Careers in Florida

According to the essential principles in Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, “Qualified providers are critical to a child’s success.”

Per IDEA, Florida has established and maintains qualifications for Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (ToDHH).

ToDHHs and other personnel working with students who are D/HH may benefit from the acquisition of additional certifications or skills not required by the Florida certification in order to meet the individual needs of the students in the program, (e.g., listening and spoken language strategies, American Sign Language (ASL)/English bilingual strategies, or proficiency in ASL, basic troubleshooting and application of hearing and other assistive technologies, etc.). It is the responsibility of the district to ensure staff  can address these additional skills and qualifications as appropriate or applicable to student populations needing these services in order to receive FAPE.

RMTC-D/HH collaboratively supports school districts recruiting personnel for deaf education programs by posting open positions on the RMTC-D/HH’s website and social media accounts as a free service. Districts with vacancies related to students who are D/HH can complete a short form to share information on RMTC-D/HH’s Post a Job web page.

Additional considerations for posting open positions are the following:

• DeafEd.net  (Fee per job posted.)

• National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes Listserv

• Flagler College Bachelor’s in Deaf Education Program

• Flagler College Master’s in Deaf Education Program

• Gallaudet University Regional Center - South, Email at gurc.acc@gallaudet.edu with the subject: D/HH/DD/DB South Job Opportunities

• University of North Florida Deaf Education Program

• Social Media groups/pages for teachers of the deaf and/or hard of hearing

• Contact deaf education teacher preparation programs in other states. A nationwide list of deaf education teacher preparation programs can be found on DeafEd.net.