Deaf Blind Intervener

Description: This position will serve a high school age student at the Tennessee School for the DeafKnoxville. This position is under the general supervision of the Chief Academic Officer and Principal at TSDK and the Director of Special Education with Johnson City Schools. The Deaf Blind Intervener position is annually established (perschool year) and determined by the student’s IEP team.

Qualifications and Requirements: 
• A valid State of Tennessee driver’slicense isrequired, including a clean driving record, when driving on campus whether in a personal car or state vehicle. 
• Applicants must have High School Diploma or GED equivalent Associate degree or higher preferred. 
• Effective interpersonal and organizational skills
 • Strong oral and written communication skills 
• SLPI: ASL rating of Survival or above required; SLPI: ASL rating of Intermediate preferred. American Sign Language (ASL)sign classes and skill development support available for selected qualified applicants who do not meet the rating level.

Terms of Employment: Full time 10-month position

Salary: $16.00 per direct service hour.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or allinclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned
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▪ Provide consistent access to instruction and environmental information that is usually gained by typical students through vision and hearing, but that is unavailable or incomplete to an individual who is deaf-blind. 
▪ Provide access to and/or assist in the development and use of receptive and expressive communication skills. 
▪ Facilitate and provide support the development and maintenance oftrusting, interactive relationships that promote social and emotional well-being. 
▪ Ability to exert physical effort to assiststudents with individual needs in classrooms.
▪ Often provide various physical movements to assist students throughout the school campus including but not limited to; stooping, kneeling, crouching, lifting, toileting, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to heavy weight

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 
• Ability to use computers and other educational technologies in the classroom
 • Knowledge of classroom structure 
• Ability to multi-task and change tasks rapidly 
• Good teamwork skills 
• Displays a positive attitude and optimism 
• Displays good judgement. 

Benefits: Benefits provided by Johnson City School System

The applicant selected for this position must complete full background checksincluding fingerprinting. Background checks will be completed through TBI, FBI, DCS, TN Registry of Sexual Offenders, and TN Registry of Abuse