Sign Language Acquisition Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Lakehead Schools Full time

**Human Resources Department
Jim McCuaig Education Centre
2135 Sills Street Thunder Bay ON P7E 5T2
Telephone (807) 625-5150

**Sign Language Acquisition Support Worker**
**(1 Full-Time Non-Union Position)
Salary Range: $52,300 to $63,500

1. General Information**
The Sign Language Acquisition Support Worker will facilitate access to communication for a
Deaf student, who uses American Sign Language as their primary language, in the
classroom and educational school setting. The Sign Language Acquisition Support Worker
will be a member of the school team where support is needed for a student who is Deaf.

Location

Commencing

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 until June 27, 2025. Following completion of this term, the
position may be extended dependent on the mutual agreement and the continuation of
funding.

2. Position

2.1 Qualifications
The successful applicant must possess:

- Demonstrated Sign Language Proficiency as deemed satisfactory to the

Board
- Post secondary education in one of the following is preferred; Education

Assistant Diploma, Early Childhood Education, Social Service Worker,
Child and Developmental Service Worker
- Certificate in American Sign Language
- Experience working with culturally Deaf children or youth

2.2 Desirable Qualities/Skills
- Knowledge of cross-cultural issues for the Deaf
- Experience working with children
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of child and language development
- Experience working as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships to work collaboratively and

network with other educators and community partners
**Committed to the success of **_every _**student
Lakehead District School Board

2.3 The Role

The Sign Language Acquisition Support Worker will work with a student who is
Deaf at one of the Lakehead District School Board’s Elementary Schools and
will be responsible for:

- Facilitating the student’s language acquisition in the educational setting

by providing instruction and modelling of ASL in a variety of settings
which may include; the classroom, field trips or activities, to assist with
the student’s communication with peers and adults
- Interact with the student in ASL, to focus their attention on classroom

learning, guiding appropriate responses and modelling of social
expectations
- Increase the student’s vocabulary, syntax and critical thinking as it relates

to language
- Work as a team member to provide educational support and

programming in collaboration with the classroom teacher, Teacher of the
Deaf and other agencies as appropriate
- Prepare for the day by maintaining good communication with the

classroom teacher, becoming familiar with content areas and developing
strategies to support student success
- Participate in meetings for programming and communication support as

required
- Act as a liaison between the student, Teacher of the Deaf and other staff

members regarding programming challenges and needs as they arise
- Provide ongoing data to classroom educators and Teacher of the Deaf for

assessment purposes of student growth and learning.
- Other duties as assigned.

3. Application
- a cover letter
- a complete resume of qualifications and experience arranged in

chronological sequence
- the names of two (2) referees with telephone and fax numbers (include a

signed Reference Check Consent Form for FOI purposes). The referees
may be contacted to clarify, validate and provide information as part of
the selection process.
- Lakehead District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We provide reasonable _
- accomodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require accomodation, _
- arrangements may be made.**Committed to the success of **_every _**student
Lakehead District School Board

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