2 support position jobs found

In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Complementary and Compassionate Services, the Special Education Technician for the visually impaired will detect, evaluate, and guide students who are visually impaired or blind and provide strategies and recommendations to support their academic success. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: FUNCTION & DUTIES: Support the visually impaired student's inclusion in the classroom; Instruct student in reading and writing braille and in the use of special equipment or supports such as human or animal guides, long canes, and other adaptive devices; Adapt and implement psychoeducational support in collaboration with student counsellor and SSP that meets the academic and administrative requirements of the school board; In collaboration with school, parents, and external resources, gathering information to assist in the adaptation of learning and evaluation materials appropriate to assist the students'...

The special education technician will work with students with physical or mental disabilities, social maladjustments or learning difficulties by applying special education techniques and methods both inside and outside of the students' regular class. FUNCTION & DUTIES: Help students to be integrated into the regular class to the appropriate degree and modify the instructional activities so that they become accessible to the students; Work with the students one-to-one and carry out planned activities, encourage and help him or her in areas where this is deemed necessary; Plan, with appropriate support, activities which will help the students to progress to the best of her/his ability; Work closely with the regular teacher and/or special education teachers as well as the teacher training counsellor and the KI psychosocial team; Participate in the regular evaluation sessions in order to give feedback concerning the students' progress to other staff members and to...