Assistant Braille Jobs (NOW HIRING)

About the Employer
Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) began providing services to students in 1852 and is located in the heart of California's Central Valley near the banks of the San Joaquin River. SUSD is the 17th largest school district in California, whereby 38,000 PK-12th grade students come to us to experience an academic journey that leads to high school graduation and success in college, careers, and as actively-engaged community members. The District also serves a number of adults through our Stockton School For Adults. SUSD is made up of thirty-seven Head Start classes, fifty-three state preschool classes, three First 5 preschool classes, forty-one K-8 schools, four comprehensive high schools, three small high schools, an alternative high school, a special education school, a school for adults, and five dependent charter schools. Our district mission is to graduate every single youth college, career, and community ready. Stockton Unified School District is dedicated to providing high-quality first instruction, rigorous curriculum, and supporting academic achievement and social-emotional development supported by Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The District's work is guided by three focal goals:
• Every child by the end of third grade will read and comprehend at the proficient level.
• Every child will have access to high quality, rigorous first instruction.
• Every child, by the end of 12th grade, will graduate and be college, career, and community ready.
Job Summary
SUSD is proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package:
-FREE health benefits through Kaiser for Employee and Family
-Paid sick leave, vacation, and floating holiday.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT - BRAILLE TRANSCRIBER
DEFINITION
Under general supervision to transcribe a wide variety of instructional material into large print and braille using Grade II Braille and the Nemeth Code; to assist visually handicapped students with instructional activities as assigned by instructor and to perform other related duties as assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Transcribes a wide variety of instructional material such as lessons, tests, texts and other instructional materials including maps, graphs, charts, mathematical and literary material into braille and large type for use by visually handicapped students.
• Operates braille writer, large print typewriter, braille reproducing machines and tape recorder and other related instructional equipment.
• Receives, processes and shelves new books and materials.
• Checks in and out braille and large type books.
• Answers questions and types correspondence, requisitions, and other materials regarding the visually handicapped program.
• Orders, prepares, catalogs and maintains records of books, specialized materials and equipment.
• Compiles and submits annual State reports of visually handicapped students in the District.
• Assists student in academic instruction in a variety of settings such as integrated and resource class.
• Tutors individuals and small groups of students to reinforce and follow-up training and learning activities in reading, spelling, language skills and other subjects according to teacher's instructions.
• Supervises students during study, lunch and play periods.
• Assists students in the development and maintenance of appropriate social behavior.
• Assists in maintenance of student daily performance, records and files.
• Assists in testing and in scoring tests.
• Prepares instructional materials.
• Takes attendance and lunch count.
• Performs first aid when necessary.
• Maintains classroom routine and discipline for short periods of time when teacher is not present.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs clerical work.
• Assists in keeping study area attractive and orderly.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• (May be required to use bilingual skills as designated in advertisement)

QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:

• Braille Grade II and the Nemeth Code.
• Operation of braille writer, large typewriter and braille producing machine.
• Methods and attitudes required in assisting visually handicapped students with their academic activities.
• English usage, punctuation, spelling and grammar.
• Basic arithmetic concepts.
• Principles, goals and objectives of the educational process.
• First aid.

If bilingual requirement is included in advertisement:
Possess an understanding of the cultures represented in the classroom.
Use and react correctly to basic non-verbal communication within the target cultural patterns.
Possess correct grammatical structure and the vocabulary necessary for most practical and social topics in the primary language.
Ability to:

• Translate printed material into braille, braille material into print with speed and accuracy.
• Operate brailler, large typewriter, braille reproducer, typewriter, tape recorder and other office machines.
• Perform a variety of responsible clerical work.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Type 45 words per minute.
• Demonstrate an empathetic, patient and receptive attitude with students exhibiting specialized needs.
• Establish and maintain an effective relationship with teacher and other certificated staff.
• Communicate satisfactorily in oral and written form and serve as an appropriate model.
• Gain the confidence of handicapped students, encourage and assist them in classroom and recreational activities.
• Assist in the physical care of students, which includes administering first aide when necessary.
• Remain calm under stress.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality.
• Follow a work schedule that may change from day-to-day.
• Successfully supervise students.
• Use safe working conditions.

If bilingual requirement is included in advertisement:

• Communicate orally in the students' primary language.
• Do simple translation and interpretation between English and the students' primary language.
• Communicate and relate to the community.

Experience and Education
Any combination of education, training and experience equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade and one year of experience in the operation of a braille writer or possession of a Library of Congress certificate of efficiency as a braille transcriber.
License or Certificate
Possession of valid CPR and First Aide Certificate is required.
Requirements / Qualifications

• Letter of Introduction
• NCLB Compliance (NLCB or Proficency Test or 48 semester units )
• Resume

Comments and Other Information
Stockton Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), and bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, sexual orientation; 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.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Stockton prohíbe discriminación, acoso (incluyendo acoso sexual), atormentar o coercionar, e intimidación incluyendo: la discriminación contra un individuo o grupo por motivos de raza, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estado migratorio, identificación de grupo étnico, etnicidad, edad, religión, estado civil, embarazo, estado parental, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o información genética; una percepción de una o más de tales características; o asociación con una persona o grupo, con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas.
For inquiries regarding our non-discrimination policies, please refer to the following contacts. Kindly refrain from contacting these individuals regarding the application process.
Para consultas sobre nuestras pólizas de no discriminación, consulte los siguientes contactos. Por favor, absténgase de comunicarse con estas personas con respecto al proceso de solicitud.
Title IX Coordinator
Director, Constituent Services
56 S. Lincoln Street Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 933-7037 Ext. 2195
Constituentservices@stocktonusd.net
504 Coordinator
School Counseling Program Specialist
1141 Lever Blvd. Room 105 Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 933-7130 ext. 2617
504-coordinator@stocktonusd.net
Education Equity Compliance Officer
1661 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 933-7022 ext. 1387
educationequity@stocktonusd.net