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42203.00 – Instructors of persons with disabilities

Instructors of persons with disabilities teach children and adults using a variety of techniques to facilitate communication, rehabilitation, social skills and increased independence.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Braille instructor
  • Instructor of persons with a mobility impairment
  • Instructor of persons who are deaf
  • Instructor of persons who are hard of hearing
  • Instructor of persons with a learning disability
  • Instructor of persons with a visual impairment
  • Instructor of persons with special needs
  • Lip-reading instructor
  • Orientation and mobility instructor
  • Sign language instructor
  • Teacher for persons with intellectual disabilities

Core competencies

  • Learning and Teaching Strategies, and Instructing to use diverse methods to address different learning styles and challenges, including creating individualized lesson plans, employing assistive technologies and using specialized techniques
  • Social Perceptiveness to recognize when a student is struggling emotionally or socially to foster a positive and supportive learning environment
  • Speech Recognition to recognize and interpret non-standard speech patterns or alternative communication methods
  • Verbal Ability and Speech Clarity to convey concepts, instructions and feedback in a manner that is easily understood by individuals with disabilities
  • Adaptability to adjust teaching methods and strategies to suit individual requirements and learning styles
  • Knowledge in Teaching to structure lessons and develop pedagogical approaches tailored to the diverse needs of individuals with disabilities

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Develop individualized education and intervention plans based on special needs of client to facilitate their readaptation and independence objectives
  • Assess individuals in areas such as physical limitations, orientation and mobility skills, and cognitive, social and emotional barriers to establish client rehabilitation or adaptation goals
  • Assist individuals with physical, intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities or multiple disorders to develop life skills and provide job training
  • Instruct individuals with disabilities and their families in the use of rehabilitative techniques, prosthetic devices, wheelchairs and other equipment designed to maximize clients' independence and potential
  • Instruct persons with a visual impairment in reading and writing braille and in the use of special equipment or supports such as human or animal guides, long canes and other adaptive mobility devices
  • Instruct persons who are hard of hearing or deaf in lip-reading, finger spelling and sign language according to individual communication needs
  • Instruct persons who are hard of hearing or deaf in the formation and development of sounds for speech using hearing aids, and other devices and techniques
  • Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counsellors, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists, to develop programs for clients' special needs

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

42 – Front-line public protection services and paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community, education services

Sub-major group

422 – Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

Minor group

4220 – Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

Unit group

42203 – Instructors of persons with disabilities

Occupational profile

42203.00 – Instructors of persons with disabilities

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