TRANSCRIBER

permanent / 30 hours per week

Coquitlam School District invites applications for the position of Transcriber. As the third largest school district in the province we are located within a 40-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The school district has a population of 34,500 students with approximately 4,500 teaching, administrative, managerial and support staff.

The position of Transcriber, reporting to the Director of Learning Services/ designate and, under the general direction of the teachers of the visually impaired, provides Braille materials and instructional assistance to visually impaired students as required at various locations in the district.

Interested applicants must have Grade 12 and completion of CNIB UEB (Unified English Braille) Transcriber Certification or CNIB Certifications in Literary Braille Transcription, Braille Mathematics & Science with successful completion of UEB (Unified English Braille) update course from CNIB.

Keyboard/Typing speed at 40 wpm.

We offer an attractive benefit package which includes MSP, life insurance, extended health, dental, pension, and a long-term disability plan. Currently salary $33.28/hour (30 hours a week).

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The successful applicant must complete two criminal record checks. We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honor each person's unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities and intersectionality.

This job is classed under Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 12110) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Court reporters record and transcribe verbatim the proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies and committees, and prepare transcripts for use by judges, tribunals and quasi-judicial panels. They are employed by courts of law, provincial and federal legislative assemblies and committees, or they may be self-employed. Medical transcriptionists record, transcribe and edit dictation by physicians and other health care providers, surgical proceedings, health-related reports and other medical documentation. They are employed by hospitals, medical clinics and doctors' offices, or they may be self-employed. Closed captioners, braille technicians and other transcriptionists are included in this unit group.

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