T26/27 - World Language Teacher - ASL.090 (Yorktown)

This position is a 1.0 FTE located at Yorktown High School for SY27.

Qualifications 

• Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
• Hold a current, valid qualified or professional certification by the American Sign Language Teachers Association; or
• Hold a current, valid Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level III Interpreting Certification or higher issued by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; or
• Hold a current, valid Registry of Interpreters for Deaf certification at least one of the following: Certification of Interpretation (CI), Certification of Deaf Interpretation (CDI), Reverse Skills Certification (RSC), or Comprehensive Skills Certification (CSC); or
• Hold a current, valid National Association for the Deaf Level IV Certification or higher, and
• Earned a minimum of three semester hours of methods of teaching foreign languages at the elementary and secondary levels from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Dual endorsement in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education, or in any other content area, is preferred but not required.

Experience 

• Experience teaching high school students.
• Experience teaching American Sign Language to students.
• Understanding of methodology of teaching foreign language at the secondary level.
• Experience developing and implementing ASL curriculum.

Responsibilities 

• Ability to work effectively as a team member with colleagues.
• Flexible, dependable and highly organized.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to teach ASL as a foreign language.

Salary 

• Salary based on the 2026-27 salary schedule.