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　　YAI has an opening for a temporary, part-time Hearing Education Service provider to work at Manhattan Star Academy. A Hearing Education Service (HES) provider is a master’s-level teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing with an in-depth understanding of hearing loss and its impact on academic, social-emotional, literacy, and language development in an educational setting. This position provides the opportunity to work cooperatively with classroom staff and related service providers to design and implement music activities that support our learners’ independence as well as their academic and social emotional goals.

　　Mission Statement YAI:

　　YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. Our enthusiastic staff of over 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position.

　　Please note: This is temporary position with a projected employment period of February, 2024 through May, 2024

　　Essential Functions:

　　Trained to adapt or modif y curriculum to meet the specialized needs of students with hearing loss

　　Targets Areas of Academic and Therapeutic Focus through specialized instruction designed to develop auditory, language, and conversational skills. Instruction can take place in the classroom or a designated location within the school building

　　Anticipates potential social-emotional and self-advocacy challenges resulting from the student's hearing loss and works with the student to develop age-appropriate strategies to handle potential difficulties with confidence

　　Manages students’ hearing assistive technology, such as hearing aids, including BAHAs, OSIAs, cochlear implants, and FM/DM systems

　　Provides training and ongoing support to classroom and building staff, including guidance on appropriate accommodations in the educational environment

　　Troubleshoots any problems that arise and supports students in achieving independent use of their hearing equipment

　　For any Hearing Assistive Technology that has been procured by the Department of Education (DOE), the HES provider is also responsible for communicating with the DOE audiologist and related professionals to acquire , manage, and troubleshoot any issues that arise with the equipment

　　Performs all other duties , as assigned

　　Minimum Qualification Requirements:

　　Master’s Degree in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education

　　NYS Certification-- Deaf and Hard of Hearing

　　Compensation:

　　$85 to $90/ Hour

　　All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

　　All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

　　Our Roots:

　　YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

　　YAI Today:

　　Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

　　Better Together:

　　At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

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