Special Education Teacher Visually Impaired

Full-Time and Permanent; Exempt; 7.33 Hours/Day; 200 Days/Year; 10 Months/Year

Minimum Qualifications

• Collegiate professional with endorsement in special education visual impairment.
• Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) preferred.
• Eligible for or in possession of appropriate Virginia teaching license.
• Transcription of student materials as well as continuous walking carrying bending sitting standing stooping lifting and driving.
• Work involves risk at times from interaction with special needs students which may include accompanying emotional or physical impairments requiring special techniques.
• Must use universal precautions at avoiding contagious disease.
• Employee in this position must display a great deal of flexibility creativity and initiative.

Examples of Duties

• Providesdirectandindirectinstructionandsupporttostudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Interpretsandexplainseyecondition(s)andtheensuingeducationalimplicationstoschoolstaffresponsibleforinstructionofstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Developsandimplementsindividualizededucationalplansforstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Conductsfunctionalvisionevaluationsforenrolled andreferredstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Workscooperativelywithotherprofessionalstaffmemberswhoareinvolvedintheeducationalprogrammingofstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Confersfrequentlywithparentsschoolstaffandothercommunityprofessionalsregardingtheeducationalbehavioralandsocialneeds ofthestudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Usesthemostappropriateeducationalcommunicationmedium(regularprintlargeprint brailleaural)oracombinationforstudentswithvisualimpairmentsasdeterminedbytheIEP.

• Providesfortheacquisitionandinstructionofadaptiveequipmentandmaterialstobeutilizedbystudentswithvisualimpairments.

• ActsasaliaisonwiththeVirginiaDepartmentfortheVisuallyHandicappedunderacooperativeagreementwiththisagencyandNPS.

• Maintainsaclearconciseandtimelyrecordkeepingsystem.

• Providesapositiveeducationalenvironmentforstudents.

• Collectsdatatodemonstrateeducationalprogressofstudents.

• Preparesinstructionalmaterialsforstudentuse.

• Supervisesstudentsintheclassroomgeneralschoolbuildingandcommunity.

Knowledge Skill and Ability

• Considerableknowledgeoftheimplicationsofvisualimpairmentsastheyrelatetothegrowthdevelopmentandeducationofstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Communicateseffectivelybothorallyandinwrittenform.

• ConsiderableknowledgeoftherulesandprinciplesofliteraryandNemethbraillecodeswiththeabilitytoinstructandtranscribematerialsineachcode.

• Knowledgeofthefunctionanduseofassistiveaccommodativedevices forusebythestudentswithvisualimpairments.

• ExhibitsaworkingknowledgeofStateandFederalregulationsandguidelines.

• Abilitytoaccuratelymeasureobservereport andrecordlearningprogressofstudents.

• Abilitytocoordinateandimplementanitinerantcaseloadservingstudentswithvisualimpairments.

• Knowledgeofbasicorientationandmobilitytechniquesusedwithvisuallyimpairedpersons.

• Knowledgeoffunctionallowvisionandlowvisionaidsprescribedforusebystudentswithvisualimpairments.

Required Experience:

IC