Language Teacher

About the Role

Melinda Webb School is seeking a warm organized and flexible Language Teacher to support young children who are deaf or hard of hearing ages 18 months to 6 years in a listening and spoken language classroom. This role includes planning and implementing lessons that meet the developmental needs of toddler and preschool children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Professional Responsibilities

Plan and adapt daily lessons classroom activities and instructional routines to meet individual student needs and support growth in listening spoken language vocabulary social communication confidence independence and early academic skills.

Create and maintain a classroom environment that encourages communication independence curiosity play and positive relationships with peers and adults.

Collect formal and informal student data complete required assessments write individualized goals and use assessment information to plan meaningful instruction and prepare progress reports.

Provide active supervision during classroom instruction transitions lunch recess field trips and school activities.

Support classroom routines safety procedures daily amplification checks toileting or personal care needs and minor first aid or medication procedures when needed.

Communicate with families about student progress classroom activities behavior illness emergencies and other school-related concerns in a timely and professional way.

Collaborate with the Teaching Assistant and school team to support classroom routines lesson preparation daily care needs student progress and consistent carryover of listening and spoken language strategies.

Participate in teacher meetings staff meetings professional development school events and other meetings or functions as needed.

Pursue Listening and Spoken Language Specialist certification participate in required mentoring and complete ongoing professional development to strengthen knowledge and practice in listening and spoken language education.

Complete 30 hours of continuing education each year to meet childcare licensing requirements and support Texas Rising Star certification.

Physical Requirements

This position requires active supervision of young children including standing walking sitting on the floor or in child-sized furniture bending reaching and lifting classroom materials. The role may also include lifting or carrying a child when needed outdoor supervision in various weather conditions and responding safely to child behavior or medical needs.

Qualifications

Masters degree in Deaf Education Speech-Language Pathology Early Childhood Education or a related field preferred

Practicum student teaching or classroom experience with young children

Understanding of child development listening and spoken language development speech-language development and audiology

Commitment to the mission of Melinda Webb School and the children and families we serve

What Were Looking For

We are looking for someone who is dependable organized flexible and comfortable working as part of a collaborative school team. Strong communication skills classroom management diagnostic teaching skills professionalism in stressful situations and comfort using classroom technology iPads amplification equipment and instructional materials are important for this role.

Hours Weekly: 25

Hours Worked: Monday-Friday 8:00 am 1:00 pm

Starting Salary: Determined by experience

FLSA Status: Exempt

Days worked: 186/year

Benefits:

AvEd Mentoring and Certification

AG Bell Membership

Texas Teaching License Renewal

Supervisory Responsibilities

Teaching Assistant assigned to classroom

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