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Description
ASL Specialist Aide
Full-Time/Permanent
Vancouver, WA
Note - This is a school year-based position and is not scheduled to work during annual
school closures.
This recruitment will tentatively close on February 14, 2025. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. Applicant materials are reviewed weekly.
Our Agency:
The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) is an educational community and statewide resource committed to ensuring all deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington reach their full potential. Our agency offers a variety of services including academic, residential, outreach services, and professional development. CDHY celebrates all language experiences and deaf culture. We are committed to providing the best individualized learning experience for all students we serve. Washington School for the Deaf is the campus school for the Center and offers educational programming for preschool through age 21 in Vancouver, WA.
Our Staff:
Our employees are more than just workers. They are part of a community, network, and family. Each staff member serves as a role model to students. We're looking for people that can contribute, grow, think, and dream. We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards imagination. CDHY is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion! Our agency strives to create an inclusive and diverse learning community with emphasis on access, success, and equity by recruiting, retaining, and ensuring the success of diverse students, faculty, and staff. CDHY aims to build a community that values and respects one another by providing the best learning environment for faculty, staff, and student success.
About the position:
This position provides classroom and ASL program language evaluation assistance for direct instruction to deaf and hard of hearing students per the direction of the program lead. This position serves students of all age groups (Pre-K to 12th grade) and may provide assistance for other classroom and student monitoring needs. This position is located at the WSD campus location and telework options are not available.
Position schedule:
Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:00pm
Friday 7:30am-2:00pm
This position receives a paid, on-duty lunch as Teacher Aides are responsible for the supervision of students during the school lunch period.
Duties
- ASL Instruction and Language Evaluation Assistance: Provides language instruction and assists the ASL Teacher of the Deaf with evaluation, instruction preparation, and reporting for students. Works directly with students to carry out lesson plans and activities, modifies instruction to meet the individual learning needs of students, to include adapting language, assisting with reading for comprehension, and providing students with choices to ensure engagement and comprehension. Administers tests, quizzes, and assists with various assessments. Provides direct individualized instruction to student as required.
- Student Monitoring and Supervision: Supervision of students in various educational settings including classroom, campus buildings and play areas, and off-campus settings (such as field trip locations). Supervises and corrects student behavior per student's individual behavioral plans.
- Reporting and Documentation: Provides a safe environment for students by communicating concerns or information pertaining to student's wellness, safety, and learning needs. Acts as a mandated reporter, committed to reporting any concern of neglect or abuse of students to the appropriate authority. Participates in student's learning and development by reporting and communicating any relevant information regarding individual student's needs.
- Meeting Participation and Teamwork: Participates in various meetings to advocate and provide reports regarding student development and individual student needs. Assists academic leadership by providing input for student's learning and overall wellness needs. Participates in Individual Education Plan (IEP), committee, and staff meetings as required. Assists with coordination and preparation of professional development training.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a native language user of American Sign Language and ability to communicate using grammatically appropriate written English.
- Strong knowledge of Deaf culture.
- Some experience working in an educational setting with pre-k-12th grade students.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Willing and able to work with students from Pre-K – 12th grade.
- Willing and able to adapt to changes in assignment as needed which could include providing ongoing one-on-one support to students as assigned.
- Ability to provide a positive learning experience for students through professional action and behavior.
- Ability to maintain positive relationships with students by fostering an environment of openness and honesty.
- Experience working with a variety of software applications such as photo and video editing software, Microsoft Office products, and other technology and media equipment.
- Can successfully pass state and federal background checks with no criminal record.
- Able and willing to be a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect.
Applicants must be willing to obtain paraeducator certification using one of the following methods:
- Ability to receive a passing score on one of the assessments approved by the Professional Educator’s Standard board.
- Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
- Have earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at the 100 level or higher at an accredited college or university.
- Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Paraprofessional certification or ability to obtain paraprofessional certification within one year of employment.
- Two or more years experience working in an educational setting for deaf and hard of hearing children.
- Experience teaching or assisting teaching activities related to American Sign Language development and acquisition.
- Vocational training experience.
Supplemental Information
CDHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The candidate selected for this position will be required to pass federal and state criminal background screening.
This position includes representation option with the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
This position is eligible for full benefits (medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and retirement).
Please provide your resume, cover letter, and at least 3 professional references.
Remote/Telework options are not available for this position.
This is a school year-based position and is not scheduled to work during annual school closures, which includes winter, spring and summer break. This position does not receive spread pay and there is no guarantee of additional work opportunities during school closures. Employees may cash out accrued vacation leave during the school breaks.
Salary information:
This position is paid in accordance with the Washington General Government pay scale at a Range 39 with dual language (5%) premium pay.
For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email the Human Resources office at recruitment@cdhy.wa.gov.