Instructional Aide - Los Angeles, United States - Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
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Los Angeles, United States

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for the upcoming school year

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world - ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

**LAUSD Employees: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees

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available Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.**THE POSITION:materials and exercises that have been presented by a teacher or are

related to classroom instruction; assists teacher in supervising students;
and operates a braillewriter electronic braille printer, and other related

equipment to prepare instructional materials for visually-impaired

students.

An Instructional Aide (Braille) receives general supervision from

certificated staff. Technical guidance may be received from a Braille

Transcriber. No supervision is exercised over District employees.

This position is 6 hours per day and is C Basis (9 months). When

completing your "desired employment'' questionnaire please indicate if

you are willing to work in a "C Basis" position. Additionally, please note

that paid time-off will be adjusted accordingly for 9 month positions.

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE (BRAILLE) positions for the Special Education

Division.

For more information about the Visual Impairment Program in LAUSD's

Division of Special Education, please visit:

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE will:

  • Have experience assisting students with visual disabilities in a variety
of Career Technical Education areas, including the use of computers and

related software

  • Have the ability to interact effectively with the student, teacher,
administrators, and potential employers of students.

  • Have the ability to provide clear and precise oral instruction to
students with visual disabilities

  • Be dependable and reliable

TYPICAL DUTIES:

  • Installs specialized software and peripheral devices related to
adaptive equipment and assists with implementing accessibility features

on laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other similar devices.

  • Operates a braillewriter electronic braille printer, and other related
equipment to perform basic uncontracted transcriptions of class

agendas, tests, worksheets, and other instructional materials into braille.

  • Provides detailed oral descriptions of activities, events, images,
graphs, charts or pictorial curriculum content.

  • Reads printed words and braille to students; reinforces instruction in
organization, communication, and daily living skills; and assists a teacher

in supervising students.

  • Reads and overwrites studentproduced braille to provide immediate
feedback to teacher during classroom and instructional activities.

  • Assists a teacher in enforcing rules.
  • Assists students in the use of assistive technology equipment and
related software to access educational content and information in basic

educational areas.

  • Reinforces orientation and mobility skills, along with safe and
appropriate use of mobility devices.

  • Creates raisedline drawings by hand and/or with a tactile graphic
enhancement machine.

  • Enlarges printed material on copying machines. Assists in
maintaining and organizing supplies, books, equipment and other

visually-impaired related resources; and assists visually-impaired

students in accessing aforementioned resources.

  • Utilizes scanning devices and software to scan printed documents
and generate a braille document.

  • May record classroom assignments on recording devices.
under > Employee Resources and select > Job Descriptions. Entrance

requirements are representative of the minimum level of knowledge, skill,

and/or abilities.


Benefits BENEFITS:


Insurance:
Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement:
Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement

System (CalPERS).

Vacation:
Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays:
Up to 13 days.


Minimum Requirements Please note the "Minimum Entrance Qualifications" for both the

Education and Experience listed below and on the class description must

be met in order to move forward in our selection process.


ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION** - In compliance with the Every Students Succeeds Acts

classification must meet the following standards:
Paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance are required to

possess a high school diploma or equivalent and one of the following:

  • Com
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