Company Information
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Company Name: The Learning Center for the Deaf
Website: https://www.tlcdeaf.org/careers

Job Information
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Job Title: Staff ASL Instructor
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Address:
848 Central Street
Framingham, Massachusetts. 01701

Job Description:
This position will design, develop, implement and teach ASL Staff Program for
TLC Employees. At TLC, the primary language of communication is ASL. Some of
our employees have either limited or minimum ASL proficiency or require
additional training in ASL to meet our deaf students and families’ needs.
Some key positions are chronically challenging to recruit job applicants who
are ASL-fluent and are highly qualified in their fields. This position aims
to build a robust, in-house ASL instruction program for our staff to continue
to reduce systemic barriers to serving our own and other deaf students,
families, and staff in a fully linguistically-accessible,
culturally-competent manner. Successful implantation of this work will create
a fully accessible bilingual campus where the primary language of interaction
is ASL and ultimately reduce interpreter use for employee staff meetings over
time. TLC aims to provide support and accountability in ASL proficiency
levels of all employee members.

Supervisor: ASL Program Analyst

Functions and Responsibilities:

Teach ASL classes for TLC staff that are learning ASL at The Learning Center
in American Sign Language on a virtual platform and fulfill other
responsibilities related to instruction, including but not limited to:
advising and assist students, prepare class materials, review and evaluate
student progress, record class attendance, and provide class surveys and
evaluations.

Provide modeling for teaching ASL classes, if needed

Provide language modeling and instruction in both academic ASL and
conversational ASL

Formally assess TLC employees’ ASL proficiency and keep track of their
progress through evidence and data collection and organization.

Recommend a plan for the next steps for TLC employee’s ASL acquisition and
receptive proficiency to ensure they become high-quality language models for
DHH students

Develop ASL-based materials to supplement the pace of ASL learning

Work with ASL Program Strategist and ASL instructors to improve course and
assessment of staff language acquisition.

Encourage and advise ASL-related participation and activities to maintain ASL
fluency and promote Deaf culture competency among TLC staff.

Stay abreast of new developments in ASL usage and instruction, academic
language in ASL, and technological and video applications through
participation in professional development and perusal of new research
findings.

Report to the ASL Program Analyst with concerns or issues from the classes

Perform other duties as assigned by the ASL Program Analyst

*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are
required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.

**TLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all employees and
applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of
hiring and employment without regard to race, color, religious creed,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, age, criminal record
(inquiries only), handicap (disability), mental illness, retaliation, sexual
harassment, sexual orientation, genetics, active military, and any other
legally protected characteristic.

**TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and
reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible.



Requirements:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in American Sign Language, Deaf Education,
ASL linguistics, or related field
Professional experience in teaching ASL
Possess, or be willing to obtain within one year, Provisional Level
Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)
Native or near-native ASL signer
Possess, or be willing to obtain within one year, a score of “Superior
Plus” or “Superior” on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI)
Two years of professional experience teaching ASL to adult learners from
diverse educational, cultural, and language backgrounds
Documented formal training in using Signing Naturally or TWA Curriculum, or
demonstrated ability to teach ASL using the curriculum
Working knowledge of technology for virtual online instruction




Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Cover Letter
Majors Desired:: Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Sustainability
Degree levels accepted:: Bachelor

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/406990