Educational Assistant IV - Vision

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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
  
  

Responsibilities

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

• 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 member.
• Maintains and organizes the vision departments library of student tactile and large print books.
• Prepare adapted material in a timely fashion as needed by students with visual impairments including blindness and Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments.
• Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned.
  
  

Certifications

Education:

High School or Equivalent (Required)

Skills

Computer, Has the ability to effectively communicate with the school and school District community as well as the public at large., Has the ability to meet attendance standards and work hours necessary to perform the essential functions of the job., Has the ability to perform responsibilities without the necessity of close supervision., Has the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions., Has the ability to work cooperatively with supervisors and co-workers., Is flexible., Maintains a generally positive attitude., Observes all District policies and procedures., Willing to travel to various schools in the district.

Position Type

Regular

Primary Location:

Variable Location Employee - SPED

One Year Only (Yes Or No)

No

Scheduled Hours Per Week

37.5

Fte

0.94

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year

180 Work Days

• (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
  
  

Minimum Hire Rate

$19.84 USD Hourly

Maximum Hire Rate

$25.20 USD Hourly

Full Salary Range

$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly

• All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
  
  

Benefits

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Time Off Plans

This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

September 3, 2026