Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Florida is seeking part-time teacher assistant (24 hours per week) for its preschool classroom in the Orlando area.  Clarke is an accredited private school and its preschool classroom in Orlando serves children ages 2-4. At Clarke we teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk.

Responsibilities:  

• To facilitate children’s interaction with a curriculum which is child-centered, based on basic principles of child development and led by a member of the Clarke’s preschool classroom team.
• To engage individual and small groups of students in directed activities that contribute to the development of auditory and spoken language skills.
• To perform other tasks as requested by the Clarke staff you are assisting that day in the classroom to provide a quality educational experience.

• To be considered, candidate must have completed the 40 hours of mandated DCF training and have the CPR/First Aid certification for young children. 
• A college degree is preferred and/or experience in early childhood settings.  
• Candidate is available to work Tuesday-Friday on a part-time basis serving the classroom located in Winter Park, FL.  

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination: Clarke Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.  Clarke Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.   The Chief Human Resource Officer, Karen Katsanos, MA, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, 45 Round Hill Road, Northampton, MA 01060, telephone number 413-582-1155, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Clarke Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Clarke Schools may be referred to Karen Katsanos or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone number 800-421-3481.