul> <p>Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.</p> <p>Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun</p>