Paraeducator - Hearing Impaired (Sign Language)
Paraeducator - Hearing Impaired (Sign Language)
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Description
- For an overview of the Classified Employment Process including information on application screening testing health and welfare benefits and advanced salary step placement please click here: Classified Employment Procedure.Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire:1 - Paraeducator Hearing Impaired (Sign Language) for 5.75 hours per day 183 workdays per yearUnder the general direction of the Manager of Special Education acts as an aide and interpreter for hearing impaired students not in an oral speech program and assists students within the students assigned educational environment; facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing students and hearing persons; and performs a variety of duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES Examples of Duties
- Provides sign to voice and voice to sign interpreting of communications between students and teachers using American Sign Language (ASL) Pidgin Signed English (PSE) or Signed Exact English (SEE) and Oral Interpreting in a variety of classroom and recreational settings; ; interpret lessons educational information and all directives presented by the instructor;
- Integrates the hearing impaired student into the educational program of the classroom through the use of sign language finger spelling speech reading writing gestures pictures and other methods;
- Provides instructional support to the hearing impaired students as required;
- Assists students in developing communication skills such as sign language speech reading and English;
- Assists students by interpreting explanations of vocabulary and basic concepts from lessons and readings; takes notes as needed;
- Reverse interprets by orally responding for the student as needed;
- Assists the teacher in all communication needs including the promotion of safety and the encouragement of acceptable behavior and maintenance of discipline;
- Observes and reports progress of students as required; observes and controls behavior of students according to approved procedures;
- Assists students by providing proper examples emotional support friendly attitude and general guidance;
- Confers as needed with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet the students needs;
- Assists the teacher in providing parents with skills to aid in communicating with their hearing impaired children in support of the classroom instructions;
- Provides support to the teacher by setting up work areas displays and exhibits operating various educational equipment as needed and distributing and collecting papers and supplies;
- Assists hearing impaired students become self-reliant.
Other Related Duties
- May perform a variety of clerical duties such as preparation of instructional materials scoring papers recording grades taking role and maintaining records and files;
- May travel to multiple classrooms/schools to work with students;
- May be required to attend meetings such as I.E.P. meetings and parent-teacher conferences regarding hearing impaired students in order to facilitate communication;
- Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
Employment Standards
Education and Training:Consistent with the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other related legislation paraprofessionals working in a program supported with Title I funds must meet the following standards:
The equivalent of graduation from high school and one of the following:- Completion of at least two years of study (48 semester units or 60 quarter units) at an institution of higher education; Or
- Attainment of an Associate of Arts degree or higher degree; Or
- Meeting a rigorous standard of quality by receiving a passing score in an examination administered by the Personnel Commission which demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assist in instructing reading writing and mathematics.
Experience: Six months of sign language interpreting experience working with students or school-age children in a school health services or other structured environment; experience working with special education students is desirable.
License or Certificate- Possession of a valid California Drivers license may be required for some positions.
- Possession of a CPR and first aid certificate.
Special: Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations requires that as of July 1 2009 all employees performing sign language interpretation in a K-12 educational setting must possess a valid certificate issued by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or equivalency as defined by the California Department of Education.
Equivalents to a valid RID certificate include valid certificates with a score of 4.0 or higher from the following organizations:- National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
- American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (ACCI)
- Educational Interpreter Performance Evaluation (EIPA)
- Educational Sign Skills Evaluation-Interpreter/Receptive (ESSE-I/R)
Supplemental Information
This is aDual Certificationrecruitment: Candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on an eligibility list after promotional credits are added to the composite test scores of promotional candidates. These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.
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Paraeducator-Hearing Impaired (Sign Language)EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs activities and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination including discrimination against an individual or group based on race color ancestry nationality national origin immigration status ethnic group identification ethnicity age religion marital pregnancy parental status reproductive health decision making physical or mental disability medical condition sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression veteran or military status or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE:The Oxnard School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex or disability or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation in its educational program(s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Scott Carroll Acting Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Title IX Coordinator 1051 South A Street Oxnard CA 93030
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