Education Assistant for The Visually Impaired

3 days ago

Vancouver, Canada School District #39 (Vancouver) Full time

Education Assistant for the Visually Impaired - Braille Required

(School & Student Support A, SSA, EA)

Lord Roberts Elementary

September to June each year

$31.67 per hour, 6.5 hours/day, 5 days/week

Extensive Benefits Package, Municipal Pension Plan

For more information about the role of an EA (SSA) within the VSB see the following videos provided by Langara College: Role of an On-Call SSA, Role of an EA in a Secondary School, Secondary Life Skills

With deep gratitude and respect, we are honoured to be learning and unlearning on the ancestral and unceded lands of the h?n?q??min??m? speaking people of x?m?θk??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx_wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) Nation, and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation.

The Vancouver School Board (VSB) is an exciting, progressive, and dynamic school district providing a rich array of educational opportunities for learners from kindergarten to adult. VSB has 110 educational sites and more than 8,000 employees, represented by 14 bargaining units and exempt staff. Vancouver schools have an excellent reputation as being diverse and inclusive. VSB enrolls nearly 50,000 students of which, nearly 5% identify as being of Indigenous ancestry. VSB respects, prioritizes, and supports Indigenous ways of knowing and learning.

The District welcomes qualified applicants who value equity and diversity as essential to excellence. The distinct makeup of the VSB community strives to support the inclusion of all voices. You may wish to share some lived experiences that demonstrate your connections to our diverse student community.

**In this position, you will**:
Provide school & student support to assist school as assigned

Under the direction of a senior member of the team, contribute to the development and implement individual programs and contracts for students who are unable to function in a regular classroom setting

Evaluate and maintain records of student progress; discuss with team members any changes which may be made to an individual student's program

Organize and participate in a wide variety of field trips, sports, social, recreational and craft activities

Support students in community-based programming such as work experience, travel training, and relevant community outings

Provide support to students with respect to their social and emotional problems

Supervise students, as required, and deal with disciplinary problems as they occur

Prepare instructional aid materials; sets up and operate instructional aid equipment using Office 365 and learning technology; scan and covert PDF or paper documents into e-text, modify tables into linear format and input material into braille software to emboss

Create tactile materials and adapt curriculum as required

Perform other work within the job band as assigned

**Qualifications**:
Completion of Grade 12

Completion of a Special Education Assistant program or related field and over two (2) months of experience OR an equivalent combination of training and experience

Sound knowledge of the issues and needs in educating students with intellectual, behavioural and/or physical challenges

Ability to effectively assist educators in behaviour management, individual skill development and the integration process

Lift and position students up to 35 pounds

Run after a student to avert them from danger

Available to work full-time Monday to Friday

Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written

Experience supporting students with visual impairments and knowledge of the basic principles of Unified English Braille code required

Must be able to pass the braille assessment

**Knowledge of braille software (e.g.**: Duxbury or BrailleBlaster) and experience using an iPAD with VoiceOver & Brailliant an asset

Must possess or be willing to obtain an Occupational First Aid Certificate and will be required to perform Occupational First Aid duties if assigned by the Principal. OFA attendants may, at the direction of Employee Services, be required to perform emergency coverage at other locations

**The following are an asset**:
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training (e.g., CPI or MANDT)

An excellent practicum or work evaluation

Experience using techniques of Applied Behaviour Analysis

Completion of POPARD coursework

Ability to speak a second language

Cover letter

Resume

**Reports/Evaluations**: Recent EA

graduates must include all Practicum Reports

References -name, phone

1.

Supervisors from your practicum(s) and

2.

Supervisor/Manager from your last two places of employment

Experienced

**EAs**: current

Principal, VP and previous Administrator and/or your most

recent employer

**Friends or teaching colleagues cannot be used as references**

**Itinerant Assignment**:
A School & Student Support worker is hired to work throughout the Vancouver School District and not for a particular school or a restricted set of duties. Although in posted vacancies specific reference may be made to a school and to the duties

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