JOB DESCRIPTION

The Deaf/Blind Intervenor will act as a communicator/facilitator between a student who is deaf/blind (dual sensory impairment) and his/her environment under the direction of the teacher(s). The Deaf Blind Intervenor forms a vital link in a reactive setting, not as a model or teacher, but as a means of communication and as an aid to interpretation.

• Receive and interpret information for the deaf/blind student
• Relay information on behalf of the deaf/blind student (this may include sign language, hand-over-hand communication, voice, two-handed manual, object reference systems, total communication);
• Communicate in the preferred modality or language of students with deaf/blindness (e.g. ASL, PSE, Sign Support, Oral Communication, braille, FM system)
• Assist the special education teacher(s) in monitoring, intervention and support to meet the health, personal care and safety needs of students (e.g., toileting, lifting and transferring, feeding, approved administration of medication - with training provided) and during non-instructional periods within a variety of school environments;
• Assist the special education teacher(s) in the academic, modified, or accommodated instruction and delivery of alternative curriculum for students with deaf/blindness.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Two year Community College Diploma in related field (e.g. Deaf and Blind Support Specialist Program or Intervenor for deaf/blind persons) plus two years’ experience working with deaf/blind students in an educational setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to use effective technological devices to assist students
• Skills in alternative forms of communication as required by specific students.

ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF COMMUNICATION QUALIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT

To meet the needs of an individual student, additional qualifications will include one or more of the following:

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Braille (EBAE uncontracted and contracted braille, UEB uncontracted and contracted braille)
• Two-handed manual alphabet
• Signed Exact English
• Total Communication
• Large Print Notetaking

Please refer the Job description for details