About the Role

The Teacher of the Deaf is responsible for the provision of education to Deaf and Hard of Hearing adults, children, and their families as part of Healthy Hearing or NDIS funding. The Teacher of the Deaf will work in a variety of settings, which may include Deaf Connect offices, private homes, community settings such as childcare centres, kindergartens, and schools; and via telepractice.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

Develop and implement strategies for supporting communication, including listening, speech, language and play

Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of effective parent professional partnerships to optimise adult, child, and family outcomes

Provide Auslan tutoring in a structured and accessible style

Provide wide-ranging advice and information on hearing aid technology

Contribute to the understanding of Deaf culture

Recommend age-appropriate resources to support language and communication development, including Auslan resources

Liaise with internal and external service providers to enable coordinated service provision to adults, children, and their families

Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of effective parent professional partnerships to optimise adult, child, and family outcomes

About You

In your application, let us know if you have these key skills and experience:

Fluency in Auslan

Knowledge of typical and atypical childhood development and how these impacts on young children with a disability or development delay; knowledge of how environmental factors influence interventions on a child with a disability or developmental delay; knowledge of hearing technology; knowledge of Deaf community.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team

Bachelor’s degree in Education/Teaching and formal additional qualification as Teacher of the Deaf

Member of National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf (NAATD).

Current NDIS Worker Clearance

Current driver’s license

It would also be great if you have these additional skills and experience:

Ability to manage and prioritise a case load, meeting timelines in a responsive manner by adjusting priorities according to changing needs and urgent matters

About Us

Deaf Connect is the largest, whole-of-life service provider and social impact organisation for Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing Australians. We stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture and language.

Our organisational values of Heart, Courage, and Discovery stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture, and language.

We offer an attractive benefits program including:

Salary packaging, enabling you to make huge savings on tax and maximise your pay

Flexibility regarding working arrangements

Discount membership to gyms and facilities throughout Australia

Free annual flu vaccinations

Free comprehensive online learning portal

Free financial wellness support through our default super fund

How to Apply

Apply today! We may actively review applications and begin interviewing prior to this date.

To apply you must submit the following within this form:

Either a Cover Letter or a link to your Auslan video recording outlining how your skills and experience meet the position requirements as outlined in the position description (no more than 1.5 pages or 5 min Auslan video recording)

An up-to-date resume including your name, contact details, employment history and qualifications.

If you have further questions about the role, you can contact our friendly People and Culture team at [email protected]

Deaf Connect is an equal opportunity employer. All successful applicants may be required to provide a current Australian National Police Clearance, NDIS WC and Working with Children Check/Blue Card prior to commencement.