Teacher of the Visually Impaired (SSD & Mountain BOCES)
Teacher of the Visually Impaired (SSD & Mountain BOCES)
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$ 57494 - 83573
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General Description of the Role
Summit School District is seeking a part time or fulltime TVI to be shared between SSD and Mountain BOCES. Teachers of the Visually Impaired travel throughout assigned member school districts to provide direct services to students ages 3 21 with visual impairments and/or blindness to provide consultation services to classroom and resource teachers and support to students parents.
Qualifications Required
Education: Masters degree
Licensure:Special Services Provider License: Blind/Visually Impaired
CDE Certificate of Braille Competency
Qualifications Preferred
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist License
Specific Skills Preferred
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office
- Strong customer relations skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to collaborate with team members
- Leadership skills that support program objectives
- Ability to supervise instruct motivate and solve problems with coworkers
- Effective teaching skills
- Understanding of the IEP process
- Experience with special populations
- Knowledge of visual systems and development process
- Understanding of multiple physical and cognitive impairments
- Knowledge of adaptive equipment and assistive technology used with students with visual impairments
- Proficiency in Braille instruction
Major Areas of Responsibility and Duties Specific to this Job
- Conduct assessments to include functional vision and learning media requirements
- Recommend and collaborate in appropriate specialized evaluations (low vision orientation and mobility physical therapy occupational therapy speech and language augmentative communication vocational)
- Develop and implement IEPs with goals and related services appropriate for vision impairments
- Provide guidance and counseling to students parents teachers administrators and the community
- Supervise ParaEducators assigned to students with visual impairments
- Participate in school districts Child Find program for students with identified visual impairments
- Act as a vision consultant for nurses and other school staff regarding systemwide screening materials followup referrals and recommendations
- Other duties as assigned
Hiring Range for positions$57494 $83573 under SSP (****)
The position is 185 Days
This position is benefits eligible. The Benefits Guide can be foundhere.
FLSA Status: NonExempt
For all positions experience is determined by years of work in the same job title. Experience that is similar but not the same job may be calculated at a 3:1 credit for years of experience. Year of Experience shall be whole numbers and not partial years.
Employment Type
Full-Time
