The Jewish Social Service Agency Position for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor with ASL skills.

JSSA, a fast growing community based non-profit/nonsectarian organization serving the Greater Washington, D.C. area, has an immediate opening in our Fallsgrove/Rockville, MD location.

Hourly – Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Professional Counselor is needed to provide individual, family and group therapy and case management with children, adolescents, and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing. LCSW-C or LCPC and strong ASL (American Sign Language) skills required. Some evening hours necessary.

Hourly position offers clinical supervision by master clinicians; free in-service continuing education training throughout the year, and exciting opportunities for professional growth. Competitive Salary.

Send resume and salary requirements to: Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA), Attn.: HR, 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20850, fax 301.309.2596, e-mail hr@jssa.org Visit our website at www.jssa.org for more information.

Community Support Services for the Deaf, Inc. Job Opportunities – Part-time Residential Counselors

CSSD, Inc., is currently hiring Part-time Residential Counselors to work with Individuals who are Deaf adults with developmental/intellectual disabilities in the Baltimore area. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma, proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL), and a valid driver’s license.

Job duties will include assisting with daily living skills, community activities, medication administration, budgeting skills, & general support & education.

Patience, caring, & respectful attitude are also required.

All positions are direct-care and pay hourly, between $10-$12/hour. The following shifts are available:
Saturday – 7a-3p, 9a-3p, 3p-11p, and/or Sunday 7a-11p, 9a-11p

If interested, please contact Leanne Fescina at 410-597-8780(v), 410-597-8806 (tty), 443-348-8256 (VP) or email at jobs@cssdinc.org

Deaf School Psychologist: Montgomery County Public Schools, MD has a position for a school psychologist in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program: Serve D/HOH students 3-21 yrs using Sign Language, Cued Speech, or spoken English to address educational, emotional/behavioral issues, individual/group counseling; select, administer & interpret appropriate assessment procedures re: cognitive, language, visual-spatial, social/ emotional needs, adaptive behaviors; consult w/staff, admin. & parents. Sign Language fluency required; Cued Speech desirable. Candidates with National Certification in School Psychology (NCSP) preferred.

Apply: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/careers/

Contact: Susan Russell, Supervisor 301.670.2250 Voice/TTY

Jenny Grinder Witterborg did a beautiful ASL translation of the article, “Regrets of the Dying” by Bronnie Ware. Life is a choice. It is your life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.