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Re-Advertised *R-9735 Ref#3111100515105 *Posting Date: January 9, 2024

Candidates who are blind or visually impaired and/or deaf or hard of hearingare encouraged to apply for this position and may be given preference in hiring as permitted by federal laws. Information related to disability is not required, and if disclosed voluntarily, will be used only in AIDBs efforts to create opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Non-disclosure will not subject any applicant to adverse treatment.

POSITION: Independent Living Residential Coordinator, Short-Term Programs ** Special Projects (Decatur, Alabama)

**ABOUT ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is the worlds most comprehensive education, rehabilitation and service program serving individuals of all ages who are Deaf, Blind, DeafBlind and multidisabled and their families. Founded in 1858, AIDB serves more than 36,000 infants, toddlers, children, adults and seniors with hearing and vision loss throughout Alabama each year. Our services literally span a lifetime including five campuses in Talladega, ten regional centers located in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Shoals, Opelika and Decatur with programs that range from early to senior intervention, traditional and nontraditional education services in residential and outreach settings and a manufacturing facility that is the states largest employer of adults who are Blind and Deaf.

ABOUT SPECIAL PROJECTS AIDBs Special Projects Department is AIDBs collaborative effort to invest additional time and funding with deferral partners in order to support the mission of AIDB: To provide comprehensive education and service programs of superior quality to children with sensory differences and their families. It is our goal to expand services beyond our campus programs and even beyond our state borders. Special Projects consist of Special Education Coordination, The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Center at AIDB, The Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT), The Regional Early Acquisition of Language Project (REAL), Gallaudet University Regional Center (GURC), the Agriculture Education Program, and Short-Term Programs. In addition, Special Projects is expanding services within the new AIDB North Campus in Decatur, Alabama. Special Projects utilizes various technologies and networks to satisfy the collaborative needs of each department in order to achieve the overall mission. Specifically, Short-Term Programs are responsible for providing the highest level of care and education for students who are blind and visually impaired in the state of Alabama from public school, private school, or homeschool. Students in grades 6^th^-12^th^ will attend three, four, or five day group or individual courses throughout the school year that focus on the Expanded Core Curriculum. Students attend in-person short courses at AIDBs North Campus in Decatur, Alabama as well as virtual courses to gain specific knowledge and skills while remaining enrolled in their local school district.

ABOUT YOU

The right candidate for this position will have a passion for working with students and colleagues to ensure all Short-Term Program students receive a world-class experience that arms them with an abundance of knowledge and skills. You will play a vital role in the lives of visually impaired students by teaching them to become independent in a sighted world. This will be accomplished by demonstrating flexibility, positive attitude, agility, and professional maturity. This role also requires physical ability and stamina, such as frequent standing, walking, recreational activity, and lifting. You will become a part of the miracles that happen every day at AIDB.

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POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum high school diploma or General Education Diploma.
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in an educational and/or residential setting.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication, basic office skills: completing forms, maintaining inventory, providing documentation and filing.
• Must be Servsafe certified OR become within 3 months of employment
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office Products and Google Suites.
• Upon offer of employment the applicant must submit to a fingerprint background check at an agency designated and paid by AIDB.