Title: Teacher for the Visually Impaired Nature of Position This position is responsible for providing diagnostic and prescriptive instruction to those students evaluated and screened for the visually impaired program.
Reports To: Principal
Education Required
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Preferred
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
Experience, Skill, and Certification
Required
• Valid certification in Special Education General Curriculum and Visual Impairment Endorsement or Visual Impairment P-12 Certification.
Preferred
• Experience as a classroom teacher
Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs all responsibilities of the Classroom Teacher for students with visual impairments.
- Works with staff of Exceptional Children Programs and student services to identify and screen those students needing special placement in the area of visual impairment.
- Provides a diagnostic-prescriptive program to meet students' individual needs.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to coordinate work between visually impaired teacher and other subject areas.
- Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and family when appropriate.
- Keeps, maintains, and files such reports as required, including attendance reports, case evaluations, and the like.
- Assumes responsibility for obtaining textbooks and other teaching materials necessary through the procedures established.
- Keeps informed in a systematic way of trends and new methods in education, remaining always alert to possibilities inherent in such information for adaptation to the particular needs of homebound instruction.
- Attends in-service programs as required.
- Performs other duties as necessary for the effectiveness of the organization and the safety of students.
Terms of Employment Incumbents will receive an annual contract.
The work calendar will be 190 days.
Salary will be determined based on level of certification and allowable experience. Exempt.