Braille Transcriber

DC Public Schools needs a Braille Transcriber to join the team for the 2023-2024 school year. Our students need your expertise, passion and leadership.

DCPS serves more than 51,000 students in the nation's capital through the efforts of approximately 4,200 educators in 117 schools. As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the preeminent urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation and a distinctive central office staff whose work supports and drives instructional excellence and significant achievement gains for DCPS students.

On a daily basis, the educational aide performs a variety of duties that involve working with students individually and in small groups, reinforcing daily lessons, motivating learning, assessing progress, assisting with classroom management, and other similar duties as assigned.

Position Overview

The Division of Specialized Instruction (DSI) works to provide a high quality continuum of services in an inclusive environmentso every student with disabilities is prepared for success in college, career, and life. The division works with schools to design,implement, and monitor programs and supports for students with disabilities.

The Coordinator, Braille Transcriber is responsible for converting textbooks, classroom instructional materials such as formative and summative assessments, graphic organizers and reference guides, and any other content into the student’s primary learning media (braille, large print, etc.). The Coordinator determines how to most accurately present information from print to braille and then transcribes it into braille so that a student who is blind or visually impaired has the same access to content as their sighted peers.

This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

The Coordinator, Braille Transcriber will report to the Manager, Low Incidence Disabilities. Please contact Anna Chirighin at anna.chirighin@k12.dc.gov.

This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

Responsibilities

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

Translates printed text into braille for students who are blind or visually impaired.

Ensures all students have printed materials in their primary learning media and in a timely manner.

Transcribes any instructional materials such as textbooks, assessments, activities, tests, novels and create tactile graphics and other materials as assigned.

Works collaboratively with Teachers of the Visually Impaired, General Education Teachers, and other educational professionals to prepare adaptive instructional materials for students with visual impairments.

Interacts and responds effectively to urgent requests from service providers and educational team members.

Tracks and produces student progress using data systems that align to OSI and DCPS.

Tracks and reports delivery of all materials to each individual school site.

Embosses, edits and binds materials.

Creates tactile graphics of maps, charts, pictures, routes or other tactile displays using various tools, materials and machines.

Demonstrate efficient organizational skills.

Meet all schedules and timelines.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and two to four years of related work experience.

Master's degree preferred.

A valid Literary Braille Certificate from the Library of Congress.

UEB coursework such as the CNIB UEB Transcriber’s Course.

Demonstrated knowledge of braille software and formatting.

Proficiency in proofreading, mathematical and literacy transcription.

Demonstrates efficient organizational skills.

Ability to meet all schedules and timelines.

Personal Qualities of Top Candidates:

Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.

Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.

Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.

Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $73,643.00 - $83,094.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person