BRAILLE SPECIALIST - Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Main Office

Provo School District; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Main Office seeks a Braille Specialist to support the Sensory Impaired program in Easton, PA. The role focuses on producing high-quality brailled materials for visually impaired students and coordinating with teachers.

Responsibilities include procurement, strict Code-compliant transcription, proofreading, and timely delivery. 188-day school year; starting salary $32,452 with prorated adjustments for late hires.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Braille Codes used in vision programs (UEB/EBAE, Nemeth, Music Codes).
• Knowledge of tactile graphics production and formatting rules.
• Ability to operate Braille/tactile software and embossers.
• Ability to enter braille via computer, Perkins, slate, and stylus.

Responsibilities

• Produce brailled instructional materials per Code rules with contractions and formatting.
• Coordinate with vision teacher to procure materials and ensure timely delivery.
• Proofread embossed/tactile material and prepare materials for distribution.
• Assist with organizing and managing braille-related tasks and equipment.

Skills

Braille Codes

UEB/EBAE

Nemeth

Music Codes

Foreign Language

BANA rules

Tactile Graphics

Braille software

Embossers

Braille entry 6-key

Perkins

Slate & stylus

Tools

Braille/Tactile software

Embossers

Perkins

Job description

BRAILLE SPECIALIST: Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Main Office

Location Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Main Office
6 Danforth Drive
Easton , PA 18045

QUALIFICATIONS: Proficiency with the Braille Codes utilized by students in the vision program, including UEB/EBAE (Literary), Nemeth (Math and Science), and Music Codes as well as Foreign Language and BANA rules of Textbook Formatting; Knowledge Of Tactile Graphics production; Ability to operate and troubleshoot Braille/Tactile software and embossers; Ability to directly enter braille (6-key entry) via computer, the Perkins, and (for tactiles and corrections) slate and stylus.

Must have basic computer skills to utilize both CIU-20 computer-based and web-based programs .

Description

Braille Specialist neededfor theSensory Impaired Support program. JOB GOAL: Enhance learning by providing all required instructional materials in quality braille to visually impaired students in a manner which conveys the print as clearly as possible. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. In coordination with the vision teacher, procure needed materials to be brailled. This can include tests, quizzes, worksheets, handout packets, board/overhead notes, magazine/newspaper articles, comments/corrections on papers or tests, mid-terms, finals, school and community maps, etc. 2. Braille the materials requested in strict accordance with the rules of the Code required, using contractions and formatting appropriate to the skill level of the student. Include Transcriber's Notes to explain any new/unfamiliar symbols, variations from print form, and overviews of tactile diagrams. a. Material should be consistently formatted in braille to ease the student's task of quickly locating headings, directions, questions, answer choices, etc., according to the standardized rules. b. Restructure and render illustrative or diagrammatic information in a form intelligible to tactile discrimination (tactile graphics must simulate visual concepts of color, shading, depth, emphasis.) c. Transcribe material the student has brailled (e.g., often math) to print. 3. Proofread embossed/tactile material. Deliver the completed materials to teachers by the date requested, keeping the student concurrent with their peers. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Keep abreast of Code changes and addendums; review NBA publications and workshops for suggestions on difficult visual displays, i.e., tables, charts, graphs, puzzles, poetry, diacritics, advanced math, footnotes, etc. Attend NBA conferences whenever possible. 2. If necessary, braille those portions of needed textbooks which haven't yet arrived from PATTAN in accordance with BANA Formats Code. 3. Review brailled material from PATTAN for completeness as needed. 4. Aid in facilitating order, delivery, and collection of equipment and materials. 5. Be available to work extra hours as needed. 6. Attend meetings as required. 7. Arrive at the designated work site according to the established schedule and adhere to the established work schedule. 8. Respond positively to supervision and suggestions. NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by their supervisor. See link for job description .

Starting annual salary: $32,452.00

The salary represents a 188-day work year. New employees who begin after the first day of the school year will have their salary prorated to the numbers of work days remaining in the school year.

Selected candidates for IU20 positions will be required to produce state mandated background clearances and fraud checks as part of the employment onboarding process. All recommendations for hire shall be contingent upon receipt of acceptable clearances and fraud checks. The clearances and checks will be treated confidentially.