Intervener, USDB

FT / PT Status – Part-Time Salary – $19.00 - $20.00 Hourly Wage Remote Work / In-Office – In-Office / On-Site Recruiter – Melanie Butters | melanieb@usdb.org | 801-629-4726 Application Deadline – 5/31/2026

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities and day to day responsibilities of this position:

As An Intervener You Will

• Work under the direction of a certified Teacher of the Deafblind and the classroom instructor.
• Conduct one-on-one interventions in the classroom and/or community to provide clear and consistent sensory information to students who are both deaf and blind.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals in integrating the recommendations of the educational team in order that the learner may achieve his/her IEP/IFSP goals as determined by the IEP/IFSP team.
• Accompany, support and supervise student during community-based and classroom instruction.
• Facilitate interaction with teacher, other students, and community members.
• Facilitate language development and other identified needs.
• Provide clear and consistent communicated information to the learner who is deaf-blind.
• Facilitate the development of both expressive and receptive communication.
• Conduct interventions to enable the learner's participation alone and with peers/adults in activities and routines of the classroom, and/or the community, which may include learning through the use of natural routines and activities such as playing, toileting and other personal hygiene functions as necessary.
• Attend and complete ongoing in-service training as required.
  
  

Qualifications

Preferred or trainable/on-the-job qualifications:

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess Ability To

• learn and implement appropriate student-specific intervention techniques
• be a team player who is willing to contribute to a positive team, etc.
• facilitate and interact with learner at his/her own communication level
• communicate clearly and effectively
• follow written and/or verbal instructions
• successful completion of a criminal background check
  
  

About The Role

Location –Statewide

Background Check Required – You must successfully pass a criminal history check.

Drug Test Required – No

Schedule Code – AE - Employees of the State Board of Edu. This is a career service exempt at will position.

Supplemental Information

• Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. being subject to possible physical attack. Risks are related to the possibility of working with students who are non-compliant, self-abusive, and/or aggressive.
• The work has strenuous physical requirements such as long periods of standing, walking, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities and recurring lifting of students with limited mobility and/or their personal special needs equipment. Must be able to lift and carry over fifty (50) pounds with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• These are part-time and substitute positions. Work schedules for part-time positions vary, typically Monday through Friday, six (6) hours per day, 181 days per school year. Work schedules for substitute positions are on an "as needed" basis only.
• Not all locations have jobs available at all times.
• Hourly rate $19.00. Receive $1 increase after completion of Intervener training.
• Substitutes hourly rate $17.00.
  
  

Why You Should Join Our Team

Benefits

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture. To find out more about WHY Utah , click here . Other benefits may include:

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
  
  

The Agency If you would like to learn more about the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, please click here .

EEO Statement The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For accommodations, please contact (801) 957-9390.