Special Education Itinerant Vision Teacher

Special Education Itinerant Vision Teacher (187 Days)

Job Description – Special Education Itinerant Vision Teacher (187 Days) – (RTP)

• Teach district students who are visually impaired and modify instructions for these students.
• Assess district students to qualify them as visually impaired.
• Attend Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings regarding students with visual impairments.
• Assist classroom teachers regarding curriculum and activities of the classroom that, as a direct result of the student’s visual impairment, require adaptation or reinforcement for the student.
• Obtain large print or Braille textbooks and provide low vision aids and instructions for using such aids.
• Maintain contact with parents to assist them in the development of a realistic understanding of their child’s abilities, progress, and future goals.
• Interpret specific eye conditions and results of functional vision assessments.
• Assist in making environmental modifications in the schools to accommodate visually impaired students.
• Share responsibility for ongoing assessment and program planning, and share resources and educational information with parents.
• Provide in-service training programs related to vision impairment when needed.
• Maintain knowledge of current issues and methodologies within the field through conventions, publications, and interaction with other professionals.
• May occasionally visit students’ homes to provide special education and vision adaptations and modifications.
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a directly related field; valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned; TEA Certification as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment (EC-12)
• 3 – 5 years of satisfactory teaching experience.
• Candidates holding a valid Texas teaching certificate in one content area and pursuing an additional certification for a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) are eligible to apply for a TSVI position under an Emergency Permit, he or she must meet the following criteria (extracted from TAC Chapter 230, Subchapter F, Rule §230.77, Section (f)(2)(B)
• Must be able to drive and have personal transportation.
• Demonstrated ability to assess the environmental modifications needed in schools to accommodate visually impaired students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Braille.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret specific eye conditions and the results of functional vision assessments.
• Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.