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Teacher of the Deaf
Early Childhood & Family Focus
Portland Headlight Lighthouse, Maine

Become part of a family-centered team supporting children with hearing loss, birth through age five, throughout Maine. Your region will be southern and coastal Maine. This is a full-time, 195-day outreach position based out of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Falmouth, Maine.

Responsibilities include providing
  • Home visits and facilitation of discussions related to hearing loss, communication and language development, communication options/oportunities and overall child development for families of children with hearing loss birth to age five
  • Collaboration with early childhood agencies and providers
  • On-site observations of and consultations to early childhood programs
  • Consultation, inservice training andsupport for teachers, caregivers and professionals
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Eligibility for Maine Teacher of the Deaf certification, Masters Degree preferred
  • Education background and experience in early childhood and parent education
  • Prior experience teaching children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Willingness to support parent choices
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Salary:

$30,800 - $50,100 annually dependent on qualifications and experience

To apply, send cover letter and resume to:

Doreen Spear, HR Generalist
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
One Mackworth Island, Falmouth, ME 04105



The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/The Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
One Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Maine, 04105 Phone: (207) 781-3165