Braille Transcriber
Lawndale Elementary School District / SW SELPA, Lennox, CA
Qualifications
The Lawndale Elementary School District's Southwest Special Education Local Plan Area (SW SELPA) program is seeking a qualified Braille Transcriber to join our team. The Braille Transcriber transcribes a wide variety of kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) instructional materials, textbooks, graphs, and charts into Braille and large print.
Minimum Requirements:
Two years of paid or volunteer experience producing and formatting into Braille literary and Nemeth Code of Mathematics. Equivalency Provision: Possession of Library of Congress certificate in literary and mathematics Braille transcribing may substitute for one year of the required experience. Two years' experience as a Paraeducator–Braille Transcriber will meet the above experience requirement.
Required Documents:
The next phase of the hiring process is to take a 1 hour multiple choice test designed to assess your skills and knowledge. Examinations are graded via scantron and results will be given to you before you leave. A passing score of 70% or better is required to proceed to the next phase but does not guarantee an interview.
Minimum Requirements:
Two years of paid or volunteer experience producing and formatting into Braille literary and Nemeth Code of Mathematics. Equivalency Provision: Possession of Library of Congress certificate in literary and mathematics Braille transcribing may substitute for one year of the required experience. Two years' experience as a Paraeducator–Braille Transcriber will meet the above experience requirement.
Required Documents:
- Copy of high school diploma, GED or higher degree
- Copy of Library of Congress certificate in literary and mathematics Braille transcribing
- Resume
- Transcripts showing graduation date
- Resume (Current Resume)
The next phase of the hiring process is to take a 1 hour multiple choice test designed to assess your skills and knowledge. Examinations are graded via scantron and results will be given to you before you leave. A passing score of 70% or better is required to proceed to the next phase but does not guarantee an interview.
Job Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class.
- Assist student with Braille and Braille technology in the classroom for the purpose of providing classroom support.
- Assist teacher in preparing classroom materials for the purpose of accessing current curriculum including issuing books and materials.
- Braille student classroom material (worksheets, study guides, and books) for the purpose of assisting students in accessing the core curriculum.
- Enlarges student classroom materials (worksheets, study guides, and books) for purpose of assisting students in accessing the core curriculum.
- Maintains Braille, large print, and books on tape for the purpose of providing students with comparable classroom materials.
- Maintains inventory of materials on loan from the state for purpose of assisting students in participating academically in their classrooms.
- Orders Braille, large print books, and books on tape for purpose of providing students with comparable classroom materials.
- Reproduces maps, drawings and diagrams for purpose of assisting students in participating academically in the classroom setting. Transcribes students' classroom materials for purpose of converting print into medium used by visually impaired.
Salary
$41,038 - $49,882
Contact
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Daisy Chavez
P: (310)-973-1300 ext. 50042 daisy_chavez@lawndalesd.net 10322 Condon Avenue Lennox, CA USA 90304 Additional Contact: Michael Jason P: (310) 680-5770 michael_jason@swselpa.org |
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Posting Expires October 22, 2022
