Intervenor for Students with Deafblindness

1 week ago


Aurora, Ontario, Canada York Region District School Board Full time
Job Summary

The York Region District School Board is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Intervenor for Students with Deafblindness to join our team. As an Intervenor, you will play a critical role in providing support to students with deafblindness, enabling them to participate fully in educational programs and activities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide access to and facilitate 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, reinforce the educational program by adapting and modifying instructional materials to meet the specialized needs of students with deafblindness.
  • Use a total communication approach to facilitate communication between students with deafblindness, other students, and staff, including signing, tactile signing, voice, Braille, object/visual/tactile cues, etc.
  • Reinforce skills and concept development through concrete, meaningful, and functional activities and interactions with others and the environment.
  • 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.
  • Serve as a support person to the teacher in the development and implementation of the students' Individual Education Plans (I.E.P).
  • Deliver interventions or strategies as set out in the I.E.P, as established by teachers, in consultation with other resource staff.
  • Assist in the promotion of interaction between students with deafblindness and their environment, fostering social growth, positive self-image, and meaningful contribution to society.
  • Assist in the preparation and adaptation of materials and monitoring of programs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Assist the teacher and/or resource staff in dealing with behavioral needs of the students as outlined in Memo S33.
  • Assist with ongoing assessment of student programs and writing daily anecdotal reports and records, as required.
  • Attend meetings as requested.
  • Attend professional development sessions/training as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Secondary School Graduation Diploma with a two-year diploma in Intervenor for Deafblind Persons or Deaf and Blind Support Specialist Program is required.
  • Training in a Total Communication Approach is required.
  • Minimum one year related experience 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.


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