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Hearing Loss Resource Specialist (Austin (Region 7), TX)
This Position is a Grant-Funded Position and will be filled,
contingent upon grant award notice.
Position Description:
The Hearing Loss Resource Specialist facilitates access to services
of federal, state and local governments, organizations and private
entities for persons who are hard of hearing, late-deafened or oral
deaf and who may be un-served or underserved in Region Seven. The
Specialist also works with state and local governments, organizations
and private entities to make their services accessible and readily
available to consumers by removing attitudinal and communication
access barriers. The program assists consumers by sharing information
about services available, and offers direct support in the various
aspects of coping with hearing loss by providing training,
information and referral services.
Essential Functions:
** Provide consultative knowledge and expertise in working directly
with hard of hearing, late-deafened or oral deaf consumers across
hearing loss topics (i.e., coping mechanisms, assistive technology,
maintaining a holistic lifestyle- family, employment, social circle
support, etc.).
** Work with consumers to identify service needs and link consumers
to resources (i.e., support groups, social networks) and services
(i.e., vocational rehabilitation, audiological) to facilitate
continued independence and communication access.
** Develop a peer network among un-served or underserved hard of
hearing citizens and stakeholders to promote awareness of such
services and support system towards a systems change advocacy
capacity.
** Market the positive facets of living with a hearing loss through
general public awareness (i.e., assistive device demonstration,
hearing loss trends) and targeted outreach activities (i.e., service
provider training, consumer recruitment) to enhance services,
resources, utilization and awareness of issues.
** Ensure services and outcomes are of expected quality through
follow-up contacts with consumers.
** Work closely with the Regional Specialist to develop competencies
for providing services to hard of hearing, late-deafened and oral
deaf consumers including partnership roles in the provision of direct
services, consultation and public education activities.
** Develop partnerships (i.e., audiologists, hearing aid dispensers,
speech-language pathologists, state and local service provider
agencies, educational systems, private businesses, and nursing homes)
through outreaching and networking activities to facilitate equal
access and the provision of services.
** Work collaboratively with state and local governments,
organizations and private entities to make services accessible and
readily available to consumers by removing attitudinal and
communication access barriers.
** Maintain electronic and paper database of service records to
comply with funding and programmatic reporting requirements.
** Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
** Bachelors Degree in related human service field or equivalent
experience required
** Must be able to communicate effectively with deaf and hard of
hearing individuals and demonstrate the ability to advocate the
rights of these individuals
** Must have knowledge of telecommunication equipment devices for
deaf and hard of hearing consumers
** Familiarity with hard of hearing issues, hearing loss types,
communication access options (i.e., CART) strategies, differences in
the thresholds of deafness, and legal rights (i.e., ADA, IDEA) of
hard of hearing individuals.
** Demonstrated respect and sensitivity to the various communication,
coping and amplification (i.e., cochlear implant) issues and decisions
made by the target population
** Familiarity with local, state and national resources for the hard
of hearing population.
** Ability to effectively foster good public relations within the
community
** Knowledge of deaf culture and resources related to deafness
** Experience and skills in making public presentations
** Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows software (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook)
** Must have own transportation and be willing to travel
BENEFITS
** Wages based upon experience; PTO, Health/Vision/Dental Insurance,
EAP. This is a full-time position with a Pay Grade 10.
Send resume, cover letter and ONLINE application by 2/8/2008 to:
Barbara M. Forinash SPHR, Human Resources Director
Communication Service for the Deaf
102 N. Krohn Place
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
(800) 642-6410 or (605) 367-5760 Voice
(605) 782-8454 FAX or [email protected]
An Equal Opportunity and Drug-Free Workplace Employer
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