Special Education Assistant - Braille Transcriber # 341 BRAILLE (UNTIL FILLED)

About the role

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.

• 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 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.
• Affords assistance in maintaining 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.