Teacher Visually Impaired Itinerant - to create pipeline

Overview

Under the direction of the school principal and team leader for the visually impaired, plans and provides for appropriate learning experiences for students. Instructs and supervises students in a variety of school-related settings. Monitors and evaluates student outcomes. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Provides instructional and consultative services on an itinerant basis to students with visual impairments from birth through twenty-one.
• Collaborates and consults with school staff, families, and administrators in instructional, behavioral, and environmental modifications and accommodations related to the students’ visual impairments.
• Meets and instructs assigned students at designated locations and times. Maintains a safe and orderly learning environment.
• Plans and implements instructional programs that adhere to the students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), 504 Plans, and Service Plans.
• Prepares appropriate lesson plans, based upon adopted curricula, to teach instructional objectives.
• Maintains documentation of student progress, including data, in accordance with the Office of Special Education, Related Services procedures.
• Communicates standards, achievements, and deficiencies to classroom teachers, students, and parents, by means of progress notes, email, phone calls, and/or conferences.
• Oversees the appropriate use and care of textbooks, instructional materials, facilities, and equipment.
• Collaborates with school administrators, other teachers, para educators, parents, and community members in the education of students.
• Attends staff meetings. Serves on various committees.

• Education, Training, And
  
  Experience:
  
  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an applicable field. Completion of course work in orientation and mobility preferred.
• Licenses And Certificates: Possession of a Maryland Educator Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment, or possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator License appropriate to the area of assignment.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and practices of special education including IEP, IFSP, Service Plan, 504 Plans. Knowledge of Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) for the visually impaired. Knowledge of effective instructional techniques, instructional materials, equipment, and assistive technology for the visually impaired. Knowledge of and skill in the use of database, internet, spreadsheet, word processing, and related applications.
  
  Knowledge of and skill in the use of assistive technology for students who are visually impaired or blind. Skill in preparing and implementing lesson plans and modifying curriculum for special-needs students. Able to incorporate the principles and strategies of universal design for learning (UDL) into lessons. Skill in classroom behavior management. Skill in communicating with students, their parents, administrators, team leader, and others.
• Ability: Establish and maintain effective working relationships. Maintain confidential information.
• Physical And
  
  Environmental Conditions:
  
  The work of an itinerant teacher of the visually impaired is performed in multiple school-based environments, as well as community-based settings. Work requires the ability to move between schools and classrooms on a daily basis. Work includes the operation of office equipment, including personal computers and assistive technology devices. Requires travel throughout the county to offices, schools, and community settings.
• Conditions Of Employment: Requires some attendance at after-school and evening meetings and events.