TRANSCRIBER

Job summary

The Transcriber provides Braille materials and instructional assistance to visually impaired students across various district locations. This role reports to the Director of Learning Services and works under the direction of teachers of the visually impaired.

Job details

permanent / 30 hours per week Coquitlam School District invites applications for the position of Transcriber. As the third largest school district in the province we are located within a 40-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The school district has a population of 34,500 students with approximately 4,500 teaching, administrative, managerial and support staff. The position of Transcriber, reporting to the Director of Learning Services/ designate and, under the general direction of the teachers of the visually impaired, provides Braille materials and instructional assistance to visually impaired students as required at various locations in the district. Interested applicants must have Grade 12 and completion of CNIB UEB (Unified English Braille) Transcriber Certification or CNIB Certifications in Literary Braille Transcription, Braille Mathematics & Science with successful completion of UEB (Unified English Braille) update course from CNIB. Keyboard/Typing speed at 40 wpm. We offer an attractive benefit package which includes MSP, life insurance, extended health, dental, pension, and a long-term disability plan. Currently salary $33.28/hour (30 hours a week). To submit an application, please click on the "APPLY" button! The successful applicant must complete two criminal record checks. We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honor each person's unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities and intersectionality.

What you’ll do

The Transcriber provides Braille materials and instructional assistance to visually impaired students across various district locations. This role reports to the Director of Learning Services and works under the direction of teachers of the visually impaired.

Requirements

Applicants must have Grade 12 education and CNIB certification in Unified English Braille or Literary Braille Transcription, Mathematics, and Science. A typing speed of 40 wpm and the completion of two criminal record checks are also required.

Benefits

• Msp • Life Insurance • Extended Health • Dental • Pension • Long-term Disability Plan

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• materials · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Braille Transcription
• Unified English Braille
• Typing
• Instructional Assistance

Job areas

• Education
• Administrative
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector