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R-9493 Transition Program Trainer English Language Arts, Reading, & Math Special Projects (various locations across southeast) Up To (2) positions
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Position Number: 3819615
Location: Talladega, AL
Position Type: Disability Services

R-9493 Transition Program Trainer English Language Arts, Reading, & Math Special Projects (various locations across southeast) Up To (2) positions

Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind

Click Below to Apply:

https://al.harrisschool.solutions/AIDB/S/Application

R-9493 Reference #32821755152

Posting Date: January 20, 2023

Candidates who are blind or visually impaired and/or deaf or hard of hearing are encouraged to apply for this position and may be given preference in hiring as permitted by federal laws. Information related to disability is not required, and if disclosed voluntarily, will be used only in AIDB's efforts to create opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Non-disclosure will not subject any applicant to adverse treatment

POSITION: Transition Program Trainer - English Language Arts, Reading, & Math-Special Projects (various locations across southeast)

Up To (2) positions

ABOUT ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is the world's most comprehensive education,

rehabilitation, and service program serving individuals of all ages who are deaf, blind, deafblind, and multi-disabled and their families. Founded in 1858, AIDB serves more than 36,000 infants, toddlers, children, adults, and seniors with hearing and vision loss throughout Alabama each year.

Our services literally span a lifetime including five campuses in Talladega, ten regional centers located in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Shoals, Opelika and Decatur with programs that range from early and senior intervention, traditional and nontraditional education services in residential and outreach settings and a manufacturing facility that is the state's largest employer of adults who are blind and deaf

ABOUT OUR LOCATION

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is located just minutes away from the Talladega Speedway, Highway 280, and from shopping and dining in neighboring cities such as; Trussville, Irondale, Pelham, Leeds, Alabaster, Chelsea, Hoover, and Westover. The NTID Regional STEM Center at AIDB has offices located in Talladega and Decatur.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The NTID Regional STEM Center (NRSC) is a collaboration between the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and AIDB. The NRSC serves twelve states in the Southeast, which includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The mission of the NRSC is to promote STEM educational initiatives and career awareness for students who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing in primary and secondary schools.

ABOUT YOU

You will play a vital role in the development of a high school transition program (STEM Academy) for the southeast states that we serve. You will begin working with the STEM Academy coordinator to be trained on our current model in Alabama. Upon completion of this training, you will work with the STEM Academy coordinator to coordinate, develop training for future staff, and cooperatively maintain the existing curriculum for a site in the southeast. The curriculum will emphasize remediation of English, Reading, and Math in order to prepare students for the transition to college or other post-secondary education.

POSITION Qualifications:

Minimum of a Master's degree required in Deaf Education from an accredited college/university.
Must have a teaching certificate and be able to obtain an Alabama Teaching Certificate within thirty (30) months.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in English Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics in Deaf Education.
A minimum SCPI proficiency level of ADVANCED is required upon employment.

Must provide documentation of sign language proficiency evaluation (SCPI available through AIDB).
Must be familiar with special education laws including IDEA.

PREFERRED Qualifications:

Degree or teacher certification in English, Reading, and/or Math.

Position Requirements:

Must be able to develop and maintain rapport with constituencies within AIDB as well as in organizations serving special student populations statewide, regionally, and nationally.
Must be able to travel up to fifty (50) percent by car, train, or plane nationwide.
Work a flexible schedule as needed including nights and weekends.

Upon offer of employment, the applicant must submit to a fingerprint background check at an agency designated and paid by AIDB."

Salary: $64,863 - $84,351 Scale GI Rank IA

$69,054 - $89,162 Scale GI Rank II

230 days

This is an exempt position and is not subject to overtime and/or compensatory time

provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 3, 2023

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Available

Alabama State TRS Retirement

Deferred Compensation Options Available

Paid Time Off

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Alabama State TRS Retirement

Deferred Compensation Options Available

Paid Time Off

Click Below to Apply:

https://al.harrisschool.solutions/AIDB/S/Application

To apply, please visit: https://www.aidb.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=3073&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=15043&PageID=1469