What are the responsibilities and job description for the American Sign Language Teacher position at Los Angeles County Office of Education?
Job Summary
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION Teaches skills and knowledge in American Sign Language instruction. Develops pupil understanding and appreciation about deaf culture Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment. Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve learning, health and attitude problems. Adapts the curriculum to provide individual, small group, or remedial instruction to meet the needs of the individual student and the needs of identified subgroups of students.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
ASL Job Description
Full time/Part-time American Sign Language (ASL) teachers needed. ASL is a complete visual language system that is separate from spoken English language. You would teach different levels of ASL to middle and/or high school students. You would design the lessons for each class, assign homework and administer exams.
You must be able to proficiently express yourself in ASL; this means you must have a wide-ranging vocabulary to be descriptive, give opinions, hypothesize and discuss abstract concepts. Of course, being able to pay attention and understand what others are communicating is just as important. To fully capture what your students are expressing, you must understand the deaf culture. You should know about its history, politics, literature, art, beliefs and social traditions. This understanding will help you develop appropriate curricula to meet the needs of your students.
Requirements / Qualifications
Experience preferred
For a quick review, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to: dcorbella@bradshawchristian.com
Comments and Other Information
Bradshaw Christian School
Application Deadline
4/25/2025 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
4/7/2025
Contact
Debi Corbella
916-688-0521
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
38,611 - 53,899 Annually
Add'l Salary Info
Experience and degrees considered
Length of Work Year
190 days (approx.) mid-August to early June
Employment Type
Full and Part Time
