ASL Specialist—Outreach

WRSD is seeking an ASL Specialist to join our Outreach division to provide world language instruction to hearing students in public schools based on contracts with school districts as well as implement individual instruction as requested by the contracting school district.

Primary Duties

• Assess the language needs of each child and plan an appropriate language program.
• Assess educational materials and be an active participant in the selection of said materials in conjunction with administrators.
• Provide language instruction as determined by individualized educationale programs as appropriate.
• Attend team reviews as appropriate and provide written quarterly progress reports as appropriate.
• Evaluate each student’s American Sign Language development using formative assessments regularly.
• Responsible for short and long-term planning of daily lessons and activities and for providing written plans and schedules for substitute teachers.

Requirements

• Masters’ degree
• Preferred Massachusetts Certification as a Foreign Language Teacher.
• Superior Plus rating on the SLPI exam or comparable sign language proficiency exam within two years of hire.  
• Knowledge of communication modalities.

Important note:  WRSD will provide financial assistance for the candidate to obtain licensure.

If interested, please send resume and contact information to:

Laurie Brown

Director of Outreach Services

32 Norway Street

Longmeadow, MA 01106

lbrown@wrsdeaf.org

Available Positions