Job Opportunities

Position: Part time – Contractor

Location: Statewide throughout Washington State

Immediate Supervisor: Executive Director Angela Theriault

Position Summary Description:

Teach one-on-one Braille instruction to Adult DeafBlind individual in the state of Washington. The course can last up to 16 weeks.

Duties Include:

  • Set up initial assessment to determine skill level

  • Develop and implement action plan, including timelines

  • Teach various braille methods such as: Unified English Braille (UEB)  – Non-Contracted (grade 1) or Contracted (grade 2) -, plus Numbers and Punctuation

  • Collect course roster of participants

  • Provide summary report

  • Set up weekly training schedule

  • Maintain detailed Braille training course materials with the goal of improving Braille skills

Skills

  • Knowledge of UEB Braille (Knowledge of Grade 1 only is acceptable)

  • Ability to work positively with adult DeafBlind individuals

  • Self-directed, flexible, high organized, and ability to prioritize

Education

  • High School Diploma

Employment at DBSC is an “at-will” relationship.  DBSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please submit your resume to Angela Theriault, Executive Director at atheriault@seattledbsc.org

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NEEDED: CoNavigator who can communicate with the Hard of Hearing/Blind with little to no signing

The CN serves as the eyes and ears of the person who is DeafBlind.

DBSC recruits a CN to assist with food shopping, basic banking, mail reading, errands, exercise for health purposes, and providing rides to the airport.

Are you motivated to provide access to individuals with a variety of hearing and vision loss and signing skills?

Do you have some skills or interested to learn how to give visual environmental descriptions and guiding techniques?

Do you have some free time and want to earn some extra income?

If you answer yes to the above, WE NEED YOU!!

DeafBlind Service Center (DBSC) is searching for a potential candidate to work as a sub-contracted CN in the following areas:

North Seattle  West Seattle south Seattle Marysville Mount Vernon Bellingham

Training will be provided.  Preferred to have a car and provide auto insurance with Personal Injury Protection coverage included and be able to pass a background check.

If interested, contact Jessica Phillips at ssp@seattledbsc.org or contact at number: 206-452-0062.

Position:Communication Facilitators (CF)

The DeafBlind Service Center is looking for persons who are available to work as a subcontractor during the week during daytime hours. It can be as little as a few hours per week. We have available work in Greater Seattle, Yakima, and Spokane areas. The position is called a Communication Facilitator (CF). The CF’s responsibility is to copy sign language from a videophone (VP) screen of a person using sign language to the DeafBlind client using tactile or close vision sign language. The CF also provides visual & environmental information and uses ProTactile techniques for the DeafBlind client. In this way, the DeafBlind client is able to communicate via CF when making video phone calls.
If you are interested in becoming a CF or would like more information, please contact Jackie Engler-Morris at jengler@seattledbsc.org.

Position: Support Service Providers/CoNavigators (SSP/CN’s)

Support Service Provider/ CoNavigators (SSP/CN’s) assist DeafBlind individual(s) by providing visual/environmental information so they can have their basic needs met. These include; food shopping, basic banking, material reading, running errands, and/or providing rides to the airport.

Do you:
– Have the desire to be in a supporting role by assisting those with vision and hearing loss by providing visual/environmental information?

– Possess American Sign Language (ASL) skills or are currently learning ASL? (We might accept some individuals with no ASL skills to work with clients who use spoken language.)

– Have some free time and want to earn some extra income?

If you answered yes to the above, WE NEED YOU!

Do you know sign language? Are you a friend of the Deaf or DeafBlind community? Want to get involved, further develop your sign language skills, or learn more about DeafBlind culture? We are always looking for people to volunteer or work as sub-contractors.

Sub-Contracting*

  • CF: If you are a native signer and are interested in becoming a paid CF service provider, please contact CF Program Coordinator, Jackie Engler-Morris.

  • SSP/CN: If you know sign language, have experience with the DeafBlind community, and are interested in becoming a paid SSP sub-contractor, please contact SSP Program Coordinator, Elaine Sweeney, at: ssp@seattledbsc.org.

*All sub-contractors must complete a background check and training before they are eligible to provide services.