The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Special Education and Early Learning, Division of State Schools, Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) in Danville, Kentucky (Boyle County) has an opening for a Student Development Associate.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform beginning level duties in providing supervision and instruction to students at the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Provide active and vigilant supervision to students in dormitory program to maintain accountability for student's whereabouts, safety, and welfare. Physical rounds are made minimally every twenty (20) minutes through student rooms and common areas. Staff verify at 3:30 p.m. the whereabouts of each student. Escort and supervise students to cafeteria, recreational activities, and school sponsored events.
Actively and on a daily basis ensure rooms meet neatness and health standards. Assist teachers in classrooms daily from 3-3:30 p.m. either as instructional aides or one on one aides for special needs students.
Provide tutoring and homework assistance to students with varying learning styles, abilities and motivational levels and monitor study time.
Plan and implement outings and educational programs to reinforce life skills and ASL/English mastery striving to provide the best language accessible learning environment.
Maintain records pertinent to dorm operations and discipline and decorate seasonally with home-like touches.
Called upon to assume supervision for athletic practices, games, transport from mainstream classes.
Perform other duties as assigned.
This is a second shift position.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
High School Graduate.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:
None.
SUBSTITUTION:
EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:
None.
EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:
None.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
None.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
Prior knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) is preferred.
ASL Version of Job Posting: SD Associate
Pay Grade: 09
Gross Monthly Salary Schedule Range: $2,107.80 - $3,161.76
Position Number: 31037596
Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check.
NOTE: BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE, applicants must complete an application via the Cornerstone on Demand (CSOD), meet the minimum requirements for the position and applicants must also self-nominate themselves (apply) for the position via the Cornerstone on Demand System.
For further information concerning the application process, go to the following link: Personnel Cabinet
Inquiries concerning this position should be directed to: Amy Hislope, Division of Resource Management, Kentucky School for the Deaf, 303 South Second Street, Danville, KY 40422; Email: amy.hislope@education.ky.gov
The closing date to apply for this position is January 26, 2025.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or E-Verify website
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D