NYDN0351691-0000
2025-09-02T00:00:00
2025-07-31T00:00:00
TITLE: Deaf Infant Teacher/Family Support SpecialistREPORTS TO: Director of PPS SALARY: Per the Fanwood Teachers Association contract. $52,486 - $118,603 MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:Works with the Deaf Infant Program team, PPS Director, and Superintendent to develop and maintain a vision for Deaf Infant Services at FanwoodProvides services for deaf children ages birth through three years, and their familiesWorks with infants and toddlers with a range of cognitive and developmental abilitiesProvides services in the home, on the campus of the New York School for the Deaf, or by teleconference. Provides resources and education on how families can support the development of their deaf infants and toddlers to include communication, language, and social-emotional developmentCollaborates with the Deaf Infant Program team to generate and update the infant/toddler’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)Serves as a specialist/resource person for the Deaf Infant Program families, agencies, and the communityCoaches families on how to incorporate an ASL & English (or the family’s home language) bilingual approach into their daily routines Acts as a language model for familiesPrepares lesson plans for all sessions with the familiesMaintains progress notes after each session with recommendationsCollaborates with the Ongoing Service Coordinator(OSC), audiologists, and other related service providers, such as speech and language therapists, OT and PTConnects families to other New York School for the Deaf employees and servicesSupports families in the transition from Early Intervention to preschoolSupports and leads Family Education workshops in related areasParticipates in EI meetings and internal school meetingsTeaches families about deaf culture and ASL QUALIFICATIONS:NY State Teacher of the Deaf Certification and/or other appropriate NYS certification required or willingness to obtain within one year of employmentMaster's degree in Deaf Education, Early Childhood Education, and/or Early InterventionNative or near-native ASL expressive and receptive skills as per a school-identified testExperience with the ASL-English bilingual approach and a willingness to support both languages and the family’s home language Must have experience and knowledge of both theory and practice of early childhood developmentMust have experience working with deaf infants and toddlers and their familiesKnowledge of and/or experience with the education of deaf children; knowledge of language development for deaf children (oral/auditory and/or sign communication)Knowledge of or availability for training in the curriculum for deaf infants/toddlers/families
Teacher
New York School for the Deaf
Lower Hudson Valley
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