Downey Unified School District
TEACHER - DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING - TOTAL COMMUNICATION SUBSTITU...
Downey Unified School District - Downey, CA, United States, 90242
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About the Employer
Downey Unified School District (DUSD) is located approximately 12 miles south of Los Angeles, offering easy access to scenic mountains and beaches. For decades, DUSD has maintained a reputation for excellence, driven by our unwavering mantra, "Our Kids Deserve the Best." This philosophy guides every decision and daily practice, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and support.
Job Summary
The DHH teacher provides specialized academic instruction for students, who have hearing loss and use American Sign Language to communicate. The DHH teacher will provide an educational program for individuals with exceptional needs who require intensive instruction and training in programs serving pupils in which disability is deafness or hearing impairment. These pupils exhibit hearing impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects educational performance.
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Comments and Other Information
It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, immigration status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Downey Unified School District (DUSD) is located approximately 12 miles south of Los Angeles, offering easy access to scenic mountains and beaches. For decades, DUSD has maintained a reputation for excellence, driven by our unwavering mantra, "Our Kids Deserve the Best." This philosophy guides every decision and daily practice, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and support.
Job Summary
The DHH teacher provides specialized academic instruction for students, who have hearing loss and use American Sign Language to communicate. The DHH teacher will provide an educational program for individuals with exceptional needs who require intensive instruction and training in programs serving pupils in which disability is deafness or hearing impairment. These pupils exhibit hearing impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects educational performance.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Copy of Transcript
- Credential Copy
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 letters of recommendation no older than 1 year ))
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, immigration status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.