Job Description:

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Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind 

Thank you, for your interest in employment with the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.  This position will begin for the upcoming school year 2025-2026!

Employee Status: Permanent

Hours Per Week:  40 Hours   

Work Calendar:  10-Month 

Pay Rate:   $42,545-$105,701/yr

Other: Preference Behavior management

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provides supervision of students in educational settings.
• Provides small group instruction to students enrolled in an alternative school setting.
• Assists in the development and implementation of an individual education service plan for students.
• Plans daily classroom instructional activities.
• Administers student assessments to ascertain academic needs of students enrolled in an alternative setting.
• Works collaboratively with school and agency counselors, teachers, administrators, parents and related service providers in the overall educational plan for students to include lessons that address the student’s behavioral needs.
• Prepares lesson plans to correlate with student needs.
• Maintains student records and files in a confidential manner.
• Keeps accurate documentation regarding student progress, needs, strengths, etc. (i.e. grades, observations, anecdotal records, other related data).
• Keeps daily student attendance.
• Communicates with parents, teachers, administrators, and related service providers on an as needed basis.
• Serves on various teams, committees on an as needed basis.
• Performs other related work as required including the improvements to program as related to suspension alternatives

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
Knowledge of:
• Arizona Academic Standards
• Current educational and diagnostic practices as they apply to educating sensory impaired students
• Lesson plan and Individual Education Plan development
• Student evaluation practices
• Policies, procedures, and programs of the immediate work unit
• Principles and practices of administration and management
• Agency or program rules, regulations and operating procedures
 
SKILLED IN:
• Behavior management
• Planning and organization
• Program development
• Student evaluation
 
ABILITY TO: 
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, and public
• Instruct students to retain information
• Complete student evaluation
• Develop lesson plans
• Work cooperatively in teams
 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
• College/University Degree in Education with coursework specific to sensory impairments
• State of Arizona Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement for each position (Teacher O&M requires ACVREP Certification in lieu of ADE certification)
• Secondary teaching positions must possess the necessary coursework as required by Department of Education.
• Must be able to pass FBI and State background check

BENEFITS 
Benefit eligible employees have a variety of choices for medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, supplemental and dependent life insurance.  Offered plans provide exceptional value to our employees and their eligible dependents.   Employees have a 31-day period from effective date of hire to elected coverage.  Elected benefits could start as early as 2 weeks after hire. 
Benefit eligible employees are automatically covered for basic life, non-smokers, accidental death and dismemberment and seat belt insurance. 
Benefit eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the State’s retirement plan and long-term disability (LTD) program.  Enrollment is mandatory and is subject to a 26-week waiting period before initial enrollment.  Employees may also choose to participate in a deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.  Benefit Options also offer Employee Self-Service, Wellness, Tuition Discount, Travel Reduction, Auto & Home Insurance and Purchase Discount Programs.  CONTACT INFORMATIONFor more information contact the Recruiter at: HumanResources.Recruitment@asdb.az.gov
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting the Recruiter. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
 
Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.