Resource Room Officer School of Inclusive and Special Needs Education-Rukara Campus at University of Rwanda (UR): (Deadline 21 April 2025)

1. Support impaired students to ensure equal access to educational resources and opportunities  Assist students in accessing and utilizing Braille materials, including textbooks, handouts, assignments, tests and other educational resources  Provide one-on-one assistance with academic tasks, such as note-taking, studying, and organization  Transcribe course materials, textbooks, and other academic resources into Braille format to ensure students have access to necessary information  Assist in scheduling and managing appointments in the Braille Resource Room  Create and maintain a repository of Braille resources, guides, and tools for students and staff  Produce large-print versions of reading materials and other data  Facilitate communication between blind or vision impaired students, teachers and other staff members 2. Provides classroom based reinforcement required for students with visual impairments  Maintain and organize the resource room, ensuring it is stocked with necessary materials  Work with academic and research staff and academic and research support staff to ensure course materials are available in accessible formats  Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of systems relating to learning of impaired students  Establish systems for receiving and returning transcribed materials  In liaison with the Head of Library Services catalog and maintain library of visually impaired and Braille transcriptions, books, and others; checks materials in and out of library as needed  Prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports related to Braille materials, library activities, and visually impaired students. 3. Relevant qualifications  Bachelors’ degree in Education with Special Needs or Special Education or Inclusive and Special Needs Education  Bachelor’s Degree in Education, with Certificate in Braille language and recommendation on use Braille during teaching leaners with visual disabilities. 4. Desirable qualification and experience  Certificate in Braille Proficiency or the Trans-Tasman Braille Proficiency Certificate  Working experience Braille Transcriber or Braille Teacher 5. Required documents  Copy of national identity card  Copy of degree certificate and degree equivalence issued by the Higher Education Council (in case the degree was obtained outside Rwanda)  Resume/CV  Any other evidence to support the applicant’s information related to the position requirements