What are the responsibilities and job description for the Braille Clerk (305A) [198] position at Cobb County School District?
POSITION TITLE: Braille Clerk
JOB CODE: 305A
DIVISION: Academic-Support and Specialized Services
SALARY SCHEDULE: Local School Clerical
DEPARTMENT: Special Education
WORKDAYS: 198
REPORTS TO: Principal
PAY GRADE: Rank IV (NC24)
FLSA: Non-Exempt
PAY FREQUENCY: Monthly
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Produces Braille and other modified materials for visually impaired students as directed by the teacher.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Educational Level: High School Diploma or GED
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Certification/License Required: Must pass the Braille Clerk Test administered by Cobb County Special Education VI Program
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Experience: At least 2 years of experience working with Braille skills or demonstrate the ability to pass the Braille Clerk exam
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Physical Activities: Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities
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Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Excellent written and oral communication skills; production of Brailled and other tactile materials for visually impaired students with 95% accuracy; use of and trouble-shooting for technology and software used with visually impaired students; typing and word processing
The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
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Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
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Produces Grade II literary Braille materials for students using Braille embosser and manual Brailler.
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Translates documents into Braille or print.
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Uses software and scanner to scan documents into Duxbury; uses word processing program to correct scanned documents before printing.
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Assists students in the use of software to enlarge information on computer screen.
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Assists students in the use of auditory screen reading program to provide vocal description of input/output on computer.
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Uses tactile image enhancer to adapt and produce materials for student use such as maps and graphs.
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Connects a Braille note taker (Braille n’ Speak or Voice Note) to printer or embosser to print out copy of a file on the note taker.
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Assists students in the use of Braille note takers; troubleshoots problems with Braille note takers.
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Troubleshoots problems with Braille embossers, computer hook-ups with VI technology, and VI software programs.
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Demonstrates competence in conveying technical problems to technical service personnel and in implementing their suggestions.
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Writes numbers and the four basic operations in Nemeth Code and demonstrates the ability to use reference materials to produce higher level applications in Nemeth Code.
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Transcribes students’ Braille work into English.
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Assists students in school situations as needed.
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Participates in on-going in-services training.
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Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.