Intervenor for Students with Deafblindness

**Position**: Intervenor for Students with Deafblindness (Temp)

**Work Location**: Regional Student Services: Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S.

**Salary**: $32.26 - $33.56

**Application Deadline**:
September 8, 2023

The Recruitment Team.

This temporary position is effective immediately and ending on or about June 27, 2024 and is due to a leave.

certificate in a related discipline and also either the completion of their

Child and Youth Care Worker diploma, Personal Support Worker diploma, Social

Services diploma, Early Childhood Educator diploma or Developmental Support

Worker diploma or at least one year experience in working with students

with multiple exceptionalities may also be considered.

**Please Note**: Ability to travel from site to site is required.

This

position is responsible for providing support to students with

deafblindness which allows students to take part in, and benefit from,

educational programs. The Intervenor provides access to and facilitates

communication between students with deafblindness, other students,

parents and staff using the student’s preferred mode of communication.

Under the direction of a Regional Vision Resource Teacher, and in

cooperation with the classroom teacher, the Intervenor reinforces the

educational program by reinforcing concepts, adapting, and modifying

instructional materials (visual and/or tactile) to meet the specialized

needs of students with deafblindness in compliance with Board policies

and procedures.

**Major Responsibilities**:
To

receive and interpret information for students with deafblindness, in

order to facilitate their participation in the visual/oral world around

them.

To

use a total communication approach to facilitate communication between

the students with deafblindness, other students and staff, in order to

support the required education and communication levels (this may

involve signing, tactile signing, voice, Braille, object/visual/tactile

cues, etc.).

To receive and relay information on behalf of students with deafblindness using a total communication approach.

To

reinforce skills and concept development through concrete, meaningful

and functional activities and interactions with others and the

environment.

To

provide reinforcement of the use of residual vision and/or hearing,

while addressing sensory integration issues and changes in level of

functioning, under the direction of the Regional Vision Resource

Teacher.

To

serve as a support person to the teacher in the development and

implementation of the students’ Individual Education Plans (I.E.P).

To

deliver interventions or strategies as set out in the I.E.P as

established by teachers, in consultation with other resource staff.

To

assist in the promotion of interaction between students with

deafblindness and his/her environment, fostering social growth, positive

self-image, and meaningful contribution to society.

To assist in the preparation and adaptation of materials and monitoring of programs.

To

supervise and assist individual and groups of students during classroom

activities, recess, lunch, field trips, excursions, bus and/or taxi

arrival and departures, work placements and other situations as

required.

To

assist students with personal and medical care in accordance with

current Board Policy and Procedure #662.0 which may include

administration of medication, feeding, dressing, toileting, hygiene,

lifting and positioning, and assistance with mobility.

To

provide direct intervention, in accordance with student’s IEP and Safety

Plan, in managing behavioural and immediate safety needs of the

students using the principles of CPI and as outlined in the Memo Addressing Unsafe Student Behaviour in Safe and Supportive ways.

To assist with ongoing assessment of student programs and writing daily anecdotal reports and records, as required.

To attend meetings as requested.

To attend professional development sessions/training as required.

To perform other duties as assigned.

**Line of Responsibility**:
Responsible

to the school Principal and the Regional Principal of Student Services,

through the Regional Vision Resource Teachers.

**Education, Experience, and Qualifications**:
Secondary

School Graduation Diploma with a two year diploma in Intervenor for

Deafblind Persons or Deaf and Blind Support Specialist Program is

required.

Minimum one year related experience is required.

Training in a Total Communication Approach is required.

Training

in de-escalation strategies (including CPI certification, where

required), lifting and positioning techniques are requirements of this

position.

Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills are required.

A general working knowledge of computers and Board approved/implemented software is required.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportuni