Deaf-Blind Intervener (ISD 624)

Sylvania; Little Canada (MN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking a District Wide Float paraeducator to support deaf-blind students across the district. The position runs 7.5 hours per day, 184 paid days per school year, with starting hourly pay of $30.49 and full benefit eligibility.

Responsibilities include preparing and adapting instructional materials, assisting with communication, checking assistive equipment, and helping with health and personal care tasks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years of college credits (60) or an Associate degree or paraeducator training.
• 1–3 years' experience with adolescents or individuals with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates interactions and communication for deafblind students; understands individual learning styles.
• Adapts instructional materials for independent work; customizes communication for deafblind students.
• Prepares and adapts instructional materials for students.
• Maintains student records and communicates with caregivers; participates in planning meetings.
• Provides health and personal care support and checks assistive equipment.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Skills

ASL

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Documentation

Computers

Education

High School Diploma or GED

60 college credits / Associate degree

Paraeducator training

Tools

Braille equipment

Adaptive teaching tools

Educational software

Job description

Position Information

This position will serve as a District Wide Float. This position is 7.5 hours/day, with 184 paid days per school year. Starting hourly pay is $30.49. This position is fully benefit eligible.

Nature of Work

Incumbents are responsible for providing daily support to deaf-blind students to facilitate learning. Responsibilities may include preparing educational materials and adapting them to facilitate learning; accompanying students and providing communication support; checking assistive equipment to ensure proper functioning; and providing various daily care.

Typical Class Responsibilities

• Facilitates the interactions and visual/auditory communications for students who are deafblind; and develops an understanding of the individual functioning, communication, and learning styles of the deafblind students.
• Assists teachers by determining applicable instructional approaches to use to engage students in independent work; and customizes the communication of the materials to the deafblind students to optimize the learning opportunity.
• Adapts and prepares instructional materials for students.
• Maintains documentation about the students for meetings and record keeping; communicates with home caregivers as directed by case managers or classroom teachers; and participates in planning and feedback meetings.
• Assists students with health and personal need duties including checking assistive equipment for functionality, changing clothing, applying equipment (e.g. foot orthotics), bathroom assistance (e.g. washing hands, brushing teeth, and changing/toileting, etc.), eating, and transferring students to/from equipment.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Training and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
• Two years of study at an institution of higher education (60 college credits) OR an Associate degree (or higher) or successful completion of the Paraeducator training and assessments(District funded)
• 1 to 3 years successful experience working with adolescents and/or individuals with special needs. Other successful work experience can be considered.

Knowledge Requirements

• Applicable principles and practices needed to support deafblind students;
• American Sign language;
• Adaptive techniques such as tactile, raised print, large print, picture symbols, braille, etc.;
• Applicable tools, specialized equipment, techniques, methods, and materials;
• Understanding of the deafblind and the cultural awareness needed to support those students;
• Customer service principles;
• Recordkeeping principles;
• Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skill Requirements

• Analyzing and synthesizing information to be able to determine an optimal approach to communicate with the deafblind student to enhance learning and communications with staff and peers;
• Conducting needs assessments;
• Providing health and personal care support services;
• Providing customer service;
• Preparing and maintaining records;
• Applying local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

• Positions in this class typically require: climbing, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Commitment to Equity

At Northeast Metro 916, equity means that everyone has access to what they need in order to learn, grow and thrive.

Northeast Metro 916 will not discriminate against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.