EducationalAssistantIV-Vision

## Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out. _REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!_ ## **Job Posting Title:** Educational Assistant IV - Vision ## Job Description: The educational assistant for the program of the visually impaired is primarily responsible for modifying materials to enhance instruction as requested by the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments and working directly with students with visual impairments including blindness. Must have a strong interest in learning braille and becoming certified either by the state of CO or the National Federation for the Blind within 3 years of employment. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds • Frequent bending, standing, sitting, walking • Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, or standing • Ability to run short distances ## Position Specific Information (if Applicable): ## Responsibilities: \--- Assist with instruction of students under the direction of a certified teacher in a classroom setting, one-on-one, or in small groups. \--- Perform other related duties as assigned or as needed. \--- Ability to adapt ideas and concepts to clarify student understandings. \--- Effective working relationship with students, teachers, and other district staff. \--- Ability to explain information presented in a variety of ways. \--- Help ensure the safety of students with visual impairments. \--- Participation in professional development opportunities to advance skills. \--- Preparation of on-site materials. \--- Flexibility to work independently and collaborate as a team me