Principal Duties

As an Intervener you will:

• Work under the direction of a certified Deaf-Blind Teacher Specialist and the classroom instructor.
• Conduct one-on-one interventions in the classroom and/or community to provide clear and consistent sensory information to students who are both deaf and blind.
• Along with the classroom instructor, serve as the learner's contact person for all educational team members.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals in integrating the recommendations of the educational team in order that the learner may achieve his/her IEP/IFSP goals as determined by the IEP/IFSP team.
• Accompany, support and supervise student during community-based and classroom instruction.
• Facilitate interaction with teacher, other students, and community members.
• Facilitate language development and other identified needs.
• Provide clear and consistent communicated information to the learner who is deaf-blind.
• Facilitate the development of both expressive and receptive communication.
• Conduct interventions to enable the learner's participation alone and with peers/adults in activities and routines of the classroom, and/or the community, which may include learning through the use of natural routines and activities such as playing, toileting and other personal hygiene functions as necessary.
• Attend and complete ongoing in-service training as required.

The Ideal Candidate will possess ability to:

• identify and apply appropriate safety and other student-specific intervention techniques
• be a team player or is willing to be part of a positive team, etc.
• facilitate and interact with learner at his/her own communication level
• communicate clearly and effectively
• follow written and/or verbal instructions.
• must be 18 years or older and pass a criminal background check.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• working with students: 1 year (Preferred)
• working in a classroom: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sandy, UT 84070: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person